Solution Architect

Solution Architect - 6 month contract - Portsmouth - up to £520 per day

• SC Clearance will be required for this opportunity

Our client, a global giant in their industry, is on the hunt for an experienced Solution Architect to join their technology team based in Portsmouth

Solution Architect - 6 month contract - Portsmouth - up to £520 per day

• SC Clearance will be required for this opportunity

Our client, a global giant in their industry, is on the hunt for an experienced Solution Architect to join their technology team based in Portsmouth. As the Solution Architect you will work to develop and document business requirement, apply technology standards to meet the needs of the business and ensure compatibility and governance for all the clients supported solutions.

Major Tasks and Activities:

• Delivery of bid and project solutions to ITIL governance standards.
• Work within project delivery framework with assigned project managers
• Develop and document business requirements, architecture and design.
• Assessment of existing software/hardware interfaces and augmentation to support future needs
• Providing facilitation, assistance, planning and technical support to ensure correct understanding of system requirements/design
• Defining, documenting and analysing performance measures to ensure solutions are fit for purpose
• Identify and collate subject matter expertise in order to identify and document solutions
• Provide bid support to new business venture/acquisition
• Working with Enterprise Architect to identify need and create new standards as appropriate
• Working with solutions delivery to manage resourcing requirements
• Create and monitor processes to ensure smooth delivery

Qualification and Experience

• Experienced IT professional
• Wide experience of project based technology and solution delivery
• Customer facing consultancy
• Senior Stakeholder management
• Technical qualifications e.g. MCSE, CCNA
• Wide exposure to technology
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of developing technical solutions for large scale complex projects

Desired:

• Delivering secure SaaS and PaaS solutions
• Experience delivering integration's with 3rd Party services e.g. Azure or AWS
• Working with platforms on Microsoft, VMware, Citrix, and Oracle Software
• Working with environments complying with government JSP 604 Standards
• Use of Architectural Toolset for design, process & lifecycle management
• TOGAF qualification
• Prince II or other Management experience