Solutions Architect (Servers)

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Solutions Architect - Servers/Network

Consultancy style Architecture role focussing on Servers/Networks within MoD Environments

Portsmouth

Competitive salary and befits

SC Clearance eligibility is essential for consideration

Solutions Architect

Key responsibility

Responsible for the technical design delivery of secure end to end comms and IS solutions in a complex multi-bearer, mobile environment from requirements capture through high level design to delivery and transition to service. Leading complex higher-risk projects and tasks, solutions may have no precedence

Act as a comms or IS expert across the business supporting delivery and business winning from a technical perspective

Personal Skills

* Self-motivated, articulate, with good verbal and written communication skills

* Sound and comprehensive communications skills are required in order to convey complex information to non-specialist audiences.

* Be organized and have good time and personal management

* Tenacity and drive to ensure work is delivered across multiple stakeholders

Technical Responsibilities

* Defining and delivering IT andcomms solutions, including:

* Capturing User Requirements

* Translating user requirements into high level systems requirements

* Designing and costing the IT and comms infrastructure solution

* Developing the test and acceptance strategy

* Designing complete Comms or IT solutions for challenging environments potentially where no current infrastructure exists (including mobility and security challenges)

* Strong system engineering principals ensuring correct and appropriate process is followed by team.

* Lead other parts of the business, customer or subcontractors to integrate technology into networks solution

* Able to ensure documentation is clear and concise and appropriate to the project

* Keep abreast of industry trends and advancements in information technology and how they can be incorporated into solutions

Technical Skills and Qualifications

* Will have proven expertise in one of the following areas and knowledge of other areas:

* IT and Servers

* Detailed experience in deploying and supporting Enterprise Infrastructure Services including directory, messaging, back-up and storage

* Detailed experience in implementing lock downs based on Microsoft Group Policy Objects and Group Policy Preference Extensions

* Detailed experience with virtualisation technology, especially VMware or HyperV

* Experience of IT systems integration;

* Comms and Bearers

* Deep knowledge of systems including VLF, HF, UHF and satcom

* Ideally deep knowledge of military comms systems including VLF, Bowman, Falcon and/or Skynet5/6 or Maritime comms

Customer

* Should have a strong understanding of the military environment, generally with a focus on one of air, maritime or land. This will include a technical understanding of the systems that are deployed and the types of information being passed over the networks

* Practical experience of working with MOD and GCHQ network security policies

* Able to work across multiple customer type and adapt style accordingly

Business

* Responsible for the production of (and/or contributions to) proposal for work (preparation/justification of work programmes/plans/resource estimates, identification of risk and mitigation strategies)

* Work with PM to technically deliver project work across the team as required

* Participation in reference groups, training and research on new functionality etc.

* Able to facilitate multiple stakeholders to come to an agreed solution

* Understanding of Defence Procurement

Leadership

* Able to work collaboratively and build teams to ensure the solution is documented and delivered into service following established governance processes

* Able to task and manage junior members of staff

* Supporting staff development

* Able negotiate and facilitate customer community to gain agreement on way forward with projects

Other

* SC Clearance and willingness to undergo further clearances

* Willingness to travel within the UK and potentially overseas.