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Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements: Proven experience as a Solution Architect with a focus on data protection technologies and services.Strong understanding of enterprise backup, recovery, archive, and data protection strategies.Experience delivering infrastructure and transformation projects within large, complex environments.Ability to engage effectively with technical teams, project stakeholders, and customers.Strong documentation, communication, and presentation skills.Experience working within operational service environments while supporting project delivery.Knowledge of security, compliance, and governance requirements relating to data protection.Experience supporting large government or regulated-sector accounts.Exposure to data centre migration, transformation, or exit programmes.Understanding of hybrid and multi-cloud environments.Knowledge of service management and operational best practices. Responsibilities: Design and architect data protection solutions to support business and customer requirements.Provide technical leadership and guidance on data protection technologies, strategies, and best practices.Support the delivery of the Data Centre Exit Programme and other strategic transformation initiatives.Work closely with project teams, service operations, security, infrastructure, and customer stakeholders.Ensure data protection solutions align with operational, security, compliance, and business objectives.Contribute to service design, implementation, and continuous improvement activities.Support the ongoing availability, resilience, and protection of critical customer workloads.Participate in technical governance and solution assurance processes.Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation and solution designs. Technologies: ArchitectCloudSupportSecurity More:
We are seeking an experienced Data Protection Solution Architect to join the Service Operations team within one of our client accounts in Telford. This is a 6-9 month contract with a possible extension, offering up to £500 per day via an approved umbrella company. Service Operations is part of our wider Hybrid Delivery function, which delivers business and operational services across Managed Services and Applications, Multi-Cloud Services and Networks, Service Operations, Service Management and Security, and Service Futures and Optimisation. Due to increased project demand, particularly relating to the Data Centre Exit Programme, we need an additional Data Protection Solution Architect to support key customer initiatives, maintain service quality, and help ensure the success of operational and project-based activities across the account. The role requires willingness and eligibility to go through the SC Clearance process.
last updated 37 week of 2026