IT Infrastructure Consultant

Salary: £60,000 - 65,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong background in IT infrastructure engineering, including servers, storage, virtualisation, and core platforms
• Proven ability to design end-to-end solutions across multiple infrastructure domains
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including routing, switching, segmentation, and firewalls
• Good working knowledge of cyber security principles, including identity, access control, hardening, and risk
• Experience working in hybrid environments, including on-premises, cloud, and legacy/OT systems
• Ability to produce clear, structured solution designs such as HLDs, LLDs, and diagrams
• Experience translating business requirements into practical technical solutions
• Ability to identify and manage risks, dependencies, and integration points across systems
• Working knowledge of ITIL concepts and structured delivery environments, including projects and programmes
• Strong ability to challenge constructively and drive technical consensus
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working with multiple teams and third-party suppliers to deliver outcomes
• Relevant certifications such as ITIL, Azure, security, or architecture certifications are desirable
• Experience working in manufacturing, industrial, or OT environments is desirable
• Exposure to architecture principles, frameworks, or structured design approaches is desirable
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS, and modern hosting models is desirable
• Familiarity with network security and segmentation approaches, such as NAC and Zero Trust concepts, is desirable
• Experience contributing to architecture standards, patterns, or governance frameworks is desirable
• Understanding of project or programme delivery methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid, is desirable

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end solution design across infrastructure, networks, security, and OT
• Translate business requirements into clear, structured technical designs, including HLDs, LLDs, and diagrams
• Drive alignment across technical teams to agree a single solution direction
• Own architectural decisions, ensuring solutions are practical, supportable, and aligned to standards
• Engage internal teams and external suppliers to shape and validate solutions
• Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and constraints early in the design process
• Produce clear, structured design documentation to support delivery and ongoing support
• Provide architectural oversight during delivery to ensure alignment with agreed designs
• Contribute to architecture standards, patterns, and governance
• Support resolution of complex design challenges across multiple technical domains

Technologies:

• AWS
• Architect
• Azure
• Cloud
• Support
• ITIL
• Network
• Security
• DevOps

More:

We are British Steel, a leading European steel manufacturer supplying premium long products around the world. We are offering a 2-year fixed term contract for a Solution Architect based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, working 36.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with a salary of up to £65,000. We invest in our people through training and development and offer a strong benefits package that includes a defined contribution pension scheme, 27 annual leave days plus bank holidays, life assurance, company sick pay, a health cash plan, an employee assistance programme, standby and call-out payments, and family-friendly leave benefits. We are proud of our heritage, our people, and our future, and we welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, and military spouses/partners.

last updated 32 week of 2026