Systems Design Authority / Infrastructure Specialist

Job title: Systems Design Authority / Infrastructure Specialist

Location: Wiltshire

Key Words: OpNet, Design, Authority, Conformance, Infrastructure, Assurance, Architecture, JSP, HMG, Cisco, VXLAN, Firewall, Crypto

Systems Design Authority / Infrastructure Specialist position outline:

An experienced Systems Design Authority / Infrastructure Specialist is required to be responsible for the coherence and assurance of the design activity for the entirety of the OpNet Platform. This role reports directly to the SDA Lead. The primary focus of this role is to advise and assure the OpNet design is conformant with vendor best practice, security enforcement, and the Defence Digital architectural patterns and guidance.

The Role:

So, what will you be doing as a Systems Design Authority / Infrastructure Specialist?

Support:

• Act as the point of contact for infrastructure architecture and threat mitigation on behalf of the SDA Lead.
• Interact with programme, project and engineering team leads to ensure cross team, cross technology coherence to satisfy the infrastructure requirements of the OpNet system.
• Support design vision creation, design decisions and design review as part of the end to end assurance process.
• Support to Programme and Project Stakeholder engagement and RADIO
• Liaise with external (to NSoIT(D)) stakeholders to ensure end-to-end designs are being delivered across the wider Defence landscape.
• Liaise with team leads across the NSoIT(D) Programme and wider defence digital organisations to ensure a robust solution is delivered within Time, Cost and Performance.

Design:

• Identify and communicate solution intent across programme teams and the SDA and support the review of all high, intermediate and low-level designs for coherence, technical content and quality.
• Align standards, frameworks and security with overall business and technology strategy.
• Support to the design of platform architecture elements to enable the system to function as part of the wider defence estate, during inception, transition and operations.

Assure:

• Ensuring that standards, frameworks and security postures align with overall business and technology strategies and policies e.g. Defence as a Platform, Federated Mission Networking and JSPs.
• Identify capability gaps in existing architectures and recommend changes or enhancements in line with Agile and continuous improvement methods.

What are we looking for in our next Systems Design Authority / Infrastructure Specialist?

• Architecture and development of secure Hardware and Software solutions with successful delivery on complex, large scale programmes utilising emerging technologies where possible.
• Strong Infrastructure Engineering background with experience working with an Engineering team to ensure compliance.
• Proven demonstrable experience operating both as an Infrastructure Engineer and Infrastructure Architect
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of JSP and over-arching HMG policy.
• Writing technical requirements and producing detailed solution architectures.
• Designing and implementing secure infrastructure solutions. This includes continuous monitoring and making improvements to those solutions.
• Consulting and engineering in the development and design of infrastructure best practices and implementation of solid security principles across the project to meet business goals along with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Rationalising network designs & their alignment against architectural best practice.

Demonstrable experience in the following:

• Hierarchical IP Subnetting;
• In-depth understanding of routing protocols, internal and external, OSPF, and BGP.
• Advanced knowledge of routers, switches and firewalls product lines and vendor licensing models;
• Detailed knowledge of core network technologies and infrastructure:

- Cisco Nexus;

- Cisco IOS XE;

- Leaf and Spine network architecture;

- VXLAN Overlay networks;

- Dual Cloud Dual Hub DMVPN Solutions;

- Layer 3 Multicast / PIM;

- Firewall IPS/IDS;

- AAA Management Platform e.g. ISE;

• TRL Crypto
• Configuration of devices and management of keymat within MoD regulations and guidelines.
• Detailed understanding of all aspects of QOS (Traffic Shaping / Policing / Scheduling / Congestion Management and Avoidance).
• An understanding of Defence Lines of Development and MOD Capability Integration.
• Comprehensive knowledge of UK Defence deployed network architectures, federations with coalition partners, security enforcing gateways and modern techniques for enforcement of security principles including micro-segmentation, VPN, VDI, hardware encryption and information flow handling.
• Experience in reviewing engineering designs and enhancing solutions against business requirements and Industry Best Practices.
• Experience in delivering to a least privilege security model.

At least one of the following professional certifications that have been obtained within the last five years:

• Networking certification, minimum CCDE (Cisco Certified Design Expert) or similar.
• Virtualisation certification, VMware VCP-NV (VMware vCenter Certified Professional - Network Virtualisation), VCP-DCV (VCP - Data Centre Virtualisation)

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Systems Design Authority / Infrastructure Specialist to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

*Please note that UK security clearance up to SC level is required for the Systems Design Authority / Infrastructure Specialist position*

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