Job type
ContractLocation
BirminghamWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
InfrastructureIndustry
Technology & Internet ServicesPay
£600 p/d
Network Architect (SC Cleared)
Role Description: Network Architect - Must hold a transferrable SC.
To configure and support reliable, compliant, and supportable networks in Data Centres and Operation centres, that developers, test teams and customers can use. This role is a hybrid work role with work onsite required occasionally. The role will require UK based travel.
- Work with a small team of Architects and engineers
- Distil High Level Architecture\Designs into Low Level design documents
- Create device configurations
- Push solutions through approval boards, TDA, Change, Security
- Implement configurations on devices
- Perform full testing plans IVT, OAT, UAT
- Provide network support for any reported issues or problems
- Technologies will include, Cisco Nexus, F5, Palo Alto, NetScout, Ansible.
- Adhere to business processes, standards and security compliance.
- Work with other Engineers, Architects and report to the lead Architect
Examples of day to day tasks include:
- Configure network hardware
- Configure Firewall policies
- Configure Load Balancing Profiles
- Create and maintain Low Level diagrams, documentation and guides related to network infrastructure and any related operational processes
- Provide technical support to the other teams, troubleshooting and diagnosing issues with the environment and our solutions. Effectively communicating issues to management and higher-level technical support
- Ensure that reporting is accurate and provided in a timely manner
What you'll need:
- Strong Enterprise design experience
- Natural technical leader
- Strong documentation skills
- Strong communication skills demonstrating an ability to communicate deep technical topics to non-technical audiences
- Guide and mentor understudies
- Project management aware
- Analytical problem solving skills for triaging of system alerts for mid-level issues
- Ability to work with other team members to resolve issues and able to suggest and develop practical, rapid solutions for day-to-day issues
- Experience with typical application landscape within an enterprise data centre environment
- Experience with implementing and maintaining virtualized network environments
- Strong experience with Cisco, F5, Palo Alto system administration including security and patch management
- Solid understanding of networking principles including networking protocols, basic routing, ports, and firewalls
- Ansible for configuration management and for automating, repetitive, high-volume operational workloads
- Can work Independently on assigned tasks
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in heterogenous environments for engineers and customers
- Exceptional organisational and time-management skills
- Ability to work across multi-functional teams and with geographically distributed teams
- Good written and oral communication skills
What will help on the job:
- 10 Years experience in a similar role
- One or more related technical certifications in Network+, Cisco or Juniper network accreditations typically up to CCNP level
- Low to moderate Ansible skills
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