Network Architect

Network Architect - SC cleared +6 months + +Fully remote working +SC cleared role +Sole British national only - due to nature of the project +Inside IR35 +£75 - £80 ph Skills: +Aruba +HLD / LLD +SC clearance - current active clearance Role Responsibilities Architect network solutions and technically lead their implementation Working closely with the wider architecture team to develop solutions Technically lead network projects, ensuring that the customer's requirements are met Provide assistance and support on architectural/technical issues to other team members as required, whilst sharing technical knowledge and experiences Create Blueprint, High and Low Level Design documentation for network solutions and guide these through internal and customer approval processes Create hardware Bill of Materials to meet solution requirements Gain and maintain a working knowledge of the Portfolio of network Products and Services, promoting this with the customer and encouraging best fit solutions Continually review and enhance existing knowledge of the network aspects of common product sets and technologies Provide 'soft' consultancy skills and a proactive approach to gain the absolute trust of our customers Participate in providing mentoring support and guidance to team members to help grow skills and capabilities Basic Qualifications & Requirements Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience Network specific certification from Cisco, Aruba, Juniper or similar at minimum CCNP level or equivalent NG Firewall experience with Palo Alto, Fortinet, Checkpoint, preferably certified at CCSE or equivalent level Experience in one of more of the following would be highly advantageous, Aruba Fabric Composer, VXLAN, NSX-T, AWS, MS Azure Nine or more years of experience in networks, including LAN, WAN, Remote Access and Data Centre environments Nine or more years of experience with mainstream Firewall platforms Experience as Architecture/Design authority for large scale client projects Experience of delivering the highest quality technical, architectural and project related documentation Good Public/Private and Hybrid Cloud knowledgeIf you'd like to discuss this Network Architect role in more detail, please send your updated CV to (url removed) and I will get in touch