Lead Infrastructure Engineer - DV

Role: Lead Infrastructure Engineer / Architect (DV)
Location: South-West * Clearance: DV

An opportunity to join a secure delivery team as a hands-on Lead Infrastructure Engineer with strong architectural skills, owning the design and delivery of secure, mission‑critical platforms for a major programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as senior technical lead, owning end‑to‑end design and delivery of infrastructure and platform solutions.
• Produce and maintain HLDs and LLDs, translating requirements into clear build, configuration and runbooks for engineering teams.
• Lead and assure technical designs, builds and change requests, ensuring they meet agreed architecture, security and service standards.
• Provide hands‑on leadership across build, configuration, integration, automation and troubleshooting activities.
• Work closely with Delivery Managers, Architects, Service & Security Leads and engineers to deliver secure, resilient and supportable platforms into live.
• Mentor engineers, lead technical workstreams and act as a trusted advisor to customer stakeholders, explaining options, risks and trade‑offs clearly.
• Identify opportunities to optimise, automate and reduce technical debt across the stack.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience as a Lead / Principal Engineer delivering complex, large‑scale infrastructure or platform solutions.
• Strong track record owning solutions across the full lifecycle (design, build, test, deploy, operate).
• Deep understanding of core IT domains, withhands‑on strength in several of:
  • Cloud & infrastructure platforms
  • Networks & connectivity
  • Applications & integration
  • Data (incl. AI/ML)
  • ITSM / ITIL & service operations
  • Cyber security
  • Automation & tooling
• Ability to design and deliver secure, mission‑critical systems within time and cost constraints.
• Excellent communication skills; confident engaging senior stakeholders and leading multi‑disciplinary technical teams.
• Experience reviewing and assuring technical solutions and designs for major programmes or bids.