Senior Technical Architect (Security)
£550pd - £650pd DOE (Inside IR35/Umbrella)
6 Month Initial Contract
Milton Keynes
Hybrid - 3 days in office
DV / SC Clearance ideally


Are you a Technical Architect with experience of working in a secure enterprise environment? Are you DV or SC cleared?
My central government client are looking for a Senior Technical Architect to support with the delivery and management of key security capabilities. You will support technical teams in delivery capabilities, providing 4 level oversight on technical issues.
You will be responsible for the maintenance and development of high and low designs for product and carry out Impact assessment of functional, capability and security changes. The successful candidate will have experience of working in a secure environment.
You will need experience of server/operating system (Microsoft and Linux), network technologies, as a minimum:
- Hybrid Cloud
- Gateways
- PKI
- Email
- VMware virtualisation platforms (including VCD, VSAN, and NSX)
- SASE architecture
- Cisco
- Palo Alto
Further Experience Required:
* Experience creating technical and architectural documents such as options assessments, low and high-level technical designs.
* DevSecOps experience in automation and improvement in development and release processes (Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery).
* Experience of requirements management and the ownership of requirements.
* Experience in design and migration to public cloud capabilities in M365/Azure and AWS.
* Working knowledge of auditing and security products configuration.
* A comprehensive understanding of NCSC, GDS, CIS, Cyber Essentials, and NIST IT security principles, along with experience in UK government technology strategies and policies

Desirable:
* Worked in a matrix organisation structure.
* Infrastructure as a Code (IaC), Containerisation, and Microservices.
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The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.
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