Technical/Solutions Architect

A large IT Consultancy is looking for Technical Architects to join an existin team on a secure sector account.

Candidates MUST be Sole British Nationals and UK Residents for the last 5 years.

Role responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Account Solution Architect to design, and implement innovative approaches to their problems and challenges
• Have a deep technical understanding and to support engineers in the build and development of POC's and have a hands-on approach to designing and implementing solutions which have high availability, achieve performance metrics and are scalable
• Helping to shape, evolve and document the architecture that underpins the existing platforms and services and lead their on-going transition from legacy systems to cloud based architectures.
• Interacting with project roles as required, to gain an understanding of the complex business environment, technical context, end client requirements and organisational strategic direction.
• Advising our customer on the latest technologies and methodologies

What you will bring to the team:

• Enthusiasm for collaboration and excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• An interest in keeping up with emerging tools, techniques, and technologies
• Effective time management and organisational skills
• A flexible and Agile way of working within a fast paced and everchanging environment.
• Attention to detail with a pragmatic and enthusiastic attitude to work
• Demonstrates a high level of energy, enthusiasm, and tenacity to achieve a positive result
• Is a self-starter, overcomes obstacles and is driven to succeed
• Works well under pressure to meet deadlines
• Rapid adaptability in terms of technology and approach are key

Desirable Skills and Technologies:

• Either strong Linux sys admin and KVM skills or VMware - ESX, vCentre, Clustering, HA, DRS, vRealize, Update Manager, hardening, storage integration, deep trouble shooting
• A proven track record in technical computing-based environments
• A deep understanding of Linux and its broader eco system

• Deployment automation technologies
• The ability to code, especially Infrastructure as code
• Network design, implementation, and administration
• A track record in the design and application of systems, leveraging automation technologies
• A deep understanding of Virtualisation and Container technologies
• Design of large, complex systems including practical experimentation and development skills
• Has both technical breadth and depth and great client engagement skills
• Knowledge or appreciation of some the listed technologies;
  Foreman; Puppet; Satellite; Ansible; Nagios; AI/ML; Big Data; Elastic Search; IaaS; PaaS; HPC; DevOps; AWS; Azure; Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift; Linux based applications