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Principal Architect - Facilities & Data Centre Design UK-Based- Remote (Flexible International Travel Required - Including Riyadh, KSA) Payrate: 650 - 747 Per Day Inside IR35 Contract Duration - 6 Months IR35 Status: Inside Sector: Telecommunications / National Cyber Security Program NISC 2000 (Mandatory) A leading global telecommunications company is seeking a Principal Architect with deep expertise in Facilities and Data Centre Design to lead a critical strategic programme in collaboration with international cyber security stakeholders. This role plays a pivotal part in shaping national-level infrastructure as part of a 2030 National Cyber Security Capability roadmap. As the technical lead for Data Centre and Operations Room environments, you will work with consortium partners, strategists, and analysts to define the long-term architecture, create implementation roadmaps, and drive the delivery of large-scale, secure infrastructure solutions. Key Responsibilities: Define and deliver a comprehensive Data Centre and Operational Environment Strategy. Develop high-level use cases, architectural requirements, and RFPs for large-scale national infrastructure projects. Lead gap analysis, migration planning, and define operational resilience and business continuity models. Ensure compliance with industry best practices in design, physical security, networking, power, cooling, and cloud integration. Translate strategic vision into functional and non-functional requirements across people, process, and technology. What We're Looking For: 10+ years of experience in Data Centre architecture and facilities design. Proven experience with physical, hybrid, and cloud-based DC solutions, including containerisation and virtualisation. Strong capability in RFP creation, stakeholder engagement, and translating business needs into technical requirements. Deep knowledge of structured cabling, power/cooling systems, space planning, and physical security. Prior experience in national/international-scale infrastructure programs. Ability to lead through ambiguity, work with cross-functional teams, and simplify complex information for stakeholders. Excellent communication and strategic thinking skills. This is a high-impact opportunity to influence the architectural blueprint of critical infrastructure for national cyber defence. If you're a strategic thinker with deep technical knowledge and a passion for designing secure, resilient environments, we'd love to hear from you. This is an urgent vacancy where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it khushboo. Co. uk Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Ofgem is a non-ministerial government department and an independent National Regulatory Authority. Our principal objective is to protect the interests of existing and future electricity and gas consumers. We do this by promoting value for money, promoting security of supply and sustainability, for present and future generations of consumers, domestic and industrial users, the supervision and development of markets and competition, regulation and the delivery of government schemes. We work effectively with, but are independent of, government, the energy industry and other stakeholders within a legal framework determined by the UK government and the European Union. We are building a Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) driven organisation at Ofgem and will lead industry by showcasing best practice when dealing with data, digital and technology in the energy sector. Our more modern, insight-driven, innovative approach to DDaT will provide outstanding experiences at the right cost, quality and pace for the whole of Ofgem and ensure consumers receive a top-quality and cost-effective supply of energy. Responsibilities The Senior Infrastructure Engineer will play a critical part in supporting (run) and developing (change) Ofgem Azure Landing Zone to support new services and the migration of existing service to the Cloud. Working in a team of infrastructure specialists and engineers, the senior infrastructure engineer builds, administers, supports and maintains solutions as directed and according to departmental policy. At this level, you will: ensure services are integrated, delivered and operated as required work with and support third parties in providing infrastructure services work with technical architects to translate architectural designs into operations work with our Security Engineers in the design, development and enablement of automated monitoring processes, supporting the implementation of (Security Information and Event Management) and network analysis tools, techniques and procedures to ensure stability, reliability and security Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Infrastructure as Code to automate the deployment of resource stacks and associated configuration for the DevOps community in Ofgem Establishing and implement monitoring and management infrastructure for both availability and performance management The use of active Azure services to meet Ofgems technology and resiliency requirements Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving Making Effective Decisions Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Please see Candidate Pack/Role Profile for further details. Benefits Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; up to 30 days annual leave. Excellent training and development opportunities. The opportunity to join the Civil Service pension arrangements which include a valuable range of benefits. Flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Restaurant and subsidise gym (London only). Interest free season ticket loan. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. When you press the Apply now button, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), your career history and qualifications. You will then be asked to answer 3 Technical Questions evidencing how you meet the essential and desirable skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within these answers how you meet each of the essential and desirable skills and capabilities. