Solution Designer & Architect Role - Telephony / Microsoft
Description: CONTRACTOR MUST HOLD SC CLEARANCE
Location: Remote with occasional travel to Warwick
Duration: 6 Months (Until 14/03/25 initially)
Role Description:
A solution designer and architect to follow a solution brief for the development of a domain (cloud) joined kiosk workstation (circa 30 devices) build for a high availability telephony solution.
The individual will be required, at pace, to design and build the solution themselves and ensure governance is met along the way.
The solution itself is a kiosk build Windows desktop solution that will be contained within a VLAN that has minimal external connectivity.
The individual will need design, config and build skills in the following headlining technologies/products:
* Microsoft Entra
* Microsoft Intune
* Microsoft Windows 11
Additionally, the Kiosk build developed will need to be deployed with the follow existing products which may require adjustment to operate int he context of this solution, the individual will be accountable for driving any necessary adjustments:
* Microsoft Defender
* Palo Alto XDR
* TMC Telephony Client
* Touchscreen and phone handset drivers and configuration
* Scripting to enable operation of the telephone system in a manner similar to an existing operation
* Other management agents such as SNOW Atlas, TeamViewer, etc as required for IT Service Management
The individual will be required to own the full design, delivery and testing of this element of the end to end solution:
* Cloud solution - consisting Microsoft Entra and Intune
* Workstation solution - consisting the build and lockdown to CIS 1 benchmark
* Application deployment and configuration
* Network configuration enabling communication with the line of business services at remote site, plus understanding and driving all relevant communications and networking for the device to communicate with management systems such as MS Entra, Intune, ServiceNow, etc
Testing will be conducted to ensure the application functions, is operable by the user community, and that all infrastructure and supporting components are serviceable.
IF YOU DO NOT HOLD A CURRENT ACTIVE SC CLEARANCE, YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE REJECTED
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 up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.
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