Description
SC or DV Cleared I Infrastructure Architect
The Senior Infrastructure Architect role bridges the gap between the Solution Architect, development team, business team and project management. The role will provide strategic guidance as well as delivering leadership to define, validate and promote the right Infrastructure for a large scale bid, deal or a project, providing guidance to manage appreciable levels of risk that may be prevalent.
Specifically the Senior Infrastructure Architect is to provide specialist skills to lead and co-ordinate the activities and resources for the infrastructure architecture domain to enable stakeholders to leverage best value from IT investments.
The role provides assurance to the Technical Design Authority and the programme management team that solutions are fit for purpose, meet requirements for Statutory, Regulatory and Contractual compliance, and are aligned with corporate best practice as well as relevant Solution, Reference and Target architectures. Providing assurance of fulfilment of non-functional requirements is a specific responsibility of this role.
The Architect provides leadership on infrastructure solutions definition as directed by the TDA including working with solution partners and subcontractors and documenting designs for delivery.
The Architect also supports activities of the wider architecture function working across projects and programmes to ensure consistent application of best practice in infrastructure, application, security and data architecture.
Skills/Technologies Required:
Essential:
Windows Server;
Dell Hardware
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF);
VMware ESXi 7;
vRealize Suite;
VSAN;
NSX-T;
Workspace ONE;
Datacentres.
Highly Desirable:
Symantec Endpoint Protection;
McAfree AV (MAV/EPO);
WSUS;
Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM);
Microsoft Active Directory;
Microsoft PKI;
NetBackup;
Functional and Non Functional requirements;
SQL Server;
Firewall/Network Flows;
Virtual to Virtual Server Migrations;
Working on a secure account (up to GSC of SECRET);
Hitachi Storage;
VXRail;
Microsoft Terminal Services;
VCentre;
Center for Internet Security Benchmarks.
Desirable:
Archimate;
Flexera;
Working in Public Sector accounts;
SRM.
Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 18 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.
Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.