Application Architect

Application Architect
Onsite in Bracknell
Eligible for DV clearance
£65-70K per annum + benefits package

We are recruiting an Application Architect to support the ongoing evolution of a Gateway solution for a strategic UK defence customer. Working alongside senior solution leaders, you'll contribute to secure design, controlled change, and operational resilience within a mission-critical environment. This is a development opportunity for an aspiring architect looking to build design authority and architectural experience in a high-assurance setting.

The Role

You will:

• Contribute to infrastructure and Gateway design changes to maintain availability and performance

• Produce structured design documentation alongside the customer and Programme Manager

• Support architectural governance and ensure alignment to solution intent

• Provide technical oversight during incident troubleshooting with SOC and 3rd Line teams

• Assist in maintaining secure, resilient and scalable infrastructure components across Windows and Linux environments

Your technical experience;

Core Infrastructure

• VMware / vSphere

• RHEL & Windows Server

• Microsoft Services

• Active Directory, including Group Policy (GPO), DNS integration

Linux & Platform Engineering

• Experience working within Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments

• Ability to write scripts to automate operational or security processes

• Familiarity with pattern matching techniques and regular expressions (Regex), particularly within security or antivirus tooling

• Configuration and management of the standard RHEL firewall

• Exposure to Linux-based security tooling and antivirus technologies

Networking & Gateway Technologies

• Citrix NetScaler

• Wireshark

• Understanding of Gateway appliances and associated software

• Knowledge of secure communications protocols, including messaging platforms such as XMPP

Storage & Data

• NetApp SAN

• NAS

• Backup solutions

Security & Web

• PKI management applications

• Web applications and protocols

• Experience supporting file validation, inspection, and content verification within secure transfer environments

If you are interested in discussing this Application Architect role further, please reply back with a copy of your updated CV.