# Solution Architect - Infrastructure & Networks

Solution Architect (Infrastructure & Networks) About the Role We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Solution Architect - Infrastructure & Networks to join our IS&S function and play a critical role in shaping and delivering robust, secure, and scalable enterprise technology solutions across DS Smith. This role holds technical accountability for infrastructure and network architecture across a complex, multi-site international environment. You will lead the design and governance of core infrastructure services spanning networking, cloud connectivity, datacentre, and endpoint environments-ensuring solutions are resilient, secure, and aligned with enterprise strategy. Working closely with Infrastructure Operations, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Architecture, and project delivery teams, you will enable business transformation whilst ensuring technology standards, governance, and operational excellence are consistently upheld. Key responsibilities include: Designing end-to-end infrastructure and network solutions aligned to enterprise standards and business needs Producing high-quality architecture artefacts (HLDs, LLDs, roadmaps, and technical designs) Defining architecture

- **Id**: 1366953
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/ds-smith-solution-architect-infrastructure-networks>
- **Role**: Solutions
- **Role family**: Solutions
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-08-07T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-08-07
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T11:12:41Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 98
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2750
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Packaging & Labeling, Packaging Design

## Company

- **Id**: 1795137
- **Name**: DS Smith
- **Domain**: dssmith.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/dssmith-com>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 77
- **Open postings**: 27
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.926
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 44
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 93000
- **Max usd**: 165000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 47

## Technologies

- **ISO 27001** — Optional: no
- **Zero Trust** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 98

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-28T02:34:29Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 14
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.5
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 97
- **Expected fill days**: 44
- **Reasons**: conf:11, stale_co, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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