Organisational Context

Under the direct supervision of the Director of the Division of Judicial Services, the Information Management Services Section ensures that the Registry puts in place adequate Information Management (IM) services, for the benefit of all Organs and activities of the Court. The Information Management Services Section will also provide services to other Registry clients, including external parties relying on the policies and technology of the Court.

Information services consist of:

• Information management activities which include: developing policies and best practices for the management of (digital) documents, records and archives; library services and knowledge management, whether technology based or not.

• Information systems support including systems development, administration and integration. Technology services operations support, including end-user services, communications and networking technology, audio- visual technology.

• Information security activities, including developing policies and best practices, implementing information security standards and managing risk related to information, whether technology based or not.

The Information Management Services Section provides:

• Advice on best practices addressing the needs of its clients and the Court’s and Registry’s strategic objectives. Integrated solutions (i.e. systems, policies and processes) relying on industry best-practices on all aspects of information services related to capturing, storing, preserving, delivering, securing and managing information and communication.

• Leadership and dialogue with clients in relation to the innovation, awareness and adoption of new information practices, tools and technology-enabled processes and practices that will improve productivity, effectiveness, information sharing and availability.

• Strategic input and support for the implementation of a continuous change management process harnessing the use of information and technologies.

Duties and Responsibilities

Within the Information Management Services Section (IMSS), the Infrastructure Architect supports the Court in designing, evolving, and governing trustworthy, secure, and resilient technology infrastructure that underpins the Court’s judicial, administrative, and investigative activities.

The role focuses on hybrid and sovereign infrastructure environments, trustworthy infrastructure architectures, software-defined networking (SDN), micro-segmentation, secure connectivity, containerised platforms, and the responsible adoption of open-source technologies, ensuring alignment with security architecture principles, data protection requirements, and operational standards.

Under the supervision of the Enterprise and Solutions Architect, the incumbent will perform the following duties:

• Design, maintain, and evolve hybrid infrastructure architectures spanning on-premises, cloud, and sovereign environments, with an emphasis on trustworthy infrastructure architectures supporting sensitive and mission-critical workloads.

• Design and govern network architectures, including traditional and software-defined networking (SDN) models, enabling scalability, automation, and policy-driven enforcement.

• Define and maintain secure connectivity architectures, including segmentation and micro-segmentation, VPN / VOPN, firewalls, and secure inter-site and cloud connectivity.

• Ensure infrastructure platforms meet required levels of availability, performance, scalability, resilience, recoverability, and integrity.

• Oversee cloud-native and containerised platforms (e.g. Kubernetes and related orchestration technologies), including secure networking and runtime isolation aspects.

• Promote and support the use of open-source infrastructure, networking, and platform technologies, ensuring sustainability, security assurance, licensing compliance, and long-term maintainability.

• Ensure infrastructure and network designs align with security architecture principles, including Zero Trust, least-privilege access, and defence-in-depth.

• Support capacity planning, lifecycle management, and infrastructure cost optimisation, including forecasting of compute, storage, and network resources.

• Review infrastructure and network components within solution designs, technical documentation, and vendor proposals to assess trustworthiness, technical fit, operability, and architectural alignment.

• Collaborate closely with security, application, and service delivery teams to ensure infrastructure and network solutions are integration-ready, secure, and operationally viable.

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of infrastructure and network standards, reference architectures, and technical guidelines, including guidance on trustworthy infrastructure, SDN, micro-segmentation, containerisation, and open-source adoption.

• Perform other duties as required, including support to planning, reporting, assurance, and audit activities.

Qualifications

Education

• Advanced university degree in computer science, information systems, information architecture, or a related field is required. A first-level university degree combined with additional qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.

Experience

• A minimum of five years (seven years with a first level university degree) of progressively responsible experience in infrastructure and network architecture, systems engineering, or related ICT roles is required.

• Demonstrated experience designing and operating trustworthy infrastructure architectures for sensitive, regulated, or mission-critical environments.

• Demonstrated experience designing and operating hybrid infrastructure environments, including on-premises and cloud platforms.

• Proven experience in network architecture, including SDN-based designs, micro-segmentation, VPN / VOPN, and firewall technologies.

• Demonstrated experience supporting cloud-native and containerised platforms, including orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes.

• Demonstrated experience working with open-source infrastructure and networking technologies.

• Experience ensuring infrastructure and network alignment with security architecture, compliance, and operational standards is required.

Certifications

• Professional certification in enterprise architecture, cloud infrastructure, container platforms, or networking (e.g. TOGAF, cloud architect certifications, Kubernetes, or equivalent) is desirable.

Knowledge of Languages

Fluency in either of the working languages of the Court, English or French, is required. Working knowledge of the other is desirable. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish) would be considered an asset.