Technical Architect - DV Cleared, Active Directory

Technical Architect - Contract - Guildford/London - Great Rates!

As a Technical Architect, you'll be tasked with producing the design artefacts to enable the consolidation of a number of our Active Directory domains and Forests.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning, developing, maintaining and making available records of designs, technical evaluations, pilot/testing projects with new technology
• Ensure that all design material is delivered as concisely and succinctly as possible
• Ensure that all solutions are thoroughly thought through, taking into account not just the technology aspect but also the service wrap/end-to-end solution, ensuring that the design comes together as a fully coherent solution carefully targeted at meeting the business need
• Participation in, and support of, the project management process including:
  • Development of technical designs
  • Support of project teams in design implementation
  • Technical QA of completed projects
  • Lessons learnt
  • Other architectural activities, as defined by project management and architectural processes
• Responsible for ensuring designs are well communicated and worked through to formal approval
• Provide technical expertise, leadership and promote continual learning across the department
• Actively participate in project, portfolio or technology-centric virtual teams, supporting cross team cohesion and clarity of priorities/best-practices, all centred on meeting architectural principles and business/programme objectives
• Progress/issue reporting and general escalation to the Lead Technical Architect
• Member of the Change Approval Board, as required to support delivery activities

Mandatory Skills & Experience:

• Previous experience of large scale consolidation of Active Directory domains and forests including user, computer and service migrations
• Strong experience of infrastructure design work, with the following core technologies:
  • Cisco
  • Microsoft
  • VMware
• Used to producing highly detailed designs that will withstand thorough scrutiny
• Flexible approach to working and used to working under pressure, delivery of highly accurate designs with tight timescales
• Experience within a security sensitive and or protectively marked environment
• Able to work confidently with senior management
• Certifications such as
  • MSCE/MCITP
  • CISSP
  • VCP

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Linux/Unix
• Juniper SA,MAG & SSG
• Palo Alto Firewalls
• Citrix - XenApp & XenDesktop
• NetApp
• Tufin
• Check Point
• TOGAF

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