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals Further information on nationality requirements Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles . The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Are you an OCI expert looking for a new challenge? Role Overview: Are you an Oracle Architect with experience of cloud migrations and OCI? Would you like to expand your experience of cloud technologies with a focus on OCI? Are you the person who understands and "owns" the end-to-end solution during a project? Do you enjoy inspiring and leading a successful cloud transformation team? Do you enjoy developing and growing new business in a dynamic cloud environment? Do you understand how to sell and position business value to senior stakeholders? Would you like to further these skills and take your career to the next level? Then you could be our next OCI Architect. We are looking for an experienced, motivated lead OCI Architect who can (a.) lead and inspire more junior members of a delivery team, (b.) act as the presales lead to develop and win new cloud business. We are looking to grow our team with architects who have big ambitions to succeed in the IT Industry and are keen to build and enhance their careers with one of the leading technology companies of our time. You will be supported by ADS Consulting's extensive network of industry and technical experts along with our innovative, collaborative and fun training and development opportunities both in the UK and across Europe. Key Responsibilities: Provides advice and guidance to development teams on architectures and application designs Identifies and promotes best practice, including standards, frameworks and solution methodologies Proactively identify opportunities for extending existing and new developments into re-usable resources, and maintains a central repository of resources, including code, design documentation, standards, patterns and guidance Tracks market trends and competitor activities in 'expert' area and ensure this data is utilised for the ongoing service development Defines scope and deliverables for assignment with 'client' (may be internal or external) for the design of complex systems architectures to integrate business and IT requirements Delivers effective technical architecture designs in accordance with agreed scope, time, financial and quality measures Ensures effective client engagement and stakeholder management during assignment (may include management of technology partners and subcontractors) Completes assignment review with 'client' at the end of each and every assignment (or six monthly for long term assignments) Actively promotes Sopra Steria consulting, application management, business process and IT-outsourcing services. Seeks and gains recognition outside Sopra Steria within 'expert' area by active involvement in industry / specialist groups that develops recognition of Company's capability that is transferable into sales opportunities Develops and exploits personal network of contacts within Sopra Steria to ensure high levels of chargeable personal utilisation Shares personal knowledge of 'expert' area through coaching and mentoring, running workshops, establishing 'special interest groups' To identify and manage risk in his/her business activities and take responsibility for reporting risks in a timely, open and appropriate manner What you'll bring: Experience of Cloud solutions Proven experience assessing client's Oracle workloads and technology landscape for OCI suitability, Including OCI Network and Security design for complex architectures to support high availability and disaster recovery requirements. Demonstrate extensive knowledge of the latest and emerging developments in IT and cloud technologies; Have delivery experience from cloud migrations; Have a good understanding of cloud offerings from the leading cloud vendors; Be able to present a point of view in a compelling way and defend it when needed; Be able to clearly articulate and document cloud transformation strategies and roadmaps; Link business requirement to technology and cloud solutions; Capture and interpret business requirement; Have an understanding of how to build financial TCO and/or ROI models; Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills; Be comfortable interacting with stakeholders including C level when needed. Desirable Skills: SaaS Oracle EBS Apps DBA Implementation and Production Support experience Knowledge of best practices and market trends pertaining to Cloud (OCI, Azure, AWS, GCP) and overall industry to provide thought leadership (seminars, whitepapers etc.) and mentor team to build necessary capability. In depth knowledge of Oracle SaaS and PaaS If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you! Employment Type: Full-time Location: UK Remote, with some travel Security Clearance Level: SC Internal Recruiter: Josh Huggins-Smith Salary: £95,000 Benefits: £6,600 car allowance, couple medical cover, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improve performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible. Loved reading about this job and want to know more about our company? Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client's goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets. Our technical specialists deploy systems running many of the major operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, and multiple Linux distros. We also provide Messaging and Collaboration systems and support, Application packaging and deployment, along with supporting Infrastructure and Cloud services and support. Our time can be split between our services and project work, so we have the chance to be multi-disciplined and access to a range of technologies. We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.

