Infrastructure Architect

Woodland Trust

National (home-based and Grantham, Lincolnshire)
£52,000 - £55,000 pa
Full Time • Permanent
Closing on Sun, 15th Dec 2024
7 days left

Conservation & Wildlife


About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.

The Role: 

  • As Infrastructure Architect you will be accountable for the specification, delivery, and assurance of all technology infrastructure, including data centre, network services, telephony, workstation management, servers, storage, and related software.
  • This role is responsible for ensuring availability, integrity, and security of all IT infrastructure in collaboration with the Co Supply Partner, specifically their Solutions Architect.
  • Working with colleagues across Digital Enablement, you will oversee the Co-Supply Partner's deployment of technology for various projects and any technological change impacting the infrastructure. 
  • You will be pivotal in shaping and delivering our technology infrastructure. This role is not just about managing systems; it's about leading a team to create robust, scalable, and secure solutions that support our organisation's evolving needs. 
  • A key focus will be to develop the team’s capabilities and ensure that infrastructure and security roles within the team are aligned with the need to support our ongoing transformation.
  • This role includes a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Visits to Grantham would be required no more than once or twice a month on average, but may require out of hours project working.

The Candidate: 

  • We are looking for a visionary leader in technology infrastructure who thrives in complex, dynamic environments and has a passion for driving transformation.
  • You will have a hands-on management approach to ensure solution scalability, reliability and efficiency.
  • You’ll be an experienced technical team leader with sound negotiation and influencing skills effecting a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
  • You will be an architect of complex projects and programmes, designed in an inclusive and participatory manner.
  • You will have experience in the following - Microsoft 365, Azure, SQL, Citrix, DevOps, Email Authentication and AWS
  • Experience of other Cloud-based solutions would also be beneficial and you will be a strong advocate for Cloud-based ways of working across the organisation. 

Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:

  • Enhanced Employer Pension
  • Life Assurance
  • Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
  • Generous Annual Leave
  • Enhanced Parental Pay
  • Employee Assistance Programme

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: The Woodland Trust embraces diversity and inclusion. We want our team to reflect the UK's diverse community. We support people from all backgrounds to apply, especially those who are under-represented.

Application Advice: Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply. Your enthusiasm for the environment and our core values—Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count—are what matter most. We also keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, so they do not see your CV until shortlisting is completed. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows your experience and passion for the role.

Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. We look forward to hearing from you and working together to make a positive impact on our planet.

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About Woodland Trust

We are the UK's largest woodland conservation charity. Our vision is a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature. Joining us means joining a team of passionate, determined and dedicated people who make it their mission to stand up for trees. We want to see a UK rich in native woods and trees, for people and wildlife. And you can help us achieve it. Work in some of the UK’s most stunning woodlands, inspire others to plant trees, be a conservation champion, campaign for policy change or help raise the money to allow us to continue our vital work creating havens for wildlife. Whatever you do, you’ll be part of something special.

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