Home Office - Her Majesty’s Passport Office – Infrastructure Architect

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Who Speclialist Work With They will work as part of a Technical Design Authority who are responsible for specific domains. They will need to collaborate closely with delivery teams and business stakeholders across the enterprise in a multi-supplier environment. HMPO is moving from a large outsourced SI arrangement to an in-house, largely cloud based and open source based solutions delivered iteratively. What Specialists Work On Work packages include, but aren't limited to: 1. Technical design on HMPO shared AWS platform and HMPO data centre 2. Technical design on HMPO SSS/PKI capability 3. technical security and governance of the new shared platform 4. SME in the TDA for infrastructure, networks and security Where the Work Takes Place London Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements Typically, on-site with wider team and clients in an Agile environment. Some site visits. Use of Confluence, Jira and Ardoq are the tools used to track progress against deliverables We work in an engaging and collaborative environment where outputs require teams to own deliverables Work Location London Security Clearance ‘SC Clearance is required. HM Passport Office will support the clearance process’ Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience Proven track record of migrating and architecting in a hybrid-environments including migration between data centre and cloud (AWS) Good experience and understanding of Networks, network hardware, network tools and Network Security encryption LoadBalancing, DNS, Firewalls, SSL/TLS, CSOC protective monitoring technologies LDAP, PKI etc) Very good knowledge and experience designing logical and physical solutions in data centres Solid experience of designing secure architecture and solutions in a public sector environment Good understanding/experience with DevOps tools, culture and automation Nice to Haves Experience of Homeoffice/ HMPO systems or similar scale and complex government operational systems Experience of GDS best practices and design standards No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers Be transparent and collaborative Be comfortable standing up for their discipline Have a no-blame culture and take responsibility for their work Assessment Method Interview Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £800