Our client, a global organisation, is working with a distinguished end client in Luton. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Network Technical Architect to join a dynamic team on an initial 6-month contract, with the potential for extension. If you are interested and have the relevant skills and experience, please apply promptly to discuss further. Role:Network Technical Architect Duration: 6months (View to extend to a year) Location: Hybrid/Remote - Luton Skillset required : Experience in using JIRA for agile project management, including Scrum and Kanban. Cisco R/S Nexus architecture, BGP ,OSPF ,F5 LB&VPN, PALO ALTO, CISCO ASA,, AWS Cloud Networking ,SD-WAN ,Kubernetes Networking, ZScaler, Akami-WAF & AWS Could networking, AWS Network firewall Experience on Cloud Networking (AWS) Good understanding of Routing and Switching technologies and protocols as core Domain Expertise Ability to identify inefficiencies and suggest improvements in processes and configurations. Hands on Experience on Python, Terraform and CI/CD pipeline using GitHub for resource deployment. Should have effective communication skills to interact with various stakeholders and gather requirements effectively. Key responsibilities: Accountable for preparing and maintaining technical architecture artefacts with understanding of network pain areas/Gap on IT WAN, LAN and Wi-Fi, Firewall, Load balancer AWS Cloud network services and platforms including AS-IS, TO-BE and transitional states for these network capabilities. Ensure that the design meets the non-functional requirements of the Hosting Strategy, including (but not limited to) Performance, Resilience, Scalability, Capacity Management, Disaster Recovery, Security, Maintainability, Supportability Accountable to prepare or support with designing and documenting technical solutions that meet functional and non-[1]functional requirements. Assist in AWS cloud migrations and implementations ensuring designs conform to security standards and policies. Co-ordinate overarching network sizing, capacity planning and forecasting on behalf of easyJet (working with internal and external teams) Collaborating with enterprise architecture and peers to identify and agree the technical standards, frameworks, tooling, and patterns for technical solutions adhering to enterprise standards and best practice. Supporting solution architects in the creation of end-to-end architecture. Accountable for the related technical design and any amendments resulting from Technical Design Assurance. Provide technical expertise, guidance and technical assurance to developers/engineers ensuring consistency and conformity to agreed standards. Collaborate with key business stakeholders to identify existing or future exploitable opportunities to drive business value. Actively contribute at all stages of the development lifecycle ensuring technical architecture standards are considered. Input and support the wider TA community in the review of designs at Local Design Authority and provide peer review feedback for designs that impact the network domain. Manage and maintain the core technology roadmaps for network with alignment to enterprise roadmaps and strategies including life cycles e.g., Network Device Nodes, Operating System, network virtual instance types and align with the delivery teams to ensure the ability to execute, maintain and manage these technologies. Provide support to BAU team for expertise on troubleshooting Security Firewall - Cisco ASA, Palo Alto, and Tools Splunk, good understanding of packet capturing tools Responsible for design Artifact on Cloud Networking (AWS/Azure) Responsible for supporting and optimizing a large scale, complex, high-performance network. ADZN1_UKTJ