Senior Solutions Architect at TechShack, Corsham, £400–£500 per day

Senior Solutions Architect – Contract

Location: Farnborough & Corsham (hybrid)

Rate: £400–£500 per day (Outside IR35)

Role

Senior Solutions Architect required to design and deliver secure, scalable network and infrastructure solutions across complex environments. Strong focus on architecture, security, and end-to-end delivery.

Key Requirements

• Proven experience producing HLD & LLD designs
• Strong networking (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, STP)
• Security expertise (Checkpoint, Palo Alto, protective monitoring)
• Active Directory integration experience
• AWS (VPC, EC2, S3, Route 53, GuardDuty)
• Cisco stack (ACI, Nexus, Wireless, ISE, Prime) + F5 BIG-IP
• Experience working in ITIL / ISO 27001 environments
• Strong stakeholder engagement and delivery focus

Clearance

• SC Cleared (DESNZ or MoD), or
• Willing to undergo BS7858 (4–6 weeks, funded)

Additional Info

• Hybrid working – onsite varies by project
• Travel expenses covered (hotel, mileage, food)

Process

• 10-minute initial chat
• Follow-up discussion

Start

• ~2 weeks if already cleared