Technical Architect

Technical Architect

+6 months +
+Hybrid in London
+eDV clearance
+Inside IR35
+£650 – £700 a day

We are seeking an experienced eDV Cleared Technical Architect to design and assure secure, mission‑critical infrastructure within a high‑security government environment.

The Role

You will lead the production of High‑Level and Low‑Level Designs (HLDs/LLDs) for secure, multi‑tenant platforms, ensuring alignment to Secure by Design principles and frameworks including the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) CAF and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST 800‑53). You\’ll present at TDA, act as the infrastructure SME, and ensure all solutions are hardened to CIS/STIG standards.

Key Experience

• Modern data centre networking (Clos‑fabric, BGP, ECMP, DCI, EVPN/VXLAN)
• Palo Alto firewalls and secure cross‑domain architectures
• VMware private cloud, including VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), VxRail/vSAN and NSX‑T
• Secure multi‑tier environments (DMZs, segmentation, high‑grade crypto)
• Linux & Windows Server administration (AD, PKI, SQL)
• Docker, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible)

Desirable

• Kubernetes, Vault, Splunk, Panorama, Avi, SRM, Dell Powerscale, NVIDIA GPU, VDI (Omnissa Horizon)

This is a high‑impact role shaping secure cloud and infrastructure architecture at scale.

If you hold active eDV clearance and thrive in complex, secure environments, we\’d like to hear from you