Consultant, Solution/Technical Architect
Actica Consulting
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Hybrid • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Working either individually or as part of a larger Actica team, you will undertake consultancy assignments that could include:
- - Direct engagement with clients to understand their business drivers, requirements and constraints.
- - Defining end-to-end solution architectures including Business, Information/Data, Applications and Infrastructure views.
- - Development of solutions and product investigation/selection and supporting implementation in critical national infrastructure projects.
- - Supporting large ICT procurements, including developing technical requirements and evaluating options.
Requirements
- A track record in technical or solution architecture for digital projects or programmes is essential.
- The fast-changing nature of the ICT environment together with the need to resource multiple, ad-hoc assignments also requires the individual to be intellectually agile, proactive and self-motivated – with the ability to apply a structured approach to often unfamiliar subject matter.
- Experience working on Digital or ICT programmes within the Defence and / or UK Public Sector.
- Solution Architecture development and review using industry standard frameworks or modelling standards (e.g. TOGAF, Archimate language) and tooling (such as BizzDesign, SparxEA or Archi).
- Experience with two or more of the following:
- - Cloud Platforms: Understanding of Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Oracle Cloud, or VMware VCF (with ability to design cloud-native or hybrid solutions). Suitable qualifications might include Cisco CCNP, Amazon Web Services Solution Architect, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, Google Associate Cloud Engineer, VMware Certified Professional.
- - A solid foundation in infrastructure. Understanding networking, integration of software defined networking within cloud, storage, virtualization, and server technologies such as Cisco, Dell, Palo Alto.
- - Integration & APIs: REST, event-driven architectures, message brokers, API gateways.
- - Data: data models, data flows, data governance, analytical platforms.
- - Security: familiarity with NCSC and cloud security principles, identity & access management, zero trust, data protection and regulatory compliance.
- The nature of Actica’s business means that a wide and varied background is preferable and the capability to adapt quickly to change is always required.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
solution architecturecloud platformsdata governanceRESTevent-driven architecturesAPI gatewaysnetworkingvirtualizationserver technologiesdata models
Soft skills
intellectually agileproactiveself-motivatedstructured approachadaptability
Certifications
Cisco CCNPAmazon Web Services Solution ArchitectMicrosoft Azure FundamentalsGoogle Associate Cloud EngineerVMware Certified Professional