Full job descriptionInfrastructure Solution Architect - Distributed Edge Platforms
£525-£575/day | Inside IR35 | 6 months | UK Hybrid


We are recruiting for a senior Infrastructure Solution Architect to design and standardise distributed hosting platforms across a global manufacturing environment.


The programme involves establishing repeatable Edge Hosting solutions supporting virtual machines, containers, legacy applications and data/AI workloads across multiple factory locations.


Key experience:
*Enterprise infrastructure architecture across distributed and hybrid environments

*Virtualisation and hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI)

*VMware, Nutanix, Azure Local or similar platforms

*Kubernetes, containers and associated infrastructure

*Compute, storage, backup, disaster recovery and high availability

*Defining reusable reference architectures and technical standards

*Workload placement across Edge, data centre and cloud environments

*Producing HLDs, architecture decisions and technical design documentation

*Working across infrastructure, networking, security and operational teams

Manufacturing IT/OT experience, Dell NativeEdge or GPU-enabled Edge platforms would be advantageous.
Contract: 6 months, £525-£575/day, Inside IR35 via umbrella.
Location: UK hybrid, with site engagement as required.
Please apply with a CV demonstrating your distributed infrastructure and platform architecture experience.