Infrastructure Architect – London, South East England
Position Description:
Secure Innovation is part of CGI’s Space, Defence, and Intelligence business unit, focused primarily on the delivery of contemporary and innovative technical solutions for our client’s most challenging problems. Our teams work alongside our clients to help them understand how to exploit technologies to maintain competitive advantage. We require an Infrastructure Solutions Architect to work as part of the Consulting Unit, on a diverse set of projects delivering on prem, cloud and niche solutions.
They will be working on a highly secure cloud project. The role is on an established fast-moving DevSecOps team, on on-prem, remote and multi-cloud infrastructure, using a multitude of technologies including Ansible and Terraform, Ubuntu and Windows, SDN, VPNs, firewalls, VMs, Laptops, MFA, AD, Monitoring, Network Performance, resilience and security design, plus some integration scripting and application configuration and management.
We are heavily committed to developing our members and will provide excellent learning and development opportunities to ensure that your knowledge and skills keep pace with the evolving technology landscape. We engender a culture of innovation, collaboration and ownership; highly motivated self-starters thrive within our organisation. Although we would like candidates to have all of the mandatory requirements, we would consider high quality individuals who meet most of the criteria.
Your future duties and responsibilities
- Software and hardware infrastructure design, build, test and manage.
- Network, OS and application security.
- Innovative use of modern capabilities: on-prem, remote and cloud.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role
- IP networking experience (LAN, WAN and Internet).
- Firewalls (physical, virtual and host).
- Network and OS security.
- Consultancy, Effective Communicator & Interpersonal Skills.
- Agile DevSecOps.
- Self-starter / Self-Managed / Self-organising, with remote working.
- Infrastructure and application monitoring.
Desired Competencies:
- Automation tools such as ansible and Terraform.
- Linux Skills, particularly Ubuntu.
- Windows Skills, particularly Active Directory.
- Cloud platforms, particularly VPCs and networking.
- Retail/home hardware and software VPNs and networking.
- Packet-level tracing and debugging, particularly network performance.
Working pattern: due to the secure nature of the work we are operating with a hybrid working policy. We would expect our members to be in their local office as and when required. Some travel to other CGI or client sites might be required (all travel away from your base office is expensed) We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and youll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. Well train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
Insights you can act on
While technology is at the heart of our clients digital transformation, we understand that people are at the heart of business success. When you join CGI, you become a trusted advisor, collaborating with colleagues and clients to bring forward actionable insights that deliver meaningful and sustainable outcomes. We call our employees members because they are CGI shareholders and owners, and, as owners, we enjoy working and growing together to build a company we are proud of. This has been our Dream since 1976, and it has brought us to where we are today one of the worlds largest independent providers of IT and business consulting services.
At CGI, we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where everyone belongs, and we collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal opportunity employer, we empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to assist. Ready to become part of our success story? Join CGIwhere your ideas and actions make a difference.
Skills
- Firewalls
- Infrastructure Architecture
- IP Networking
- LAN
- WAN
