IT Infrastructure Architect

Job title:Lead IT Infrastructure Architect

Location:Heathrow / Remote

Start Date:ASAP

Contract Duration:3 months initial contract

Hours Per Week:37.5

Pay Rate per hour:Market rate

The Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lead IT/Cyber Infrastructure Architect to join our Cyber+ team working with Heathrow’s security intelligence and cyber defence directorate.

The individual will assist in delivering an ongoing programme of cyber security enhancement and remediation, in accordance with the client’s cyber security strategy. The architect will oversee the technical delivery of this work, ensuring it adheres to the strategy.

Tasks will include:

• Shaping the technical capability of the security intelligence and cyber defence directorate.

   

• Overseeing continuation of the refocused Cyber+ Programme activities.

   

• Establish and chair Cyber+ Programme technical review board to ensure design and implementation
  work is aligned with the goals of the programme.

   

• Providing technical oversight across all of the Work Packages and initiatives for the programme.

   

• Maintaining and enhancing the Cyber Asset Register.

   

• Maintaining interfaces (manual or automatic) to sources of Company asset information.

   

• Attending meetings with Company Representatives and Company Third-Party Suppliers

   

• Attend weekly reviews to ensure project delivery adheres to technical architecture best practice 

   

• Provide technical direction to the Cyber Defence Centre to manage security operations 

   

Skills / Capabilities Required: 

• Advanced knowledge of Active Directory and Azure Active Directory 

   

• Advanced understanding of Microsoft suite of tools including Azure cloud services, SCCM 

   

• Previous experience of holding global admin rights for an organisation  

   

• Experience in account and identity management processes both in Azure and on premise 

   

• Confident in engaging challenging stakeholders 

   

• Clear decision making according to industry best practice 

   

• Ability to operate in a challenging environment and manage several workstreams at once 

   

• Qualifications in technical architecture