Solutions Architect – €625 Per Day
High Profile Irish Semi State Organisation urgently requires an Experienced Solutions Architect (Infrastructure) to play a key role in a key transformation project that will commence shortly.
Located Near Dublin City Centre, this role offers seasoned solutions to play a key role in the redesign and rollout of the company’s soon to be upgraded IT Infrastructure. The scale of this project is such that there is a strong probability the Solutions Architect (Infrastructure) will have their contract extended beyond the initial six-month requirement.
Due to the ongoing Covid 19 restrictions, this role will be offered on a remote basis initially but as the situation improves the Senior Security SME will be expected to make themselves available onsite for key meetings and at least some days every week.
Core responsibilities of Role
* Prepare a sizing for the project by producing a ROM and present to TDA
* Prepare a High-Level Design based on the business requirements
* Provide Input to review meetings of tender responses
* Present proposed Design to TDA
* Scope out integration work for ancillary systems
* Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to address design issues
* Architecture Requirements Verification and Validation
* Risk management and escalation
* Requirement analysis
* Production of Architecture designs, E2E Sequence diagrams and Data flow diagrams
* Provide Architect oversight for the implementation of the end-to-end solution
* Completion of market scans to support tendering process.
* Generation of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) as part of the tendering process
* Draft and Specifying ITT (Invitation to Tender)
* Review & Score vendor responses @ PQQ and ITT Stage. Attend Vendor workshops & presentations
Essential Candidate Requirements
* At least 5 years’ experience as an Infrastructure Architect
* Hold a degree or appropriate equivalent in Computer Science, IT or other related area
* Strong Architecture experience & Certification – Ideally in EA with certification in any of the following: TOGAF, Zachman Framework, Archimate, ITIL, COBIT
* Strong working knowledge of Infrastructure technologies particularly those from Microsoft, HP and Cisco. Certifications in these technologies (Especially MSCE/MCSA, Azure Certification) particularly welcome.
* Strong knowledge and some experience with cloud focused Infrsastructure – Microsoft Azure and/or AWS, IBM and Google cloud.
* Good Project management skills, ideally certified to PRINCE2, PMP levels
* Good technical understanding of desktop services, network services, and support services, and the ability to bring together components into an overall solution
* Excellent documentation and communication skills
* Ability to lead discussions with vendors to assess solutions and make decisions
Highly Desirable
While not essential, experience within in the transport sector, particularly with a Government funded organisation, would be a definite advantage.
Please Note – All applicants must have immediate availability to work in the EU/EEA or be a UK Citizen as our client cannot provide any kind of Visa or Work Permit sponsorship at present.
To apply:
For more information on this role, please contact Níall on +353 1 8690258 or +353 87 384 5327.
| Job Reference | 128761 |
| Job Duration | 6-12 Months |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Salary | Up to €625 per day |