Exchange Architect/SME

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The role is responsible for architecture, design and technical leadership of work to implement secure messaging services based on Exchange and Outlook.

Support enterprise architects in developing programme-wide architecture and meeting objectives of Preliminary Design Review (PDR).

Provide an outline plan of the project to the Scrum Master e.g. key objectives of a series of sprints, dependencies, etc.

Analyse requirements, policies, standards, and other constraints. Flag up omissions or inconsistencies and seek resolution.

Develop and document high level design using given methodology (SAFe), tools and templates.

Give direction and support to the engineers building and testing the design.

Identify stakeholders and lead the project through governance and security accreditation.

Skills and Experience

Previous experience of IT architecture and design on large programmes. Experience of agile and waterfall methodologies (e.g. SAFe), tools and templates used on such programmes.

Previous experience of working in highly secure environments.

Able to read and appreciate the consequences of large volumes of documentation including requirements, policies, standards, etc.

Able to liaise effectively with customer representatives.

Able to liaise effectively with other areas of the programme e.g. enterprise architects, programme management office (PMO), other towers with which the project will have to interface (e.g. Security, Service Management, Hosting), System Test), subcontractors and vendors.

Able to work autonomously within a complex programme. Given the complexity, there are likely to be elements where the architect has no previous experience; they should be able to work intelligently and methodically in such circumstances.

Technical leadership: able to give direction and support to the engineers building and testing the design, and to other teams interfacing with the design. Able to present the project to governance reviews and security accreditors.

Previous experience of designing email systems to handle protectively marked content.

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 18 weeks.

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

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