Solution Architect

over 2 years ago

London, United KingdomStaff+

Responsibilities

Interpret customer objectives, statements of work, constraints, and stakeholder perspectives to define requirements, use cases, and solution success factors.
Assess current and target customer systems and environments and develop solution architectures addressing functional and non-functional requirements.
Design network, storage, virtualization, client/server, operating system, high-availability, and secure gateway solutions.
Break down epics into stories and facilitate delivery approaches with project, engineering, operational, and service teams.
Develop high-level designs for engineering implementation and provide technical oversight, guidance, and problem solving throughout delivery and operation.
Support transformation, operational, migration, transition, maintenance, and disposal plans while identifying and mitigating risks.
Coordinate technical documentation reviews, asset and equipment audits, security working groups, and continual service improvement activities.
Maintain awareness of relevant technologies, qualifications, standards, policies, methodologies, frameworks, and customer requirements.

Sole UK nationality and current DV clearance are required; candidates must be eligible for full security clearance.
Experience in systems infrastructure engineering and architecture design covering network, storage, virtualization, client/server, Windows, Red Hat, and high-availability solutions.
Knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server, Group Policy, security-enforcing technologies, and secure gateway solutions for connectivity with external untrusted networks.
Detailed requirements analysis and solution design experience.
Experience across the complete systems development lifecycle from design through operation and maintenance, including transition, migration, and disposal.
Excellent people and documentation skills, including initial documentation development and production.
Experience with secure environments, higher-classified systems, MOD working practices, and associated standards and policies is desirable.
Experience with cloud technologies, Secure DevOps, Agile/SAFe environments, architecture frameworks, and architecture modelling is desirable.

Permanent hybrid role with flexible working hours and part-time opportunities available by discussion.
Award-winning pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution.
25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, with options to buy or sell leave and accrue up to 12 additional flexi-leave days per year.
Employee Assistance Programme, mental health and financial wellbeing support, and employee network groups.
Discounted gym membership and cycle-to-work scheme.
Company-funded flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, and technology and lifestyle options with a £500 annual allowance.
Free access to more than 4,000 online courses through Coursera.
Referral incentive and an employee bonus scheme for management level and below.

Windows