Average Infrastructure Architect salary in City of London

Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries. EQ's vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementary services to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ. Role Summary EQ is currently in the process of migrating its applications and infrastructure into the Public Cloud (AWS). The Cloud Security Architect will work with the Head of Security Engineering to support this project and drive the design and deployment of secure services into AWS. This position requires deep knowledge and experience with AWS tools, capabilities, and resources, with a deep understanding of cloud-based infrastructure resources, monitoring tools, and advanced security controls. Core Duties/Responsibilities The Cloud Security Engineer will be required to undertake the following specific activities: Assist the Head of Security Engineering in the development and maintenance of a Cloud Security Architecture and Roadmap, jointly with the Group IT Technical Architecture team.Act as the EQ Technical Design Authority for the implementation AWS security solutions.Lead the formulation and enhancement of cloud security controls across the EQ group infrastructure.Create and manage comprehensive security documentation and designs for technical and process controls.Play a key role in shaping EQ's overall cloud security strategy, emphasising the integration of security in SDLC/build phases.Working directly with engineering teams to design and review system/data architectures through the development of secure patterns and principles.Collaborate with the business to develop readiness strategies to counter emerging cloud-based threats.Liaise with the Security Operations to ensure that suitable operational security processes are developed and delivered in a timely manner. Skills Capabilities and Attributes Significant public cloud (AWS) and hybrid cloud security architecture experience across multiple domains: Cloud, Network, Infrastructure, Application, Data, IAMImplementation of controls aligning to Information Security and Privacy Standards and Frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001, CSA-CCM, NIST800-53, CIS, GDPR etc...)Expert knowledge of key Amazon cloud security technologies, including AWS: IAM, SSO, Organisations, Guard Duty, Security Hub, Inspector, Config, CloudTrail, Shield Advanced, WAF, Macie, Detective, Certificate Manager and Secrets Manager.Deep knowledge on AWS core components (examples: API Gateway, ECS, EBS, EC2, S3, SNS, Lambda, Security groups, VPC, CFT, Route 53, certificate manager, AWS build pipelines and AWS cloud trail).Familiarity with common cloud automation, management, and deployment tools such as Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Fargate, Kubernetes, etc.Extensive experience working within environments utilising DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure & Security as Code.Ability to effectively translate and accurately communicate security and risk implications to technical and non-technical stakeholders. What We Offer Save For Your Future - Equiniti Pension Plan; Equiniti matches your pension contributions up to 10% All Employee Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) - Gives all EQ Colleagues the opportunity to benefit if the current owners successfully sell the company for a profit. Health and Wellbeing - Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households. Life assurance cover at 4x salary with the ability to purchase enhanced cover. Employee discounts - Discounts and cashback at your favourite high street stores through our EQ Wins Platform. Flexible Benefits - The ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan; gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading and more. Time Off - 28 days holiday + bank holidays. 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity of your choosing. Winning together - Equiniti ICON award vouchers; recognising the individuals going above and beyond to help the business succeed. Learning & Development - Investment in LinkedIn Learning for all colleagues. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks. These consist of 5 year activity & GAP verification, DBS or Access NI, Credit, Sanctions & CIFAS checks

The ideal candidate will have expertise in .NET Core 6 and above, C#, and Azure services, with a strong understanding of REST APIs, microservices, and event-driven architecture. This role requires hands-on development, architectural guidance, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver robust enterprise solutions. Key Responsibilities: Architect, design, and develop scalable, secure, and high-performance applications using .NET Core 6 and above.Design and implement RESTful APIs using best practices.Implement Entity Framework or Dapper for efficient database interactions.Apply SOLID principles, design patterns, and OOP concepts to software development.Develop microservices-based solutions.Implement unit tests using Xunit or Nunit to ensure application reliability.Design and manage Azure cloud infrastructure using Azure Services such as Azure Service Bus, Azure Functions, Azure Storage, etc.Work with MS SQL Server, ensuring optimal performance and data integrity.Collaborate with development teams, DevOps engineers, and business stakeholders to define technical solutions.Stay updated with the latest Azure and .NET Core advancements and best practices. Skills & Experience: Experience in software development, with at least 3+ years in an architectural role.Proficiency in .NET Core 6 and above and C#.Strong expertise in REST API development.Experience with Entity Framework (EF) Core or Dapper.Deep understanding of design patterns, SOLID principles, and OOPS.Knowledge of dependency injection and IoC containers.Experience in microservices architecture.Strong knowledge of unit testing frameworks such as Xunit or Nunit.Hands-on experience with Azure Services like Azure Service Bus, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, etc.Strong expertise in MS SQL Server including database design, indexing, and performance tuning.Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices. Beneficial: Experience with Kubernetes and Docker.Exposure to databases like Cosmos DB or MongoDB.Experience with message brokers such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.

