The IT Infrastructure Architect takes responsibility for defining and evolving the infrastructure architecture strategy across all LKQ Europe segments. This role ensures that designs are scalable and secure, transitioning smoothly into business as usual (BAU) operations. The Infrastructure Architect collaborates with teams and stakeholders on long-term planning, technology roadmaps and standards, while guiding and influencing engineering teams across multiple regions.

Shaping and managing the infrastructure architecture strategy, reference designs, standards and technology roadmaps for LKQ Europe
Producing designs for new infrastructure solutions and ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards, security policies and business requirements
Defining and maintaining configuration baselines, design patterns and technology standards to ensure consistency across all LKQE segments
Embedding Zero Trust principles, segmentation strategies, encryption standards and secure access controls into all architectural designs




Participating and providing expert technical guidance in architecture review boards, design authorities and change advisory processes
Supporting lifecycle planning and end-of-life (EOL)/technical debt reduction programs with architecture input, business case development and migration strategies
Working closely with the European IT Operations Manager on long-term planning, technology transitions and handoff of delivered solutions into business as usual (BAU) operations
Partnering with solution architecture and enterprise architecture teams to ensure that infrastructure designs align with wider IT and business strategies
Collaborating with infrastructure delivery to support project execution; Acting as a senior technical authority and escalation point for complex infrastructure design decisions, providing guidance to European and offshore engineering teams.

LKQ Europe IT senior team
LKQ global information security team
LKQ Europe infrastructure oper

📌 IT infrastructure Architect (Italia)
🏢 LKQ Europe
📍 Italia