Infrastructure Architect

Tektora Limited; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Tektora Limited is seeking a DV-cleared Infrastructure Architect for a contract role based on client premises in Hampshire. The role involves working in a multi-skilled agile team to deliver secure, large-scale infrastructure solutions and manage third parties, with direct engagement with senior customer stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in secure infrastructure design, production deployments, and security-standard-driven architectures within Defence or National

Qualifications

• DV clearance and UK Sole National required.
• Senior client-facing engagement with executives.
• Experience delivering secure large-scale infrastructures.
• Defence or National Security programme experience.
• TOGAF or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Own all aspects of delivery of technical proposals aligned to client vision.
• Report to the CTO Lead Architect for the customer.
• Define and elaborate infrastructure requirements with the customer.
• Design infrastructure solutions compliant with security standards.
• Deploy production implementations through to service transition.
• Manage third parties and change requests without impacting the architecture.

Skills

DV Clearance

Senior stakeholder comms

Secure infra design

Infrastructure requirements

Production deployment

Security standards

Windows enterprise

Agile delivery

Defence/National Security

Third party management

TOGAF

Job description

Location: Hampshire - Basingstoke, 5 days a week office based
Working Pattern: On site, customer premises
Type: Contract, outside IR35
Rate: Open to discussion
Clearance: UK Sole National with active DV Clearance
Company: Tektora, supporting a leading Defence and National Security IT provider

Tektora are supporting a leading Defence and National Security IT provider who are looking to speak with DV Cleared Infrastructure Architects for a contract opportunity working as part of a multi-skilled agile team spanning security, service and management.

This role would suit someone with extensive secure large-scale infrastructure design experience who is comfortable working directly with senior customer stakeholders and is looking to develop further across secure architecture and service transition.

The Role

You will be involved in:

• Owning all aspects of the delivery of technical proposals, ensuring alignment to the client's vision
• Reporting into the CTO Lead Architect for the customer
• Working directly with customers to define and elaborate infrastructure requirements
• Designing infrastructure solutions to be compliant with security standards
• Deploying production implementations through to successful project completion and service transition
• Managing third parties and requests for change, ensuring no impact on the overall architectural solution
• Interacting across multiple internal areas and senior customer stakeholders to drive collaboration across the delivery lifecycle
• Working as part of a multi-skilled agile team where cross training is expected and challenges are shared

Key Experience Required

• UK Sole National with active DV Clearance
• Client facing skills at a senior level, communicating ideas to senior executives
• Extensive knowledge of the design and implementation of secure, highly resilient, large-scale infrastructures
• Experience working directly with customers to define and elaborate infrastructure requirements
• Experience deploying production implementations through to service transition
• Experience designing infrastructure solutions compliant with security standards
• Knowledge of Microsoft Windows systems administration in an enterprise environment, including GPO, Registry, Filesystem, PowerShell, WMI, Windows Update and Windows Installer
• Experience in the development and delivery of software using Agile methodologies
• Prior delivery within a Defence or National Security programme
• Experience managing third parties and change control against an architectural baseline
• Relevant architecture certification such as TOGAF

Interested?

Tektora are looking to speak with DV Cleared Infrastructure Architects who are open to contract opportunities and keen to develop further across secure infrastructure design and Defence programme delivery.