Technical Architect
6-month contract | £600 per day | Inside IR35 | Bedford (3-4 days onsite)
Our client is seeking an experienced Technical Architect to support a major estate transformation programme spanning internet-connected and air-gapped environments. You'll work closely with technical teams and security stakeholders to define secure, compliant solution architectures across a highly complex OT and on-prem infrastructure estate.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead architectural discovery and requirements gathering with internal teams.
* Interpret and apply defence-grade security and compliance requirements (up to SECRET).
* Develop solution options and produce target-state and N-state phased architectures.
* Design solutions across mixed internet-connected and air-gapped environments.
* Architect on-prem infrastructure with heavy use of VMware technologies.
* Support design work across highly specialised Operational Technology (OT) systems.
* Document architectures, provide design governance, and support technical teams through delivery.
* Work collaboratively across engineering, operations, and security to validate solutions.
Requirements
* Minimum SC clearance and ability to work with SECRET-level systems.
* Strong infrastructure and network architectural background.
* Experience designing for secure, classified, air-gapped, or defence environments.
* Background in Operational Technology (OT), CNI, or other critical estates.
* Proven ability to work in complex, highly regulated technical environments.
* Comfortable being onsite in Bedford 3-4 days per week.
* Strong understanding of VMware-based virtualisation and on-prem architectures.
Desirable
* Experience within defence, RAF, MoD, or defence-aligned organisations.
* Experience designing solutions for SECRET-classified environments.
* Prior work in mixed IT/OT operational estates.
A great opportunity to shape secure infrastructure and influence the technical direction of a critical, high-impact transformation programme.
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