Job Overview
Sopra Steria Limited is developing a cutting-edge Managed Service to replace a complex legacy Enterprise infrastructure. This ambitious project requires a high level of automation and repeatable component design patterns to enable the deployment of customer business solutions within short time frames. The service will heavily rely on Windows and VMware technologies, along with Ansible, Terraform, and Scripting supported by niche infrastructure and applications.
We are seeking an experienced Senior IT Network Architect with expertise in VMware NSX-T or NSX, NSXV, F5, and VMware AVI within a Hyperconverged Infrastructure environment (HCI). You will possess strong technical skills within a scalable environment and demonstrate the ability to design, implement, and maintain identity access. Familiarity with Tiered access model is essential.
You will be sponsored through DV level Security Clearance for this role if it is not in place already.
What We Offer
We can offer great career progression opportunities, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs, training and development opportunities, and a salary of £80,000 per annum. Additionally, you will receive £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, implement, and maintain network solutions using NSX-T, AVI, and Secure Linux technologies to support hyper-converged infrastructure environments.
* Lead the deployment and configuration of NSX-T components, including logical networking, distributed firewall, load balancer, and VPN services, to enable network virtualisation and micro-segmentation.
* Deploy and maintain AVI load balancers for modern application delivery, automation, and analytics, ensuring high availability, performance, and security.
* Perform capacity planning and scalability assessments to ensure network infrastructures can support current and future growth requirements.
* Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of network designs, configurations, change records, and operational procedures.
Requirements
* VMware NSX or NSX-T or NSX-V.
* VMware AVI Load Balancers.
* Familiarity with Tiered access model.
Desirable Skills
* Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN).
* Network Monitoring and Management.
* Security Best Practices.
* Active SC or DV Clearance.