Lead Technical Architect – 9 months – DV – £790pday – hybrid (Milton Keynes)
A Lead Technical Architect – DV Security Cleared (Developed Vetting) is required by our government client based in Milton Keynes. The role is hybrid and commutable from Northampton, East Midlands, Luton and North London.
Working in a DV Security Cleared environment, DV clearance is required (or eligible) due to the urgency of the role.
Essential Requirements
* Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or Telecommunications.
* TOGAF, ITIL, Agile Project Management, PRINCE2, or equivalent experience.
* (CCNP), VMware Certified Professional – Network Virtualisation (VCP‑NV), Palo Alto (PCNSE), Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.
* Designing and governing secure networks using VMware (private cloud), Microsoft on‑premise, and multi‑cloud (Azure and/or AWS) technologies.
* Led scalable, resilient, and cost‑efficient LAN, WAN, and hybrid cloud network designs.
* Translate business/security requirements into secure, efficient, and cost‑effective designs.
* Reviewing and assuring complex solutions and authored concise and high quality high‑ and low‑level designs using the TOGAF framework.
* Expertise in network automation, provisioning, and orchestration.
* Leading and managing technical architects.
Knowledge
* Designing secure or air‑gapped platforms within the government sector.
* Knowledge of NCSC, GDS, and UK government security frameworks, including Secure by Design, Cloud Security Principles, Government Functional Standards, and the Technology Code of Practice.
* Design knowledge of modern practices such as zero‑trust architecture and network automation.
* Designing cloud‑native networking within Microsoft Azure/AWS (Azure VNet/AWS VPC).
* Deep technical knowledge across physical and logical network architectures, including Cisco (ACI, ASA, Firepower (NGFW), ASR, Catalyst, and Nexus), VMware NSX, and Palo Alto Firewalls.
* Strong understanding of networking protocols and technologies such as VLANs, MPLS, IPsec, OSPF, BGP, SD‑WAN, SDN, TCP/IP, ICMP, VPN, DNS, and QoS.
* Design knowledge of F5 BIG‑IP (LTM, ASM) and experience with monitoring platforms such as SolarWinds and PRTG.
* Understanding the design, configuration, integration, and operation of high‑grade encryption devices.
Experience
* Designed architectures for secure environments, ideally within government or defence.
* Developed and maintained technical roadmaps aligned with organisational strategy.
* Evaluated solution options and advised on time, cost, quality, and security trade‑offs.
* Experience architecting DDoS protection and mitigation alongside Firewalls, WAF, IDS/IPS, and EDR/XDR/NDR systems.
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