Infrastructure Architect - DV Cleared

LA International; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consultancy in the UK is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Architect for a 6-month contract. The role involves collaborating with an agile team, managing technical proposals, and ensuring alignment with client objectives. The ideal candidate should have extensive knowledge of secure infrastructures and the ability to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders. Applications from diverse backgrounds are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of design and implementation of secure, highly resilient infrastructures.
• Experience working directly with customers to define infrastructure requirements.
• Experience in deploying production implementations with successful project completion.

Responsibilities

• Own all aspects of the delivery of technical proposals.
• Interact with multiple areas of the business and senior customer stakeholders.
• Manage 3rd parties and requests for change without impacting the architectural solution.

Skills

Client facing skills at a senior level

Knowledge of secure, resilient infrastructures

Agile Methodologies

Microsoft Windows systems administration

Job description

Required: Infrastructure Architect

Duration: 6 Months+

Location: full time on site in Basingstoke

Clearance Level: DV Level

Your Role

We are looking for a Infrastructure Architect to work as part of a multi skilled agile team, including security, service and management where teamwork is paramount. Your role will involve:

• Reporting into the CTO Lead Architect for the customer, the post holder will own all aspects of the delivery of technical proposals, ensuring they are aligned to the client's vision.
• The role will require the ability to interact and work well with multiple areas of the business as well as senior customer stakeholders, ensuring collaboration and closer working across the delivery lifecycle and will include the managing of 3rd parties and requests for change ensuring there is no impact upon the overall architectural solution.

Your experience

• Client facing skills at a senior level with the ability to communicate ideas and thoughts to senior executives
• Extensive knowledge of the design and implementation of secure, highly resilient, large-scale infrastructures
• Experience of working directly with customers to define and elaborate infrastructure requirements.
• Experience of deploying production implementations with successful project completion and service transition
• Experience of designing Infrastructure solutions to be compliant with security standards
• Experience in the development and delivery of software using Agile Methodologies
• Knowledge of Microsoft Windows systems administration within an enterprise environment – delivery of configuration change via GPO, Registry, Filesystem, Powershell cmdlets or, WMI, as well as Windows Update and patching mechanisms, including Windows Installer.

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 welcomes applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.