IT Solution Architect (Infrastructure)

Hays; Rugby; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a UK National Solution Architect with SC clearance or eligibility. This permanent role involves managing IT solutions from inception to execution, requiring strong problem-solving and communication skills. The position is hybrid with minimal travel to the office.

Qualifications

• Sole UK Citizen eligible for Security Clearance.
• Experience with On-Prem and Air Gapped environments.

Responsibilities

• Interact with customers to define and maintain optimal designs.
• Manage a small team of IT specialists.
• Facilitate requirements and design workshops.

Skills

Problem Solving

Documentation

Communication

Job description

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Base pay range

Hays are looking for a UK National Solution Architect who has SC clearance or can get it.
Permanent
Exciting Projects from cradle to grave.

Hybrid / Remote some travel to office but minimal

Infrastructure / Networking and Applications

• Be responsible, in coordination with the Delivery Manager and Project Managers, for interacting with end customers to define, produce and maintain optimal designs based on air-gapped IT solutions.
• Day-to-day management of a small team of IT specialists.
• Facilitate requirements, design and solutions workshops that capture functional and non-functional requirements, including applications, from the client. Own the design deliverables (Statement of Work, Architecture documents), ensure traceability of requirements with proposed solutions.
• Be responsible for the communication and enforcement of Design to Customer and Key Project Stakeholders.
• Drive excellence in execution through continuous improvement in their segment or domain (best practices and reference material - reference architectures, reference solutions)
• Collaborate with Product Managers & Engineering (Return on Experience, product enhancements, reference architectures)
• Build technical expertise in the field of their segment or domain. Deliver technical consultancy services on demand
• Be accountable for activity planning, progress reporting, and completing activities in his scope as per the approved budget.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Sole UK Citizen and eligible to achieve Security Clearance.
• Experience with On-Prem and Air Gapped environments with regard to applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity tools, and back-up solutions.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and capable of articulating specific technical topics or assignments
• Strong IT knowledge of regulatory networks and requirements along with out-of-the-box thinking for solution resolutions.
• Strong documentation and communication skills are required.
• Flexibility to travel to any customer or supplier site when required to fulfil the requirements of the position. Full UK driving licence.

Desired Characteristics:

Hays are looking for a UK National Solution Architect who has SC clearance or can get it.
Permanent
Exciting Projects from cradle to grave.

Hybrid / Remote some travel to office but minimal

Infrastructure / Networking and Applications

• Be responsible, in coordination with the Delivery Manager and Project Managers, for interacting with end customers to define, produce and maintain optimal designs based on air-gapped IT solutions.
• Day-to-day management of a small team of IT specialists.
• Facilitate requirements, design and solutions workshops that capture functional and non-functional requirements, including applications, from the client. Own the design deliverables (Statement of Work, Architecture documents), ensure traceability of requirements with proposed solutions.
• Be responsible for the communication and enforcement of Design to Customer and Key Project Stakeholders.
• Drive excellence in execution through continuous improvement in their segment or domain (best practices and reference material - reference architectures, reference solutions)
• Collaborate with Product Managers & Engineering (Return on Experience, product enhancements, reference architectures)
• Build technical expertise in the field of their segment or domain. Deliver technical consultancy services on demand
• Be accountable for activity planning, progress reporting, and completing activities in his scope as per the approved budget.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Sole UK Citizen and eligible to achieve Security Clearance.
• Experience with On-Prem and Air Gapped environments with regard to applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity tools, and back-up solutions.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and capable of articulating specific technical topics or assignments
• Strong IT knowledge of regulatory networks and requirements along with out-of-the-box thinking for solution resolutions.
• Strong documentation and communication skills are required.
• Flexibility to travel to any customer or supplier site when required to fulfil the requirements of the position. Full UK driving licence.

Desired Characteristics:

Desired Skills and Experience

IT Solution Architect / Infrastructure and Applications

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Computer Networking Products

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