INFRASTRUSTURE Architect-Permanent-London

Job Description

INFRASTRUSTURE Architect-Permanent-LondonRadius has an exciting opportunity working for a fast-growing MSP in the City of London. This is a technical hands-on role with team management responsibility. This role will possess a broad range of technical expertise, demonstrate previous team managementexperience, be highly motivated and will come from a role with similar responsibilities.About CompanyA small, busy, and growing IT MSP and consultancy based in the City of London. Customers are SMEs within financial services and other sectors that value expert advice, system reliability and high-quality support that is a cut above the average. A friendlyclose-knit and supportive team of experts.Role DescriptionThere are four main aspects to this role:IT Consultation Understand customers existing IT solutions and infrastructure architectures. Collect, understand, and document customer business and technical requirements. Determine solution options, fully analysing advantages, and disadvantages from both technical and commercial angles. Document and present solution options and recommendations to senior non-technical customer audiences.IT Architecture and Design Document detailed IT architectures, high-level deigns (HLD) and low-level designs (LLD) for existing and new systems and for internal and customer-facing audiences. Carry out necessary research and testing to ensure architectures and designs are accurateand fit for purpose.Implementation of IT infrastructure solutions Create implementation, test, and rollout plans, including Change Requests. Implement, test, and launch solutions. Create maintenance plans and support documentation, implement monitoring, provide training and handover solutions to Sensical or customer operations teams.Third line support Occasional engagement with support tickets may be required at times.Relevant Skills and Experience Solid grounding in all IT architectural concepts (inc. security, availability, recovery, backup, performance, scalability, and monitoring) and infrastructure technologies (inc. virtualisation; on-prem, private cloud, public cloud IaaS, PaaS and SaaS andTCP/IP). Ability to apply experience to quickly understand any system in detail. Ability to work well with others, including engineers with varying seniority and experience, treating others with respect, and supporting their development. Excellent customer facing communication skills, verbal and written. Commercial awareness: Understand commercial boundaries and that "time is money". Understanding of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) including build and operational costs. Quality ethos with a desire to ensure all systems are secure, resilient, and performant. Ability to architect and design fit-for-purpose solutions within constraints of time & cost. Able to maintain a keen sense of ownership for all deliverables. Visio, Word and Excel expert.Technical knowledgeExpertise in any two of the following technologies: Virtualisation (VMware, Hyper-V, Azure or AWS), Windows Server, GPO, Hosted Desktop (Citrix, RDS), Exchange, MDM (Intune), Databases (MSSQL), Web/HTTP, Windows Networking (DNS, DHCP etc).BenefitsAnnual bonusPrivate Health Care (inc. Dental & Optical)Pension schemeTraining and relevant ongoing certificationBirthday off as Annual LeaveOffice Refreshments, Discount Schemes, Regular Staff Events, Enhanced Sick Pay, Cycle to Work, Season Ticket LoanAn equal opportunity employer. Celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.For more information, please get in touch

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