Solution Architect

Our client, a large government customer, are seeking a Solution Architect to join their team. The role is remote based, with some travel to Corsham / UK wide. The role requires SC clearance.

Requirements are scheduled to run until 31/03/2022

Rate: £450 - £550/day

IR35 STATUS: Inside IR35. Our client has indicated that they intend to operate the engagement as Inside IR35. Candidates would be required to operate through an umbrella company on this engagement. The rates above represent rate payable to the umbrella co.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 06/12/2021 at 13:00

Overview of Role

There is a requirement for a Cyber Solutions Architect who can help to understand and respond to cyber vulnerabilities. Your role will be to help analyse and visualise complex security problems, identify suitable solutions and support their delivery to stakeholders.

You will be expected to demonstrate positive and effective communication skills. Your analytical skills will be required to be finely tuned, as evidenced in your career to date, as this will assist translating extraordinarily challenging technical issues to stakeholders who are not overly familiar with the technical context of the issue(s) in hand.

Main Responsibilities

• Support the identification of valid intervention ideas.
• Clarify requirements with stakeholders.
• Develop and assess solution options, cognizant of metrics used for prioritisation and non-technical constraints, such as procurement strategies.
• Support the development of the specific procurement strategy for each intervention and define the preferred solution architecture.
• Support the technical aspects of the artefacts needed for procurement, such as: Statements of Requirements, competition question sets and Commitment Cases.
• Support engagement with suppliers as needed.
• Develop the technical aspects of more complex and involved interventions - for example by developing trial strategies and plans - and lead their delivery.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Strong stakeholder engagement skill, including eliciting requirements and briefing information (both verbally and in writing) to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Knowledge of and demonstrable experience of security designs, architecture patterns and principles.
• Knowledge of and demonstrable experience of complex systems integration.
• Knowledge of and demonstrable experience of complex procurements.
• Knowledge of and demonstrable experience of options analysis from a technical perspective.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• A broad knowledge of Security Operations
• A broad knowledge of security and IT tooling
• Practical experience of Microsoft Security Portfolio
• Knowledge of Networking, Software Applications, Storage, Cloud
• Commercial & Industry knowledge
• Ability to identify and quantify Cyber Security Risk
• Work with minimal guidance or supervision
• Planning and delivery of Alpha and Beta trials

Candidate Eligibility

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK, this role will not offer Visa sponsorship. Tier 2 – General visas are cannot be accepted.

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