iO Associates
Solutions Architect - Infrastructure

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Contract Solution Architect | SC/DV | Outside IR35
Location
London (3 days onsite)
Pay Rate
£600-£650 per day
Duration
3-4 Year Programme (6 month rolling)
Security Clearance
SC Cleared (DV or willing to undergo DV preferred)
About the Role
We're looking for an experienced Solution Architect to join a major government programme delivering secure, mission-critical infrastructure and new technology services.
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I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?
Honest answer — it depends on where you want to end up. A lot of top grad schemes (Big 4, civil service, banking) don’t need a masters. Let’s look at the ones you’d be competitive for now, and we can decide if a masters actually adds anything.
Also worth knowing: most autumn 2026 applications are open now. Timing matters more than you think.
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Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme
Why you're a good match
StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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Why you're a good match
You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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Responsibilities
- Designing end-to-end technical solutions
- Producing high and low-level designs
- Presenting to Technical Design Authority
- Working closely with engineering teams to deliver secure platforms in highly classified environments
Required Experience
- Solution Architecture within secure Government or Defence environments
- VMware Cloud Foundation (vSphere, vCenter, vSAN, NSX-T, Aria)
- Private & Hybrid Cloud
- Infrastructure migrations and transformation
- High availability, resilience & disaster recovery
- F5, NGINX or VMware Avi load balancing
- Microsoft & Linux platforms
- Zero Trust / Secure Infrastructure design
- Strong stakeholder engagement and governance experience


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Desirable Experience
- OpenStack
- Kubernetes
- IaC
- VMware Horizon
- CI/CD
- NSX Networking
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