Role: Principal Technical Architect

Want to apply Read all the information about this position below, then hit the apply button. Duration: 6 months Location: Hemel Hempstead (full time onsite) Clearance: DV Rate: £700 - £750 per day inside IR35 Key Responsibilities: Providing technical leadership Providing fully traceability for contracted requirements and ensuring the solution is fit for service Managing the technical leads within each separate workstreams Providing advice and guidance to development teams as they go about designing and engineering the new solutions Bridging the gap between the technical teams and wider business Dealing with escalations Interfacing with the Design Authority Interfacing with the client to ensure effective decisions are made concerning all aspects of the technical solution Supporting with the recruitment of technical resources and technical resource management Provides advice and guidance to development teams on architectures and application designs Identifies and promotes best practice, including standards, frameworks and documentation 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) Identifies and manage risk in his/her business activities and take responsibility for reporting risks in a timely, open and appropriate manner Essential Skills 3 years' experience of delivery within a secure Defence (preferred) or @3 environment Excellent leadership skills, with experience having managed complex technical solutions, with engineering teams of at least 20 plus resources 5+ years' experience in a senior technical role either managing a technical service provision or as a senior architect working within projects and programs Outstanding communications skills with the ability to bridge the gap between technical teams and non-technical audiences Experience managing escalations effectively Experience in managing and supporting major IT transformations (from a technical, not project management perspective). Knowledge and experience of IDAM solutions Demonstrable experience in introducing automation Experience working in a highly secure environment with complex security requirements Desirable Skills Experience with Automation Technologies: Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell Experience with VMware vRealize Product Set Experience with Linux Experience supporting Windows Operating Systems Experience with Forcepoint Security Products Awareness of EMCON and HMG Security Standards Experience with NIST Cyber Security Framework Experience delivering projects using SAFe (or any other Agile methodology) Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. xehkeey Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason , please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.