Ofgem is a non-ministerial government department and an independent National Regulatory Authority. Our principal objective is to protect the interests of existing and future electricity and gas consumers. We do this by promoting value for money, promoting security of supply and sustainability, for present and future generations of consumers, domestic and industrial users, the supervision and development of markets and competition, regulation and the delivery of government schemes. We work effectively with, but are independent of, government, the energy industry and other stakeholders within a legal framework determined by the UK government and the European Union. We are building a Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) driven organisation at Ofgem and will lead industry by showcasing best practice when dealing with data, digital and technology in the energy sector. Our more modern, insight-driven, innovative approach to DDaT will provide outstanding experiences at the right cost, quality and pace for the whole of Ofgem and ensure consumers receive a top-quality and cost-effective supply of energy. Responsibilities The Senior Infrastructure Engineer will play a critical part in supporting (run) and developing (change) Ofgem Azure Landing Zone to support new services and the migration of existing service to the Cloud. Working in a team of infrastructure specialists and engineers, the senior infrastructure engineer builds, administers, supports and maintains solutions as directed and according to departmental policy. At this level, you will: ensure services are integrated, delivered and operated as required work with and support third parties in providing infrastructure services work with technical architects to translate architectural designs into operations work with our Security Engineers in the design, development and enablement of automated monitoring processes, supporting the implementation of (Security Information and Event Management) and network analysis tools, techniques and procedures to ensure stability, reliability and security Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Infrastructure as Code to automate the deployment of resource stacks and associated configuration for the DevOps community in Ofgem Establishing and implement monitoring and management infrastructure for both availability and performance management The use of active Azure services to meet Ofgems technology and resiliency requirements Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving Making Effective Decisions Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Please see Candidate Pack/Role Profile for further details. Benefits Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; up to 30 days annual leave. Excellent training and development opportunities. The opportunity to join the Civil Service pension arrangements which include a valuable range of benefits. Flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Restaurant and subsidise gym (London only). Interest free season ticket loan. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. When you press the Apply now button, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), your career history and qualifications. You will then be asked to answer 3 Technical Questions evidencing how you meet the essential and desirable skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within these answers how you meet each of the essential and desirable skills and capabilities. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals Further information on nationality requirements Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles . The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Ofgem is a non-ministerial government department and an independent National Regulatory Authority. Our principal objective is to protect the interests of existing and future electricity and gas consumers. We do this by promoting value for money, promoting security of supply and sustainability, for present and future generations of consumers, domestic and industrial users, the supervision and development of markets and competition, regulation and the delivery of government schemes. We work effectively with, but are independent of, government, the energy industry and other stakeholders within a legal framework determined by the UK government and the European Union. We are building a Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) driven organisation at Ofgem and will lead industry by showcasing best practice when dealing with data, digital and technology in the energy sector. Our more modern, insight-driven, innovative approach to DDaT will provide outstanding experiences at the right cost, quality and pace for the whole of Ofgem and ensure consumers receive a top-quality and cost-effective supply of energy. Responsibilities The Senior Infrastructure Engineer will play a critical part in supporting (run) and developing (change) Ofgem Azure Landing Zone to support new services and the migration of existing service to the Cloud. Working in a team of infrastructure specialists and engineers, the senior infrastructure engineer builds, administers, supports and maintains solutions as directed and according to departmental policy. At this level, you will: ensure services are integrated, delivered and operated as required work with and support third parties in providing infrastructure services work with technical architects to translate architectural designs into operations work with our Security Engineers in the design, development and enablement of automated monitoring processes, supporting the implementation of (Security Information and Event Management) and network analysis tools, techniques and procedures to ensure stability, reliability and security Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Infrastructure as Code