Senior Cloud and Infrastructure Architect

SSE plc
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
19 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Shift work
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 87K

Job location

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Cloud Computing
Digital Architecture
Zachman Framework
Togaf

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Cloud and Infrastructure Architect to become a critical part of the team helping to deliver major change and transformation for our business customers. The role will support technical design activities across the context of both IT and OT.

You will

  • Produce high- and low-level architecture design artefacts for BAU and project change across multiple business areas.
  • Define and maintain GTS technology roadmaps aligned to ABC models across IT and OT, supporting wider IT strategy.
  • Create and maintain architecture patterns, reference architectures, and reusable infrastructure service designs.
  • Translate functional and non-functional business requirements into effective, secure, and scalable architecture solutions.
  • Collaborate with architecture teams, third-party providers, and stakeholders as a trusted advisor, supporting delivery, mentoring, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Do you have experience in TOGAF?, * Previous experience operating in a design architecture role.

  • Strong understanding of Cloud and Infrastructure technologies across IT and OT environments, including Purdue levels.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Azure, AWS, or other cloud platforms, with experience designing on-premise, off-premise, and hybrid architecture solutions.
  • Familiarity with architecture frameworks and development methods such as TOGAF or Zachman, alongside recognised regulatory and security frameworks such as ISO, NIST, and NCSC CAF.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with a pragmatic, business-focused approach to enabling requirements.

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Employee discount
  • Gym membership
  • Private medical insurance
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discounted gym membership, Salary: £58,100 - £87,100 + performance-related bonus and a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available, Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

About the company

About SSE SSE's purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030. Our IT division powers growth across all SSE business areas by making sure we have the systems, software and security needed to take the lead in a low carbon world. They provide expertise, advice and day-to-day support in emerging technologies, data and analytics, cyber security and more.

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