£600–700 p/d Outside IR35 DV Cleared | Hybrid (South West, UK) Ref: NC-(phone number removed) PKI & Cloud Architect (Contract) Ncounter is seeking an experienced DV Cleared Architect to support a major Defence programme, driving the design and delivery of secure, large-scale infrastructure across both private and public cloud environments. This position focuses heavily on enterprise PKI and trust services, integrating modern authentication, federation, and certificate management capabilities across highly assured platforms. You’ll take a leading role in shaping resilient architectures within secure, air-gapped environments, ensuring compliance with MOD and NCSC principles while delivering practical, scalable solutions to complex mission systems. Key Responsibilities: • Define and deliver enterprise-grade PKI and trust infrastructures covering Root/Issuing CAs, Registration Authorities, Validation Authorities, and Certificate Lifecycle Management systems • Develop high-quality design artefacts, standards, and documentation for PKI, identity, and cross-domain architectures • Provide technical guidance on Active Directory integration, federation services, and certificate-based authentication methods • Architect solutions using VMWare Cloud Foundation (VCF) and contribute to hybrid deployments spanning AWS, GCP, and Azure environments • Engage with stakeholders through technical workshops, de...