Solution Architect – Lincolnshire

Solution Architect – Lincolnshire

Job order – J0922-1000 – Permanent/Full Time

Title: Solution Architect | Lincoln

Category: Infrastructure/Cloud

City: Lincoln, England – Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom

Job Description: Solution Architect | Lincoln

Position Description

CGI is a global Technology service provider and business consultancy who were recently voted by Forbes Magazine as a top 100 employer. We focus on evolution and doing complex things well – Working side-by-side with our clients, harnessing technologies with practical innovation to transform, enable, protect, and deliver mission critical systems

Solution Architect to work as part of a wider team supporting the hosting infrastructure at a key client within the defence industry client base in Lincolnshire. The successful candidate will be required to work full-time on client site 5 days per week and due to the secure nature of the programme/role, you will need to hold the highest level of UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through National Security Vetting to obtain this clearance (ideally be a current holder of the highest level of UK Security Clearance).

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Your future duties and responsibilities

Ensuring compatible interfaces with all systems connected to the customer capability are maintained. Assessing changes concerned with functional and interface control of customer related systems and equipment in order to identify and recommend consequent modifications and improvements to the capability.
Providing advice to the project manager on technical and programme issues which might affect the future supportability or operational capability of the system, or which might present spend-to-save opportunities.
Providing advice to customer management on business continuity, disaster recovery and information management.
Assisting in addressing capability management of customer systems through the provision of advice on system configuration to improve their performance, including capacity planning to forecast the requirement for additional resources.
Liaising with external agencies and/or 3rd party contractors as required to support the IT infrastructure and/or the interfaces with those agencies/companies, both on and off site.
The production of the infrastructure requirements specification, design specification, high- and low-level design documentation for hosted systems / applications.
Researching and providing advice on IT architecture changes, including emergent technologies.
Design new capabilities in line with the customers ongoing development and improvement programmes.
Provision on advice and assistance to the internal team as well as the customers own support teams, plus acting as the technical focus point to the customer

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

Significant expertise in the design, development and deployment of complex networks incorporating multiple systems and technologies.
Proven expertise in team management using IT best practices and emerging technologies.
Expert understanding of wider governance requirements e.g., budgets and resourcing.
Creation and high-level design and low-level design documentation.
Good understanding and expertise in technical requirement capture.
Good understanding and expertise of technical governance, risk and mitigation across multiple disciplines e.g., Microsoft, Unix, and Cisco.
Good understanding in the design and implementation of Cisco networking and firewall setup and configuration.
Good understanding and awareness in design and implementation of virtualised solutions including VMWare and Hyper V, plus remote / virtual desktop environments and implementation e.g., MS RDP, and Citrix.
Good understanding and expertise in design and implementation of web-based technologies.

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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 todayone 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.

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