Solution Architect - Next Generation Remote Access

For our banking client in Zurich, we are currently looking for a Solution Architect - Next Generation Remote Access.

Start date: ASAP

Duration: 6 months

Location: Zurich

This project is delivering next generation of BYOD Employee & Partner remote access systems.

- Candidate needs to provide deep technical knowledge, thought leadership & architectural vision with an eye on the broader EUC landscape & industry trends.
- You will be working in support of the Solution Architecture SME and be responsible for delivering prototyping, solutioning, road-mapping and technical oversight.
- This role is operating at a senior level, and the individual is expected to work with a level of independence & drive topics, syndication and communicate vision on complex topics to all levels.
- Deliver Solution designs & on-going architectural governance on the following platform components.
- This will involve solutioning, prototyping, blueprints, syndication with multiple stakeholders and peer technical groups through detailed documentation & presentations.
- Employee remote access with Xendesktop & Netscaler delivering 'contextually aware' remote ICA sessions. eg if user is off campus then block application/URL xyz on target desktop. Potentially leveraging Appsense/Windows security controls.
- Endpoint security solution - Provide solution to protect ICA endpoint.
- Partner remote access - improve on boarding process & xenapp application hosting
- Tuning remoting protocol - tuning audio/telephony/video on the Citrix HDX protocol
- Prototyping - mobile apps for personal laptop, Good Dynamics Apps on Windows/MAC desktop

Qualifications:

- Thought leadership
- Good English communication skills, written and verbal
- Deep Technical skills with engineering background
- Field Experience in Remote Access
- Knowledge about industry standards and trends in BYOD, Server based compute, VDI
- Strong presentation skills in verbal and written communication,
- Ability to work independently

Skills and proven experience with following products:

Netscaler

Citrix Receiver

Citrix XenDeskop/XenApp

Appsense

Deep Windows & encryption

Identity & Identity federation

DLP

VPN, SSL, Firewalls, MPLS, QoS

RDP, ICA

The knowledge of following products and technologies will be additional asset:

Active Directory

Multifactor Authentication

PKI

Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.