Solution Architect (SC Cleared)
6 Month Contract | Hybrid, Glasgow/East Kilbride | Inside IR35 | £1200/Day
Spinks are are working with a well established Government Organisation who are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to assist during an important phase of change.
As an expert Solutions Architect, you will have the following:
* Technology Expertise: You will have a solid understanding of a broad range of industry-standard technologies, across a diverse range of Microsoft and Linux-based deployments, across physical, virtual, and containerised compute.
* Software & Infrastructure Expertise: Understanding of both software and infrastructure design considerations and be comfortable working with engineers to understand and guide the datacentre environment that applications are deployed into.
* Architecture Leadership: You will have deep experience in working in an architecture function and leading the development of the vision, principles, and strategy for architects for a set of products, projects, and technologies. You will be practised in creating technical standards, blueprints, reference architectures, roadmaps, transition states and target solutions across multiple services.
* Cloud Expertise: Experience designing and implementing cloud solutions across major providers (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP, Oracle) Expertise in navigating platform-specific features and optimising and automating (IaC) deployments for maximum security, performance, and cost-effectiveness. Strong understanding of cloud governance models and compliance frameworks relevant to government environments.
* Stakeholder Management: You will have proven ability to lead and influence stakeholders across multiple disciplines, crafting and advocating for long-term technical vision aligned with business strategy. This will include experience of interacting with, and influencing, senior stakeholders and a wide range of people across large teams, departments, suppliers, and customers.
* Communicating & Influencing: You will have exceptional communication skills, adept at translating complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences. Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and build strong relationships with vendors.
Contract details:
* Solutions Architect
* 6 Month Contract
* Inside IR35
* Hybrid - 2/3 days p/w in Glasgow
* £1200/day
* ASAP Start
Please note: Active SC Clearance is required for this role.
If you're interested in this role, please apply for immediate consideration.