Location: London, Potters Bar, Bristol or Isle of Man (Hybrid working options available) We are seeking a Lead Architect to join our Architecture team and work closely with our Wealth and Investment Assets Engineering product teams to take charge of the design and build of Wealth business roadmap, wealth products solution architecture and ensure robust implementation. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the technical development of CLUK’s Wealth business, products and services, unlocking reusable solution building blocks to accelerate the wealth business growth and digitisation. Job summaryAs a Lead Architect, you will be responsible for the end-to-end solution architecture of the CLUK Wealth solutions and products, taking it from inception through design, architecture, engineering, coding frameworks, and into ongoing operational ownership and change management. You will create robust solution building blocks to support operational processes, security and risks procedures and ensure alignment to business ambitions and target architecture, as well as balance the need to deliver at pace and minimise technical debt. In this role, you will collaborate with others to drive the reuse of architecture and technology components and services, communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You will set the Wealth business related reference architectures, standards, and design patterns, and ensure that these are aligned and embedded in the Enterprise Architecture framework as well as enabling engineering team to operate with confidence and autonomy within guardrails set and working to these standards.The successful candidate will have experience in leading the definition of solutions and work packages, delivering change initiatives, and achieving strategic objectives. The candidate will design and implement robust architectural solutions within our intricate system landscape. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in financial services, a deep understanding of IBM iSeries, Microsoft infrastructure and Azure capabilities; and the ability to integrate diverse vendor systems effectively. You will share overall responsibility with the Wealth Product delivery team for all aspects of project activities and deliverables. If you are a passionate solutions-focused architect with the ability to lead and drive change, we want to hear from you. Apply now to join our team and help shape the future of our Wealth and Investment Assets business. Duties/Responsibilities Be responsible for end-to-end solution architecture of the Wealth business and product delivery from design, architecture, solutions options and modelling, coding frameworks and ELT and through into ongoing operational ownership and change management.Create opportunities to collaborate and drive reuse of wealth and investment assets components and services, communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.Set Wealth and Investment asset related reference architectures, standards and design patterns and ensure delivery teams are working to these.Provide oversight and advice to other Lead Architects and/or technical SMEs who are undertaking the design of solutions leveraging existing platforms and related services and capabilities; Work with Data Architect(s), Principal Architects and other Lead Architects to make sure that organisation’s systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data and technology architecture.Undertake structured analysis of technical issues, translating this analysis into technical designs that describe a solution for resolution - evolving new components, capabilities and patterns as required.Provide Peer Reviews - participate in design and code walkthroughs and be consulted on general design, design patterns and technical issues as part of the wider Architecture practice.Maintain a leading-edge view of the overall delivery technology landscape looking for opportunities for improvement of the Wealth ecosystem. Skills, Knowledge and Experience Significant FS systems and architecture Definition and Implementation using both on-prem and Cloud Native design.Demonstrable experience and expertise in multiple financial services technologies and services (SAP, IBM Iseries, banking systems and payment platforms, Policy admin systems)The ability to work with business and technology stakeholders to translate business problems into technical designs.Creates an optimal design through an iterative process, aligning the user need with the system requirements and organisational objectives.Capable of producing strategy for Wealth technology that meets business needs. Able to create, refine and challenge patterns, standards, policies, roadmaps and vision statements.Understands technical governance and is able to participate in or deliver the assurance of a service.