Gateways Designer – SC/DV Cleared

Basingstoke, Hampshire
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd

Required: Gateways Designer
Location: Full time onsite in Basingstoke
Duration: 6 months +
IR35 Status: Inside IR35

We are looking for a Gateways Designer to work on project deliveries. Your role will involve understanding the business and technical requirements, technically leading projects, and you will be responsible for producing the relevant design collateral (including passing any governance reviews), being hands on during the implementation phase, troubleshooting technical issues, ensuring effective handover to Service, and supporting the project team in its milestone deliverables.

Mandatory skills:

– Demonstrable architect and design experience in proposing and utilizing technologies from global vendors, including production of quality technical documentation for delivery and solution support.
– Strong technical experience in designing and delivering solutions involving secure web and email gateways.
– Experience and skills in Forcepoint solutions is very desirable.
– Demonstrable configuration and troubleshooting skills, and approach to defect resolution.
– Solid understanding of project end to end life cycle, including governance gates, from the customer’s business and commercial issues, through initial requirements gathering to Operational Acceptance into Service (AiS).
– Able to support project management with any reporting, and to ensure timely project delivery that meets the customers expectation.
– Get things done attitude, able to take ownership and responsibility, can build positive working relationships, able to communicate calmly and concisely with multiple stakeholders, willing to share knowledge.

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.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.