Technical Architect
Posted 4 days ago by N Consulting Global
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Technical Architect role involves developing and governing Model Office environments that simulate production conditions for solution validation and operational readiness. The position requires expertise in defining and documenting scalable virtualized environments, implementing infrastructure automation, and integrating security visibility solutions. The role is hybrid and based in London, UK, for a duration of 6 months on a fixed-term contract.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design Model Office Architecture including network topology and hybrid SaaS integration.
- Produce High-Level and Low-Level Designs aligned with business requirements.
- Standardise environment builds and automate provisioning using PowerCLI and Ansible.
- Configure SolarWinds for monitoring and alerting frameworks.
- Implement Microsoft Sentinel for security visibility and compliance.
- Develop and automate test data management strategies.
- Ensure operational readiness and validate environment performance.
- Integrate SaaS-based services for secure connectivity.
- Collaborate with application owners for accurate environment design.
- Drive continuous improvement in environment refresh cycles.
Key Skills:
- Expertise in VMware vSphere and ESXi.
- Proficiency in PowerCLI, Ansible, and configuration management tools.
- Experience with SolarWinds and Microsoft Sentinel.
- Strong understanding of network topology and identity frameworks.
- Knowledge of test data management strategies.
- Ability to document technical designs and collaborate with stakeholders.
- Experience in hybrid cloud environments and SaaS integration.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Role: Technical Architect
Location: London, UK (Hybrid)
Duration:6 Months FTC
Role Purpose
Develop and govern Model Office environments that replicate production conditions for solution validation, integration testing, and operational readiness. This includes defining compute, storage, network, and security architectures hosted on VMware vSphere and ESXi, implementing monitoring and alerting with SolarWinds, managing test data securely, and integrating SIEM reporting into Microsoft Sentinel for centralised security visibility. Additionally, the Model Office environment will require integration with SaaS-based cloud services to support hybrid connectivity and application interoperability.
Key objectives:
- Design Model Office Architecture
- Define and document scalable virtualised environments on VMware vSphere/ESXi, including network topology, identity frameworks, and hybrid SaaS integration.
- Develop High-Level and Low-Level Designs
- Produce accurate HLD and LLD documentation aligned with business requirements and SDLC principles.
- Implement Infrastructure Automation
- Standardise environment builds and automate provisioning using PowerCLI, Ansible, and configuration management tools.
- Establish Monitoring and Alerting Frameworks
- Configure SolarWinds for proactive monitoring, set alert thresholds, and create dashboards for health and capacity planning.
- Integrate SIEM for Security Visibility
- Implement Microsoft Sentinel integration, configure log forwarding, and define correlation rules for threat detection and compliance.
- Manage Test Data Securely
- Develop and automate TDM strategies including masking, anonymisation, and synthetic data generation to ensure compliance.
- Ensure Operational Readiness
- Optimise resource utilisation, lifecycle management, and validate environment performance for production-like conditions.
- Enable Hybrid Connectivity
- Integrate SaaS-based services for interoperability and secure connectivity within Model Office environments.
- Collaborate for Application Integration
- Work with application owners to analyse interfaces, document dependencies, and ensure accurate environment design.
- Drive Continuous Improvement
- Reduce Time to Value (TTV) for environment refresh cycles and maintain consistency and compliance across all tiers.