Solution Architect Infrastructure / CNI

Lead Solution Architect (Infrastructure / CNI)
Utilities
Predominantly remote: 1 day per month in Warwick
6 months
£750 - £850 per day

SC Clearance ideally but we will consider lapsed SC.

In short:Solution Architect with a strong preference to infrastructure and an appreciation of networking required to join a separation programme of work going into 2025. You will be involved in the separation piece and then stay on as we go into transformation. An understanding / appreciation of CNI would be ideal but not essential. We just need a classic Solution Architect to be responsible for our sever tower and some integration into the cloud (they're an MS shop).

In full:

Job Description:

We are seeking a talented and experienced LeadSolution Architect to join our dynamic team. As a Lead Solution Architect, you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining our organisation's infrastructure on a Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) project. The project scope spans the business separation of security capabilities as a priority, followed by transformation.

You will provide leadership to a team of skilled IT professionals and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure our infrastructure meets the highest standards of reliability and performance. You will have gravitas and sound influencing skills, comfortable dealing with C-suite leaders and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing the overall technical leadership for the project, maintaining key relationships with Enterprise Architecture and Cyber Security
• Producing conceptual, logical and physical architecture documents, ensuring alignment to standards, frameworks and design process
• Producing options papers and technical migration plans
• Collaboration with technology vendors to assess and select the best solutions and technologies, challenging professionally where necessary
• Represent the project at Technical Design Authority Boards?
• Support technical implementation activities and change
• Provide input into test strategy, plans and execution

Preferred Skills:

• Sound understanding of on-prem, cloud, and remote site infrastructure design
• Strong technical knowledge of Microsoft technologies - SQL, Active Directory, Azure Integration
• Virtualization technologies - VM Ware and VSphere

• Good understanding of SAN infrastructure design
• Experience of writing, reviewing and approving HLD and LLDs
• Experience of site transformation and migration between different vendor technologies?
• Strong communication and teamworking skills

Experience :

• Must have Security Clearance or have lapsed clearance we can re-instate
  • Required - A minimum of 5+ years in a similar role with proven experience in Solution Architecture and Design.
  • Desirable - Bachelor's degree in Solution Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).
• Desirable - business separation/divestment experience
  • Desirable - experience of working with CNI, Utilities, Regulated Industries, OT

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.
Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunities employer.