Network Architect
Permanent (£80-95K)
Hybrid (London)
The role as a Network Architect, you will be responsible for the overall design and successful implementation of the organisation's technology infrastructure. You will play a key role in analysing the current state of the company's technology, processes, and services to identify areas of improvement and create a plan for future development.
As a Network Architect within this team, you'll have the opportunity to showcase your expertise while contributing to impactful projects.
We are seeking a skilled Network Architect with a proven track record in designing and implementing high-level and low-level network architectures. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in LAN/WAN, network security, and preferably wireless technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop comprehensive High-Level Designs (HLD) and Low-Level Designs (LLD) for network infrastructures.
- Design, implement, and optimize LAN/WAN solutions to meet client requirements.
- Ensure the security of network systems through robust design and implementation of security protocols.
- Provide technical guidance and support to project teams and clients.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and implement innovative network solutions.
- Requirements:
- Proven experience in designing and implementing HLDs and LLDs for complex network architectures.
- Strong expertise in LAN/WAN technologies and network security.
- Experience with wireless technologies is highly desirable. • Demonstrated experience working with blue-chip level clients.
- Flexibility to work across different vendor accounts.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Relevant certifications such as CCNP, CCDP, or CCIE are advantageous.
- Solution design and implementation – Greenfield and transformation.
- Work along with EA/Network Architects of the customer to understand the business needs related to BAU, Transformation
- Performance tuning of LAN/WAN and other network devices.
- Support in workflow evaluation and improvement.
- Maintain and update design documents (HLD, LLD).
- Identify and communicate how the solutions can support in achieving short and long term business goals related to network infrastructure
Your Profile Key Skills/knowledge/experience
- Strong Network architecture & design experience in build, migrating Infrastructure & underlying applications to cloud.
- Expertise in Large-scale, high-performance enterprise deployment and Solution architecting on complex heterogeneous environments.
- Expertise in network security solutions specific to cloud.
- Extensive experience in capacity sizing, costing of services to drive optimized architecture, leading to optimal infra investment vs performance and scale.
- Expertise in articulating architectural choices within various services and solution methodologies.
- Expertise in cloud migration, deployment, management, transformation
Good to Have
- TOGAF.
- Network / Microsoft / Redhat administrations certifications.
- Good Knowledge in ITIL.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.