Technical Solutions Architect (DV)

I’m working with a growing consultancy and seeking a Senior Technical Solutions Architect. My client specializes in delivering leading edge consultancy to clients with high-risk business operations. They offer long term careers through multiple progression paths and a culture that promotes both a social working environment and an accommodating work life balance.

What will I do?

We are seeking highly capable Senior or Principal Technical / Solutions Architects to join the Secure Systems team within the company’s Architecture Practice. You’ll lead the design and engineering delivery of complex IT transformation, either within Defence or Security organisations. You’ll work across the system lifecycle, undertaking the key engineering stages from requirements, architecture & design, through to detailed implementation planning, execution, and testing.

About you

It is essential that you can demonstrate the highly integrated role of architecture & design with continuous security assurance, when delivering secure capabilities. With your delivery experience you will be comfortable operating in a ‘customer friend’ type role, supporting clients understand, trade and optimise their solutions to deliver operational capabilities within their project constraints. You will also be comfortable enhancing customer relationships and identifying opportunities for growth and will have experience developing proposals and tender submissions in pursuit of new business opportunities.

Core Responsibilities

1. Lead the development of architecture and design artefacts for complex IT requirements.
2. Drive the full engineering lifecycle to ensure traceability of stakeholder requirements, through all stages, up to and including transition to live.
3. Design and Delivery of datacentre infrastructure and networks.
4. Deployment and use of container technology (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes). Manage and coordinate Continuous Integration Continuous Deployment (CI/CD).
5. Deliver Network and Cloud Security architectures and controls, System Hardening, Secure Boundary Protection architectures and controls, Cryptographic controls (Data at Rest, Data in Transit, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Security Monitoring and System Security Audit.

Core Skills & Experience Required

Essentials

1. Relevant education and qualifications in IT, Computer Science or Engineering.

Desirables

1. Familiarity with TOGAF and Archimate.
2. Experience in MOD security policy, processes, and practices (inc Joint Service Publications 604, 440).
3. Relevant certification in CI/CD methodology.
4. Relevant vendor certifications (e.g. Microsoft, VMware, Cisco, AWS).
5. Practical experience implementing NCSC guidance and best practice.

Company Benefits

1. Hybrid working Home/Bristol/Chippenham.
2. Discretionary 10% bonus.
3. Discretionary annual training fund per employee.
4. Car allowance.
5. Very competitive pension scheme.
6. Death in Service Benefit.