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Storage & Server Architect As an Storage & Server Architect you would be a key part of the Infrastructure unit and have overall responsibility to design, maintain and provide 2& 3 line support for all Storage & Systems hardware, Operating & Virtualisation Software, Open source and application integration. You would work towards providing a 24/7 support system. Ensure maximum availability of core systems and that performance monitoring is in place and appropriate system capacity planning is undertaken. You would also ensure that required DR and BCP provisions exist and are tested regularly. Maintenance of Infrastructure Provide storage & server hardware, virtualisation,services management, enable technical innovation that can create business value to assist with the company’s requirements and expectations. Lead large technology initiatives to build and maintain key elements of the company’s infrastructure and associated product portfolio, including but not limited to 24x7 data centre infrastructure management and evolution, remote access services and enterprise-scale database environments. Carry out annual technology and user audits. Manage the provision and maintenance of 3 party infrastructure to agreed SLA’s including hosting, personal computing support and networking at all major NGC locations. Manage all NGC owned servers, switches, firewalls and routers. Maintain appropriate licenses and subscriptions for computer hardware and software. IT Governance Manage system security, performance monitoring and alerting, ensure appropriate backups are in place and retained for all systems. Ensure a disaster recovery arrangement is maintained, as required in collaboration with the compliance team and operations are in place to ensure compliance during business continuity events. Work with Compliance Director in the development, adoption and enforcement of Information Security policies, procedures and standards. Work with the Network and Security Architect to ensure appropriate security, patching, maintain secure Internet connectivity & private network connection to/from our partners, customers and other Data & Financial Clearing House Work with Database and Development team for all compute, server and storage providing requirement & 24/7 availability. Complete annual reviews and internal audit of required ISO 27001, 9001 and 22301 standards. Competency Profile Extensive knowledge of data centre operations, , network engineering, datacentre applications, client/server computing and production operations support. Specific technologies of note include Microsoft Server & Linux Operating System. Experience with mid tier storage hardware & appliance is essential, more specifical experience with IBM Storage V37xx & V50xx series will be beneficial. Infrastructure applications, Networking, VMware, Firewall, Security and/or Enterprise-level SANs. Experience with Cloud Services & Provisioning (Experience of Oracle Cloud would be preferential) Ability to lead cross functional project teams in implementing projects of a complex nature. The Client has offices in Central London – although this position will mainly remote. The salary for this role will be circa £65K - £80K. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Site Reliability Engineers in One Login develop infrastructure and support application teams. This involves working with a diverse range of other technologists and non-technical stakeholders so communication and empathy are as important as technical capability. As a Site Reliability Engineer you'll be part of one of our multidisciplinary service teams working with and supporting front-end and back-end developers, delivery and product managers, tech writers and architects build and maintain resilient, highly available and secure systems to meet the needs of our users take responsibility for solving complex and interesting problems create infrastructure as code to ensure our infrastructure and deployment pipelines are reusable, repeatable and reliable ensure our systems are appropriately monitored and instrumented to enable our teams to identify and respond to operational issues quickly and effectively build CI/CD pipelines to enable our developers to get their code into production as quickly and safely as possible act as a digital ambassador, sharing experiences through public speaking and blog posts participate in our in-hours 2nd line and out-of-hours support rotas to gain empathy for users and awareness of operational concerns share knowledge of tools and practices with your wider team and peers to drive consistency and maintain our high engineering standards

Our client is urgently looking for a Technical Deployment Lead deploy and integrate complex software systems. This is a 12 months contract initially with strong possibility of extension. Please note that due to the nature of the role UK SC/DV or NATO clearance is required. The Technical Site Deployment Lead leads transition and activation for deployment of data center nodes across multiple customer sites. These nodes are based on VMware Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) architectures and will be remotely installed and configured via automation onto existing green field physical infrastructure. The role oversees and supports site deployments and provides technical leadership during site configuration, transition, activation, and validation of all site capabilities. Responsibilities: Provide technical leadership of the overall site transition process, organizing and coordinating support from multiple teams and stakeholders. Identify entrance and exit criteria and manage technical dependencies, risks, and activation issues; drive resolution and escalate as required. Create site transition and activation plans that provide clearly articulated sequence of activities, responsible actors, and schedules for all activities required to activate a site. Analyzing site requirements and lead the engineering team to develop the necessary site configuration files and automation playbooks. Oversee instantiation and configuration of VMware Infrastructure-as-a-service hosting platforms. Oversee instantiation and configuration of associated enterprise workload and services onto the resulting infrastructure-as-a-service nodes. Lead Technical Validation and Verification activities during activation, including configuration verification, integration testing, performance checks, and readiness assessments prior to transition to operations. Support Security Test and Verification activities in coordination with the contractor Security Accreditation Lead. Provide clear technical status reporting to programme and technical leadership and stakeholders during transition and activation activities. Ensure deployed configurations are documented, controlled, and aligned with customer's configuration management and baseline requirements. Capture lessons learned and continuously improve transition planning, SDDC node deployment practices, and CI/CD pipeline automation. Required Experience, Skills, and Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). 5-8+ years of experience deploying and integrating complex software systems in enterprise or defence environments. Proven experience leading technical deployment or activation efforts in customer-facing environments. Strong experience with VMware infrastructure configuration, environment promotion, and production activation. Experience working with DevOps pipelines and CI/CD tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, GitLab CI) to support controlled release and deployment activities. Strong understanding of systems integration, API/interface validation, and configuration management. Experience deploying applications into secure or classified environments subject to formal accreditation processes. Hands-on troubleshooting experience in distributed or multi-tier architectures. Working knowledge of Agile project management methodologies, tools (e.g., Jira, etc.), and coordination with Scrum teams. Strong written and verbal communication skills in high-visibility, multinational stakeholder environments. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues. Demonstrated leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. Ability to adapt to changing project requirements and work effectively in a fast-paced environment. Ability to travel to various customer sites as required. Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance. An award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over multiple years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience. Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.

Solutions Architect Our Client is a leading global organisation with offices in Central London. They are looking to recruit a Solutions Architect with at least 10 years hands-on expertise as a Solutions Architect. The key purpose for the position is to manage the applications and technology in the company. This includes Integrating products Managing Data Identity Management systems and software Enhancing existing applications Must have an excellent understanding of networks and infrastructure Must have excellent knowledge of the Azure environment and Office 365. This is key position with high levels of responsibility. The Client is based in Central London. This is a 6 month assignment initially. The rate is negotiable but will be circa £500 pd to £700 pd. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your rate and availability.