Lead Technical Architect – Networking Datacentre Design

6 Month Contract | £790/day Inside IR35

3 Days OnSite (Milton Keynes Area)

DV Cleared Site

We are seeking an experienced Lead Technical Architect with strong networking expertise and endtoend datacentre design experience to support a secure government programme. This role sits within a high;security environment and requires candidates who hold or can obtain DV clearance (sole British nationals only).

You will lead the design and governance of secure, scalable, and resilient architectures across on;premise, private cloud, and multi;cloud environments, while guiding a team of architects and shaping long;term technical roadmaps.

Key Responsibilities

Design and govern secure network architectures across VMware private cloud, Microsoft on;premise, and Azure/AWS.

Lead creation of scalable, resilient LAN, WAN, hybrid cloud, and datacentre solutions.

Translate business/security needs into conceptual, logical, and physical architectures.

Produce high;quality HLDs/LLDs aligned to TOGAF.

Lead and mentor technical architects, providing direction and coaching.

Act as escalation point for complex technical incidents.

Evaluate design options and advise on cost, security, quality, and delivery trade;offs.

Design secure architectures, ideally with government/defence exposure.

Develop DDoS, firewall, WAF, IDS/IPS, EDR/XDR/NDR protection strategies.

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