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ReferenceIRC554863
RecruiterNetworkrail
Industry SectorBusiness Analyst jobs, IT jobs in Rail, Other IT jobs
SalaryNegotiable
LocationsMilton Keynes, Rail jobs in UK
Contract TypePermanent
Date Posted16 January 2012

Job Description

Department & how it relates to the role

As Information Management, our purpose is to deliver World Class information, technology & business solutions that add value across Network Rail in the most cost-effective and efficient way. To achieve this, we aim to have the right people, information, tools & services in place. In recognition of our achievements we have recently been awarded ‘Best Place to work in IT: 2009’ across the Government & Public Services sector by Computer Weekly.

About the role (External)

We require a Solutions Architect to recommend and deploy the appropriate use of technologies into the production environment. To provide consultancy into new projects so that the concurrency is maintained and that all integration issues are considered and addressed, and to verify that there is ongoing availability of all infrastructure architecture components.

Key Accountabilities

1. Identify and plan upgrades that impact on any area of the systems infrastructure.
2. Ratify the maintenance and upgrade to the environment and the currency of software, hardware and standards.
3. Provide technical architecture and infrastructure consultancy to IM projects as required.
4. Review and quality check System Integrator proposals for their technical content in relation to IT infrastructure / architecture projects.
5. Confirm that the System Integrator’s non-production and Network Rail’s production environment mirror each other and are aligned.
6. Identify opportunities for the implementation of technical improvements that add value to the business through achievement of better, faster, cheaper infrastructure.
7. Work in conjunction with approved suppliers to understand product road mapping and impact of end of life products to provide seamless integration into the environment.
8. Assist the development of new and update existing IM standards

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• Expert in operating systems (e.g. MS Windows, Unix, Cisco IOS)
• Expert in hardware platforms and peripheral technologies (e.g. Desktop, Servers, SAN)
• Expert in network technologies
• Expert in middleware
• Expert in messaging
• Expert in performance and capacity planning
• Proficient in databases
• Familiar in programming languages
• Familiar in configuration management
• Proficient in infrastructure upgrade planning

Desirable

• Significant experience in an infrastructure design background
• MCSE
• CCSE & CCIE
• Websphere
• WMQ
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