to automate the deployment of resource stacks and associated configuration for the DevOps community in Ofgem Establishing and implement monitoring and management infrastructure for both availability and performance management The use of active Azure services to meet Ofgems technology and resiliency requirements Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving Making Effective Decisions Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Please see Candidate Pack/Role Profile for further details. Benefits Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; up to 30 days annual leave. Excellent training and development opportunities. The opportunity to join the Civil Service pension arrangements which include a valuable range of benefits. Flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Restaurant and subsidise gym (London only). Interest free season ticket loan. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. When you press the Apply now button, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), your career history and qualifications. You will then be asked to answer 3 Technical Questions evidencing how you meet the essential and desirable skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within these answers how you meet each of the essential and desirable skills and capabilities. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals Further information on nationality requirements Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles . The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Principal CI/CD Pipeline Engineer - Manager New innovations and technologies are disrupting the business environment. Organizations that want to remain competitive must embrace innovation or risk being left behind. At EY, we help our clients solve large and complex end-to-end business transformation challenges through a combination of human-centred design thinking, business innovation and digital technology. In Cloud Technology Consulting we shape, conceptualize and build innovative cloud solutions that address the most important issues and opportunities for our clients. We help our clients re-think business processes and operating models, through cloud-enabled platforms, emerging technologies and generation-skipping transformation. Our consultants work in agile, cross-functional teams addressing some of the most significant issues facing society today, such as transition to sustainable energy, digitisation of government, scaling high-growth businesses, exploiting the potential of AI, moving to a post-Covid world and improving wellness with digital healthcare. re-think business processes and operating models, through cloud-enabled platforms, emerging technologies and generation-skipping transformation. The core capabilities of our team include: Cloud Strategy and Governance. Working in combined teams of business, security, risk and technology consulting expertise, we support organizations develop their cloud strategy and roadmap while also providing ongoing governance to ensure their safe adoption of cloud. Assessment & Planning. Whether this is a data centre exit, a merger / divestiture or adoption of new digital capabilities, our assessment frameworks allow us to understand the current IT landscape from a people, process and technology perspective and conduct a maturity assessment.The outputs aid the formulation of focused recommendations and plans to enable our clients along their cloud journey. Cloud Transformation Delivery. Integrated transformation capabilities combining domain, strategy, technical and delivery experience. We provide end-to-end cloud foundation services through migration leveraging near and offshore resources and leading migration tools and methods. Operational Optimisation-Best practices for maximizing the success of cloud operations include centrally managing cloud resources and establishing standards and best practices for cloud environments. We have extensive experience conducting cloud optimization assessments to identify cost-saving opportunities, maximize ROI over the long term and increase operational efficiency. Cloud Data security and Privacy -Securing data, managing risk and remaining compliant with industry regulators are critical to cloud adoption. We help organizations stay up-to-date with leading services in data security and data privacy, as well as complying with regulatory requirements. The opportunity: As a Principal CI/CD Pipeline Engineer, you will drive continuous integration and continuous delivery based application development on public cloud platforms. Working within a cross-functional team, you will be responsible for understanding, learning and applying new automated build, test and deployment capabilities and help develop project teams towards integrating such solutions. You will work alongside the team to help expand awareness, knowledge and experience on automation with in CI/CD pipelines. As part of this growing team, you will get to help shape the innovative culture that makes EY such a great place to work. Your key responsibilities Design, propose, facilitate organizational and process improvements as needed for supporting automation and DevOps. Participate in the design of service automation in cloud towards Infrastructure-as-code and engineering of new cloud technologies Obtain and process requirements in order to transform application delivery for cloud in an agile fashion Maintain adherence to architectural standards/principles, global product-specific guidelines, usability design standards, etc. Provide support and documentation to assist in sustaining projects during the transition to production. Input into internal and external organizations towards development of methods, standards and efficiencies Identify potential points of contention for missed activities and notify leadership of