Senior Technical Architect (Infrastructure),Virtualisation, SC Cleared, Hybrid working, 3 days onsite, Milton Keynes area- 6 months

Rate 628 p/d Outside IR35

Our client is based near Milton Keynes - commutable from Northampton, East Midlands, Bedford, Luton or Central London. They offer hybrid working, 3 days per week on site.

This role is working in a Security Cleared environment. You will need to be SC or DV (developed vetting) cleared or eligible to undertake SC or DV Security Clearance.

Excellent people skills and an ability to explain and understand technical complexity.

Enterprise Architect experience and being confident in the development and use of suitable architectural standards (including but not limited to TOGAF).

Experience in relevant roles, including technologies in enterprise and virtual environments and of working within a secure environment

Lead the automation of platforms, products, and services, enabling workflows to enhance efficiency.

Experience creating technical and architectural documents such as options assessments, low and high-level technical designs.

DevSecOps experience in automation and improvement in development and release processes (Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery).

Experience of requirements management and the ownership of requirements.

Substantial experience of server/operating system and network technologies, as a minimum Hybrid Cloud, Gateways, PKI, Email, VMware virtualisation platforms (including VCD, VSAN, and NSX), SASE architecture, Cisco, and Palo Alto.

Design solutions for the deployment of the VM Ware VCF suite, including IaaS, PaaS SaaS use cases.

Design of infrastructure to support security audit and monitoring.

Design and build of cross domain connectivity solutions, including gateways.

Working knowledge of auditing and security products configuration.

A comprehensive understanding of NCSC, GDS, CIS, Cyber Essentials, and NIST IT security principles, along with experience in UK government technology strategies and policies.

Desirable
Experience of Implementation of data labelling and classification solutions

Worked in a Matrix organisation structure.

Infrastructure as a Code (IaC), Containerisation, and Microservices.

Qualified in TOGAF, Zachman, MCSE, VCP, CNNP, or ITIL Expert Leader/Master.

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