Key responsibilities:
* Technical Design Authority on behalf of the client for assurance of the high-and low-level designs covering security, contractual and service considerations.
* Creating and implementing an overall technical architecture roadmap and strategy that maximizes the return on technology investment, reduces technical debt.
* Accountable for integration of the new third party SDWAN and hosted voice solutions.
* Security management, documentation and reporting.
* Drive Automation roadmap.
* Perform network modelling, analysis, and planning, including analysis of capacity needs for network infrastructures.
* Provide technical and thought leadership in conjunction with strategic oversight to assure business outcomes are delivered by the solution.
* Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients and third-party vendor stakeholders.
* Responsible for holding third parties to account for technical and operational aspects of the design.
* Help translate business requirements into technical solutions
* Ensure integration of the third-party solutions into existing technology and business systems.
* Guide and mentor technical development in the engineering & Service team.
* Create and review impact of change.
* Create reports and technology roadmaps and convey insights to relevant people.
* Consistently ensure adherence to relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices.
* Staying up to date on emerging technologies and trends, and developing expertise in specific areas of networking, such as cloud computing, software-defined networking (SDN), or network security & Automation.
Your Profile
Key skills/knowledge/experience:
* Extensive proven experience working experience as a Senior Network Architect
* Knowledge of the following network technologies: LAN (local area network), WAN (wide area network), Wi-Fi, data-center LAN, SD (software-defined) networks, telephony, mobile solutions infrastructure, unified comms, network management solutions, network-specific security and remote access technologies and approaches.
* Knowledge of Cisco SDWAN and Mitel VOIP technologies.
* Excellent understanding of Aruba networking products and solutions.
* Experience working with Firewalls – Fortigate, Cloud Firewalls.
* Ability to construct and document end to end designs for networking solutions.
* Strong communication skills and the ability to present complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
* Ability to provide assertive leadership and feedback to senior stakeholders.
* Awareness of market and industry trends and alternative products.
* Ability to work independently yet cohesively as part of a distributed team using agile methodologies.
Good to have:
* AWS and Azure cloud networking, VPCs and transit gateways.
* Python, PowerShell, API, understanding and ability to work with Active Directory.
* Mitel voice, DCI/NGNs, SIP, VOIP and understanding of telephony.
* A meticulous and conscientious approach.
* Experience with a large company including supply chain and logistics and understanding of associated business processes.