Infrastructure Architect

Edinburgh
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Infrastructure Architect

Contract: 6 months
Location: Edinburgh, 1-2 days per week on-site

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Architect with a strong background in security engineering to support the design, build, and deployment of secure cloud platforms within a highly regulated financial and data-sensitive enterprise environment. This role will play a key part in delivering modern, secure infrastructure capabilities, including green-field projects in AWS and Azure environments, across critical customer-facing and transactional systems.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and deploy cloud-based security tooling within a highly regulated, customer-focused financial and data services environment.
Lead and contribute to green-field infrastructure and security deployments across AWS and Azure environments.
Implement and maintain secure-by-design cloud infrastructure aligned to organisational and regulatory standards.
Deploy, configure, and secure AWS services; Azure/security knowledge desirable but not essential.
Collaborate closely with architecture, engineering, and delivery teams to embed security across platforms.
Support integration works and ensure integration patterns are correctly implemented.
Document environments clearly and maintain accurate architectural and operational documentation.
Build and architect CI/CD pipelines and support route-to-live processes, ensuring smooth deployment and operational readiness.Required Experience and Skills

Significant hands-on experience in security engineering.
Proven experience building and deploying cloud security tools in regulated environments.
Strong experience delivering green-field deployments in AWS and Azure, with multicloud exposure essential.
Experience in integration works and applying integration patterns.
Ability to document environments effectively for operational and audit purposes.
Experience in building and architecting CI/CD pipelines and supporting route-to-live processes.
Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, and compliance frameworks.
Azure/security knowledge desirable but not essential.

Why Work with us

Work on large-scale, business-critical platforms supporting regulated customer and financial services at enterprise scale.
Exposure to complex, regulated technology environments.
Opportunity to influence modern cloud, security, and integration strategies within a leading enterprise.If you meet the criteria above, we will welcome your application.

We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and passion into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an all-encompassing environment that helps them thrive.

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered.

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunity's employer.

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