IT & Software

Data Centre Solutions Architect

firstpointgroup

Remote · Nationwide · United Kingdom

Overview

In this role, you will design on-premise data centre solutions for client challenges, working within a skilled architecture team. You will drive data centre network modernization, automation, and cost optimization, delivering resilient, AI-ready infrastructure. You’ll present technical concepts and business value to stakeholders and help shape scalable, high-availability environments. This is a client-facing pre-sales position that combines deep technical work with clear business impact.

Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with clients to understand challenges and design appropriate on-prem solutions
  • Lead data centre network modernization including spine-leaf, SDN, and Cisco ACI implementations
  • Advance infrastructure automation and cost optimization using Terraform and Ansible
  • Design resilient, highly available environments with disaster recovery strategies
  • Architect AI-ready infrastructure (GPU/CPU compute) and advise on power, cooling, and rack density
  • Present solutions and business value to technical and senior stakeholders
Key requirements
  • 5+ years in enterprise infrastructure or data centre architecture
  • Hands-on design or deployment experience with Cisco UCS or Dell PowerEdge, Cisco Nexus/ACI, HCI (Nutanix, HyperFlex, Azure Local), Pure Storage or Dell EMC, VMware Cloud Foundation
  • Experience delivering end-to-end migrations
  • Strong communication and presentation skills with ability to link technology to business outcomes
  • Bonus: CCNP, NVIDIA certifications, Python/REST APIs, or Docker/Kubernetes
  • Strong communication and presentation abilities
  • Ability to translate technical concepts into business value
  • Client-facing collaboration and cross-functional teamwork
  • Cisco UCS
  • Dell PowerEdge
  • Cisco Nexus/ACI

Reference: WJ-747_31184584

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