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I am an experienced Information Technology (IT) Principal Solutions Architect, conversant with modern architectural frameworks and methodologies, such as TOGAF and POPIT and have a strong background in capturing requirements and turning them into IT solutions that Clients would want to use. I am very used to working within fast moving service-oriented environments, adhering to the ISO 20001 and 27001 standards and principles. My skills encompass a wide range of disciplines, combining excellent written, verbal, and presentational skills with strong, conscientious leadership techniques. I am a positive and proactive self-starter, who successfully leads, motivates and coordinates multi-functional groups, achieving IT architecture and production engineering related objectives with effective organisational and management practices and have an extensive understanding of secure government and defence environments. I am skilled in the building of relationships between Sopra Steria and other 3rd Party suppliers and building and maintaining relationships with Client communities.I was recently the Principal Architect on a team that successfully bid and won a large-Scale, complex public sector contract; specifically writing the Solutions Design and the System Architecture documents, along with providing input into many others, including the IT Security Design. My role now is to deliver the technical and security aspects of that design.My efforts over the last two-years have earned me five (7) awards for excellence.One of my key skills through horizon scanning, is the ability to identify new and emerging technologies and capabilities and quickly identify where they may be of value to Sopra Steria's Clients; developing creative and novel solutions that meet their most pressing technology requirements.

Listed skills include Defence, Cisco Technologies, Storage Architecture, Backup Solutions, and 18 others.