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Home Office – Her Majesty’s Passport Office – Infrastructure Architect (TA)

Closing date for applications: 16/01/2020
OVERVIEW OF ROLE
Specialist role
 Technical Architect
Summary of the work
 The infrastructure architect will work on – 1. Technical design on HMPO cloud platforms and data centre 2 Technical security and governance of HMPO systems and services 3. SME in the TDA for infrastructure, networks and security
Latest start date
 19/02/2020
Expected contract length
 24 months total. Initial 6months, further period up to 18 months depending on needs& performance
Location
 London
Organisation the work is for
 Her Majesty’s Passport Office
Maximum day rate
 £665
ABOUT THE WORK
Early market engagement
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Who the specialist will 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 the specialist will 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
WORK SETUP
Address where the work will take place
 London
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
Security clearance
 ‘SC Clearance is required. HM Passport Office will support the clearance process’
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional terms and conditions
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EVALUATION CRITERIA
How many 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 methods
Evaluation weighting
 Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20%
EXPERIENCE
Essential skills and 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-have skills and experience
  • Experience of Home Office/ HMPO systems or similar scale and complex government operational systems
  • Experience of GDS best practices and design standards
EXPRESS INTEREST
Closing date for applications: 16/01/2020

Home Office – Her Majesty’s Passport Office – Infrastructure Architect (TA)

Closing date for applications: 16/01/2020


Specialist role:

Technical Architect

Location:

London

Organisation:

Her Majesty’s Passport Office

Maximum day rate:

£665
FULL DETAILS / EXPRESS INTEREST HERE
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