Technical Architect

Senior Technical Architect – hybrid Milton Keynes – 6mths – SC - up to 643 pday inside IR35)

A Senior Technical Architect with SC or DV Security Cleared required by our government services client based near Milton Keynes. Commutable from Northampton, East Midlands, Bedford, Luton, North London.

Working in an SC Security Cleared environment. SC or DV (Developed Vetting) Clearance required, due to the urgency of the role, or you will be eligible to undertake clearance.

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

Experience in relevant roles, including technologies in enterprise and virtual environments and of working within a secure environment such as the MOD, CTP and Home Office.

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

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

Dev Sec Ops  experience in automation and improvement in development and release processes (Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery).

Experience of requirements management and the ownership of requirements.

Experience in design and migration to public cloud capabilities in M365/Azure and AWS.

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

Worked in a matrix organisation structure.

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

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