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Senior Infrastructure Architect (Bid Work/ Team)

Employer
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Location
Basingstoke, Hampshire
Salary
£65,000-£75,000
Closing date
19 Nov 2020

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Clearance Level
DV, SC, None / Undisclosed
Sector
Defence
Job Type
Permanent

If you were thinking of putting your job hunt on hold until ‘things get back to normal’ you might be waiting a while

 

Covid-19 doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere anytime soon and so we’re all having to adapt (E.g. having to leave spare face masks in the car because you still can’t remember them!).

With companies interviewing and on-boarding candidates remotely, there’s no time like the present to start looking for a new role!

 

If you’re an Infrastructure Architect with Bid/ Tender experience – I want to speak to you!!

The Role
We are looking for a number of Senior Infrastructure Architects to join a dynamic bid team. They will work closely with the Sales and Offerings teams to produce bid collateral on a wide variety of bids and tenders which vary in size and complexity.

Working alongside a team of dedicated professionals, you will be driven to provide better, faster, more effective solutions. This is a fast-paced environment where you will have the chance to grow and build upon your existing knowledge and ability.

The work is challenging, but overall, it is extremely rewarding. You will work with the latest technology offering ground breaking solutions to everyday problems.

Responsibilities

  • The role will report into the Capability Lead/CTO and encompass the following disciplines and responsibilities:
  • Complete responsibility for technical input to qualification and business approval meetings.
  • Shapes technical proposals to be commercially acceptable
  • To take ownership of solutions for specific key areas and managing the impact of any changes which affect the architecture of the solution
  • Leads the definition of customers’ overall IT architecture, designing new solutions of significant size and complexity.
  • Maintain reusable collateral for future opportunities
  • Interacting with other Architect and programme disciplines during delivery and/or transformation to operations and EMEIA wide teams to ensure architectural conformance to process model and standards.
  • Manage 3rd parties and their technical deliverables.

 

The Ideal Candidate

 

  • Has demonstrable experience in the production of infrastructure design collateral in support of complex bids.  This is to include the production of resource models, bill of materials and technical architecture documentation.
  • Has a solid and broad understanding and experience of designing and implementing major technical projects including public and private cloud solutions and transformation programmes utilising digital technologies.
  • Has an up to date knowledge and understanding in the design of various Information and Communications Technologies which includes Linux/Windows operating systems and components, containerisation, infrastructure as code implementations, automation, virtualisation and storage, backup and archive.
  • Makes major decisions independently, acts on own judgement and in the face of opposition is prepared to take an unpopular stance when required.

 

Essential Skills

Technical Skills (SME at three or more of the following)

  • Virtualisation technologies.
  • Server physical architecture design including usage of System Architect (preferable).
  • Microsoft technology design and implementation.
  • Experience of creating cloud cost models and running cloud readiness assessments
  • Experience of working with enterprise IT and implementing hybrid cloud solutions
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning
  • Storage / backup and disaster recovery design and implementation
  • Exposure to cloud platforms e.g. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud etc.
  • Cloud automation & Provisioning including OS Blueprints, Network Services, Catalog, Orchestration, Self Service Portal
  • KMS, Encryption Design
  • Impex - secure import export process to transfer objects between clouds at different security classifications
  • Hands on experience building solutions from cloud solution components using tools like CloudFormation, Ansible or Chef
  • DBaaS for SQL, MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB

The Company
You’ll be joining an organisation renowned for digital transformation, developing cutting edge, innovative solutions to overcome the complexities and challenges faced by military organisations. You will work with the latest technology developing ground breaking solutions to transform how military and intelligence agencies communicate.

This is an organisation dedicated to investing in their employees. You will join a unique culture that is helpful, collaborative and supportive. A business that understands the importance of a strong work life balance and that achieving this can change from employee to employee. Giving you the freedom to work your way.

Apply
To be considered for this role you must be eligible for UK Government Security Clearance.

Please contact Jack Mather at Evolution for more information.

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