Security Solutions Architect

Forward Assist Recruitment; Beeston; Remote; GBP 83.000 - 152.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Forward Assist Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Security Solutions Architect for a 3-6 month contract, fully remote (home based). The role focuses on defining designs and solution architectures for security projects across the UK and Ireland, ensuring customer-focused, fit-for-purpose designs.

You will produce commercially compelling designs, work with Sales/Procurement, perform site surveys and support tender submissions with strong technical input.

Qualifikationen

• High-level competence in the design of Electronic Security Systems.
• Knowledge of CCTV (Analogue & IP), Access Control, Intruder Detection, PSIM, Video Analytics and Wireless Transmission Technologies.
• Understanding of digital communications: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, wireless and LAN networking.
• Understanding of IT infrastructure: Hardware, Software, Data Centre, Storage facilities.
• Able to evaluate cyber security vulnerabilities within designs.
• Experience with virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V) and cloud services (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud).
• Excellent written skills to write technical proposals and tender responses.
• Proficient with Visio, Excel, Word and design tools (e.g., JVSG).
• Knowledge of the UK security industry, products, suppliers and market dynamics.
• Understanding of Electrical Installations and Civil works to support Security Infrastructure.
• Knowledge of other IT technologies (AD, GPO, SQL, CA, AI as a service, analytics).

Aufgaben

• Prepare commercially compelling designs aligned to customer requirements or specifications.
• Produce written propositions defining our offering and value to customers.
• Collaborate with Sales, Procurement and the wider business to identify technology sets.
• Perform site visits and gather design requirements from customers.
• Provide technical input for tender submissions with the Bid Manager.
• Perform design checks prior to submission to the client.
• Prepare specifications and drawings for subcontractors and suppliers.
• Prepare technical design and solution summaries for tender responses.
• Liaise with Procurement to obtain competitive costings from suppliers.

Kenntnisse

Team player

Self-starter

Tech trends

Verbal communication

Attention to detail

Tools

Visio

Excel

Word

JVSG

Jobbeschreibung

Security Solutions Architect 3-6 month contract FULLY REMOTE

Security Solutions Architect

JLocation: Home Based

Our client is an Independent Security Systems Integrator, with expertise built over four decades delivering security solutions for high-security, public space, transport, and infrastructure projects throughout the UK and Ireland.

This role will be responsible for defining designs and solution architectures that are robust, cost-effective and are tailored to ensure the utmost value to our customers. A key element of the role is ensuring the design remains truly customer focused, fit for purpose and in-line with standards and policies. The principal responsibility of the technical team is to ensure a high quality of technical and commercial input during the bidding process and the smooth transition from design to project delivery.

A deep understanding of customer requirements during the design stage is clearly captured, documented, and delivered upon through design, delivery and supporting the transition to service support. Due to the shift of technologies dominating the security industry, the successful candidate will be an active self-starter with a hunger for finding ways of bringing the latest technologies advancements and trends into their solutions delivering exceptional value to our customers.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare commercially compelling designs that wherever possible are compliant to agreed customer requirements or specifications.
• Pivotal in the production of creative written propositions that succinctly define our offering and where we add value to customer operations.
• Work collaboratively with Sales, Procurement, and the wider business to identify preferred technology and product sets.
• Perform site visits and conduct technical surveys whilst working with customers to gather preliminary information regarding design requirements.
• Provide a leading role in terms of technical support/input in relation to the compilation of tender submissions by liaising with the respective Bid Manager.
• Undertake design checks and endorse accordingly, prior to design submissions being issued to the client.
• Prepare, in accordance with the tender documentation and the proposed design, any necessary specifications and drawings for subcontractors and equipment suppliers to bid against.
• Prepare technical design and solution summaries for inclusion in written tender return/proposal.
• Liaise closely with Procurement to enable competitive costings to be sought from suppliers and sub-contractors for the equipment and services required.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills & Personal Qualities

• Team player with a positive, flexible, can-do attitude and the ability to work well under pressure.
• Enjoys discovering and learning about the latest technology trends.
• A driven, motivated, self-developer with the ability to use own initiative.
• Able to assimilate new technical concepts and product information quickly and effectively to explain to others, especially to customers.
• Good commercial awareness, verbal communication skills and, attention to detail.
• Uses creativity to solve problems.

Qualifications & Experience

• A high-level of competence in the design of Electronic Security Systems.
• A detailed understanding of CCTV (Analogue & IP), Access Control, Intruder Detection, Integrated Security Management Systems (including PSIM), Video Analytics and Wireless Transmission Technologies.
• An excellent understanding of digital communication infrastructure technologies, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, wireless and LAN networking.
• An excellent understanding of IT infrastructure including Hardware, Software, Data Centre, and Storage Facilities.
• Able to evaluate and mitigate cyber security vulnerabilities within designs.
• A good understanding of virtualisation systems such as VMWare, Hyper-V, and HA.
• Have a good understanding of cloud services such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud.
• Excellent written skills to write technical proposals and responses to tender documents.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience of using software packages: Visio, Excel, Word to intermediate or advanced level and design tools. E.g., JVSG.
• Have a detailed understanding of the UK security industry. E.g., Products, suppliers, market dynamics and competition.
• Have a general understanding of Electrical Installations and Civil works to support Security Infrastructure.
• A general understanding of other IT technologies such as Active Directory, Group Policy, SQL, Certificate Authority, Ai as a service, Predictive analytics etc