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  • Job type

    Contract
  • Location

    Birmingham
  • Working Pattern

    Full-time
  • Specialism

    Infrastructure
  • Industry

    Technology & Internet Services
  • Pay

    £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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