situation with possible solutions. Involve and drive firm's evolution towards DevOps and Agile Transformation Execute process engineering and operational improvement initiatives for automation tooling focused on cloud Resolve and act as escalation and coordination point for incidents and problems related to affected automation Execute scheduled or unscheduled automation in support of other technology domains Perform audits and analyse existing products for the purpose of ensuring proper configuration management and consistency. To qualify for the role you must have Bachelors and / or master's degree in design, business or technology subject areas or relevant experience 8 - 10 years of related work experience as full stack engineer with a minimum of 3 years public cloud experience in AWS, Azure or GCP Background in delivering digital products / services with experience of working across the full product/ software lifecycle (design, implementation, testing) Experience working in an agile environment, where agile and/or lean practices and approaches are applied as a way of working to deliver technology products Excellent communication skills and ability to produce high-quality written deliverables in fluent English A willingness to travel and work in client sites, both in the UK and overseas as and when required Strong skillset and experience establishing CI/CD pipelines using CloudBees, TFS and VSTS. Solid experience in Groovy, Yaml, Shell, JSON, Jenkins workflows, and API/pipeline integration scripting Strong skillsets in integrating and operating Static and Dynamic Code Scans for security testing, open source code scan with pipelines Experience with Docker containers and Kubernetes and other types of Microservices and Container technologies highly preferred Experience with application load balancing solutions for scaling and HA is a plus Linux and Windows administration experience is a plus Well versed in internet architectures, including web, application, and database components Understanding of firewalls, NAT and packet filtering (specifically lptables) General Networking skills expected Interest and ability to learn other technologies and tools as needed Hands-On experience with various cloud and open-source based platforms is a plus (such as IIS, MsSQL, Apache, Tomcat, MySQL, Postgres, Mongo, Redis, Cassandra, etc.) Flexibility in scheduling with a willingness to work extra non-standard hours on occasion Ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural, global team structure, but also independently Ability to meet agreed deadlines, with demonstrable productivity What working at EY offers We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer: Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you. If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. Join us in building a better working world. Apply now.

Job Title: Technical/Solution Architect Location: London, EC2 Hire Type: Permanent Position Salary Offered £100,000 to £115,000 per annum + Benefits Starting ASAP Dimensions This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest European investment management businesses. Our client is currently on a digital transformation journey and require a talented individual to take responsibility for a number of end-to-end technology solutions to deliver strategic business outcomes. The candidate will be required to put forward roadmaps and designs for an all-encompassing vision for target state technology solutions for the initiatives, and work with several engineering teams spanning multiple technologies to ensure its implementation. The person filling this position will interact with a number of people in IT, the business and external vendors, so good verbal as well as written communication skills are of paramount importance. The candidate must be able to identify and resolve issues that are creating inefficiencies or hindering progress proactively. Principal Responsibilities Design Ownership o Producing and owning the end-to-end design of the solution spanning multiple software components (evidencing at all points how the design answers the requirements - clear traceability) o Working with engineering teams to ensure detailed component-level design responds to the end-to-end design o Working with the Senior Architects to ensure that data and functional architectures adhere to the high-level architecture principles and support target state vision for the enterprise o Working with the IT Infrastructure implementation team to make sure that planned infrastructure adequately supports the software components of the solution Requirements o Working closely with Business stakeholders, Product Managers/Owners and Business Analysts to help translate desired business outcomes into robust system requirements, both functional and non-functional Development & Testing: o Facilitate and participate in detailed design reviews and ensure that all components of the solution are aligned to the target state vision o Working with the testing team to support the definition and implementation of the testing strategy for the initiative Software Delivery o Working with component developers to elicit, validate and refine estimates for developing the software components o Planning and coordination of deployment activities across multiple technology platforms o Overall accountability for delivering technology change is shared with IT project managers Profile of ideal candidate Academic Qualifications: Educated to degree level Experience: Substantial experience in software/application development with progressively increasing responsibilities and long-term engagements with employers. Track record of designing and delivering solution architecture for data-intensive initiatives spanning multiple technologies, delivered over the course of 2-3 years, and budgeted above £5m. Experience