Infrastructure Architect

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As the maritime and underwater battlespace evolves, we tirelessly push the boundaries to develop advanced specialist systems that provide our 'five‑eyes' Defence customers with an unbeatable war fighting edge. From surface vessels to sub‑surface operations and unmanned platforms, we are revolutionising the way naval missions are executed.
We thrive on collaboration and partnering with our customers to ensure mission success. Our expert solutions encompass an array of game‑changing technologies, including state‑of‑the‑art sonar, radar, expendables, signature management and naval power systems.
Join us in shaping the future of naval warfare and together, we will safeguard the seas and empower navies worldwide!
Ultra Maritime has an exciting opportunity for an Infrastructure Architect to lead the transformation and long‑term growth of our engineering development ecosystem. This is a strategic, hands‑on role for a technical leader who thrives in complex environments and is passionate about building resilient, scalable platforms that empower cross‑functional teams.  Nationality Requirements
Candidates must be eligible to obtain the relevant security clearance required for the role, due to the nature of the programmes we deliver for our customers.

Job Description
The Infrastructure Architect will be responsible for stabilising and modernising a hybrid infrastructure that spans Windows Active Directory, Linux‑based virtualised systems, Hyper‑V, VMware and Docker‑based containerisation. You’ll be supporting high‑performing teams through architectural and implementation development and test environments, supporting user lifecycle management and collaborating across engineering and corporate IT teams to drive adoption and scalability.
This role blends  software engineering ,  Dev Ops ,  network administration  and  strategic planning . You’ll lead initiatives in network management and design, disaster recovery, backup and restore, documentation and infrastructure procurement—all while enabling a stable, high‑performing development environment that’s gaining traction across the organisation.

Your role will also contribute to the rollout of new technologies and services within engineering such as test automation frameworks, support the administration and maintenance of engineering software services such as our IBM DOORS environment and contribute to the automation of collection and reporting on business intelligence data.

Key Responsibilities:

Administer and optimise network and systems infrastructure across Windows and Linux environments
Architect and manage virtualization platforms (Hyper‑V, VMware, Docker)
Lead infrastructure modernisation, including legacy system retirement and platform migration
Ensure high system uptime, resiliency and disaster recovery readiness
Manage centralised database servers and support horizontal scaling
Facilitate onboarding/off‑boarding of users and systems
Maintain and improve infrastructure documentation (CRUD)
Execute the configuration and administration of engineering infrastructure in accordance with relevant security requirements, including up to a NATO SECRET environment
Migrate business and operation data collection to database infrastructure and contribute to ongoing efforts to automate metrics reporting (e.g., Power BI)
Manage and track the suite of special hardware and software used for engineering testing (e.g., test servers), coordinating with the corporate IT team and facilities to fulfil engineering lab needs
Use JIRA for ticket management and workflow tracking
Collaborate with engineering and corporate IT teams to extend infrastructure and support cross‑team adoption
Support licensing servers and specialised engineering tools (e.g., Orcad)
Participate in budget…