Solution Architect - Infrastructure
Aviation Technology - Infrastructure & Cloud Architecture - Systems Integration
Job Title
Solution Architect - Infrastructure
Function
Solution Architecture / Infrastructure / Aviation & Transport
Reports To
Lead Solution Architect / Chief Architect - Airports
Level
Senior / Experienced
Location
On-site at airport program with hybrid working; travel as required
Employment Type
Full-time, permanent
Role Purpose
The Solution Architect - Infrastructure designs the compute, storage, cloud, data center and platform infrastructure that hosts airport systems, ensuring resilient, secure and scalable foundations for a 24/7 operational environment.
The role produces infrastructure designs and standards and works across cloud, on-premise and edge to support the airport application and integration estate.
Key Responsibilities
Infrastructure Design
- Design compute, storage, cloud, data center, platform and edge infrastructure for airport systems.
- Produce infrastructure design documents, patterns and decision records.
- Design for high availability, redundancy, performance, backup and disaster recovery.
Cloud & Operations
- Design cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP), hybrid and on-premise solutions and landing zones.
- Embed security, monitoring, automation and manageability into infrastructure.
- Support capacity, resilience and operational readiness.
Delivery & Collaboration
- Work with application, integration, network and cyber domains for coherent designs.
- Support estimation, planning and risk for the infrastructure domain.
- Engage with delivery teams and vendors.
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Infrastructure architecture: Solid experience in infrastructure/cloud architecture on complex programs.
- Cloud & data center: Hands-on with cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP), virtualization, data center, storage and platforms.
- Resilience & DR: Designing for HA, redundancy, backup and disaster recovery.
- Security & automation: Understanding of infrastructure security and automation (IaC).
- Collaboration & communication: Effective across domains with good stakeholder skills.
Desirable
- Cloud/infrastructure certifications (Azure/AWS Architect, VMware).
- Experience in aviation, transport or 24/7 critical-infrastructure environments.
- Knowledge of edge/OT hosting in an airport campus.
- Exposure to MSI operating models.
Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
- Cloud/infrastructure certifications preferred.
Key Competencies
- Infrastructure and systems thinking - resilience focus - attention to detail - collaboration - problem-solving - security awareness - clear communication