of large transformational projects with multi-year system migration planning. Experience of the Charles River product and interfaces. Experience implementing and integrating 3rd party packages as part of technology solutions. Experience with Agile delivery methodologies; working knowledge of the SAFe framework would be a plus. Practical understanding and experience of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD). Experience working on investment management Front Office systems including portfolio management systems, OMS & trading platforms. Understanding of IBOR & ABOR fundamentals. Specialist knowledge/skills Excellent understanding and practical experience of defining, designing and implementing Microservices in an enterprise environment Excellent understanding and practical experience of cloud technologies, including PaaS, container platforms (Docker and Kubernetes), Serverless, etc. Experience with Red Hat Openshift and AWS of significant benefit Experience of Business Process Management (BPM) tools and techniques; ideally using Pega and Camunda Experience with a range of modern enterprise application integration technologies such as Apache Camel and MuleSoft Knowledge of enterprise messaging technologies with experience of Kafka Knowledge of UX/UI design and technologies In addition, it would be a plus to have exposure to: o Big Data technology stacks, such as Cloudera CDH/CDP o Data management and data quality tools Competence/Characteristics Self-starter Visual thinker able to communicate effectively with diagrams Good facilitation skills, ability to broker an agreement on a contentious issue Proactive, can learn'/can do' attitude Team & customer focused Good attention to detail Intellectual honesty

cloud - cloud architecture - cloud architect - sales - presales - datacentre - storage - cloud strategy - strategy - bid - bidding - bidded - design - designing - stakeholder - client facing - packaged solutions - principal consultant - principal architect - cloud Title: Cloud Services Architect (Principal Consultant) Duration: Permanent Location: Richmond Upon Thames & Remote Working Executive Consultant - Cloud Services Architect We are looking for an exceptional individual to drive our cloud service strategy and business development. The Cloud Services Architect will be responsible for the shaping of our cloud service proposition and sub propositions focusing on the success of our Network Services Vision, direction of Cloud core competencies. The Cloud Services Architect will represent the company at senior customer level, maintain relationships with principal cloud consultants and senior cloud engineers within the business unit, and support future business development and the sale of cloud services. You will have a background as a Cloud and Data Centre Architect with experience gained across several market verticals, ideally including Financial, Media, Telecom and Utility sectors. You will have strong business and management skills to enable and support on an ongoing basis customer discussion at a business and technical level. You will have a creative mind to develop new cloud consulting concepts and propositions, strong written and communication skills, and be a strong presenter. You will provide cloud service-related business development across all verticals. You will be involved in pre-sales, bid tenders, cloud service design, and commercial discussions. The business will call upon your input to set strategy around Datacentre, Cloud, Virtualisation, Storage and Automation. You will proactively attend conferences and workshops and develop relationships with strategic vendors and channel partners to promote us as a potential collaboration organisation. You will actively promote and help facilitate technical workshops, training sessions with the support of the Cloud Chief Architect for technical resource in the field. You will provide service-based input and direction on cloud training to aid in staff development. You will develop relationships with our Key technical resources included but not limited to cloud chief architect, principal cloud consultants, senior cloud engineers and practice managers to support and input in the provision of appropriate training and development for our Networks workforce. We require someone who has: 10 years minimum relevant cloud and data centre experience ability to drive disparate requirements into a packaged solution ability to drive multi-cloud strategy strong technical background, understanding of cloud technologies, applications, and databases ability to talk at a business level to CXO/board members, talking about business problems and technical solutions has an end to end understanding of cloud technologies, data centres, applications, and database/s. undertake high level consulting on a part time basis <30% - typically this would short high-level consulting engagements and or presences at technical steering committees for our customers support for Pre-sales meeting ability to prepare and present bid responses ability to develop new consulting capability within the customer. Key skills & Experience: Cloud Consulting Cloud architecture and design Automation Cloud service requirement management, proposition, definition, and design experience Pre-sales support Desirable Skills & Experience: Data Centre Virtualisation, storage, UC Cloud Strategy Cloud migration Training and Development We will develop individuals through a portfolio of training and development options such as on-line training, workshops, technical conferences, boot camps and much more. cloud - cloud architecture - cloud architect - sales - presales - datacentre - storage - cloud strategy - strategy - bid - bidding - bidded - design - designing - stakeholder - client facing - packaged solutions - principal consultant - principal architect - cloud