IT Infrastructure & Security Architect – Remote (Defense Sector) - EU Nation states only

Project overview

Senior IT Infrastructure & Security Architect – Remote (Defense Sector)

Contract | ASAP / 01.11.2026 | 6–12 months+ | 100% Remote | English-speaking role

We are looking for a senior IT Infrastructure & Security Architect to support an enterprise defense customer. Strong infrastructure architecture focus, with security-related responsibilities. Candidates must have genuine senior infrastructure architecture experience, not purely cybersecurity, administration, operations, development, or project management.

Key Responsibilities

Mandatory Requirements

• Design and evolve enterprise IT infrastructure architectures, standards, and solution designs.
• Assess existing landscapes and identify modernization opportunities.
• Design secure, resilient infrastructure solutions with security-by-design.
• Provide architecture guidance across infrastructure, platform, and security topics.
• Evaluate solutions for scalability, security, and operational feasibility.
• Produce architecture documentation and collaborate with stakeholders and engineering teams.
• 10+ years overall IT experience; 5+ years in infrastructure architecture.
• Senior-level experience in complex enterprise IT environments.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise IT infrastructure architecture and security principles.
• Experience across several of: compute/server, virtualization, cloud/hybrid, storage, networking, IAM, backup/DR, high availability/resilience, monitoring/operations.
• Ability to assess current landscapes, define target architectures, and communicate technical designs clearly.
• English required.

Nice to have

• Defense, public sector, critical infrastructure, or regulated environment experience.
• Relevant architecture, cloud, or security certifications.
• Existing security clearance (SÜ) an advantage.
• Experience in large, complex enterprise organizations.

Project details

• 100% remote; no regular on-site presence. Possible ~2 visits per year.
• Industry: Defense.
• English-speaking role.
• Start: ab sofort
• Duration: 12 Monate
• Remote: remote
• Location: munich, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: English