Network Architect
5 Days On Site - either Leicester or Hursley
Duration: initially 4 months but potential for extension confirmed nearer time.
Inside iR35
We are heading up a recruitment drive for a global consultancy that require an SC Cleared Network Architect to join them on a major government project that's based in either Hursley or Leicester.
Network Architect for on-premises critical national infrastructure solution leading a mix of network new build, tech refresh and live service activities
* Working with networking infrastructure including Cisco Switches, Firewalls, Routers, ISE, F5 load-balancers, Juniper SRX, and SolarWinds monitoring
* Knowledge of a wide range of networking concepts and technologies including:
o IPSec - site to site
o Layer 2 eg STP, VPC, VLAN, OTV
o Layer 3 eg IP, VRF, OSPF, QoS, IDS, HSRP, GRE
o F5 LTM, Big DNS (GTM)
* CCNP level understanding.
* Documenting solutions into HLDs and LLDs as well as overseeing the overall network configuration management
* Providing Networking leadership within the organisation and for the client when required
* Evaluating Networking technology choices to address client requirements
* Promoting best practise, standardisation, security, policies, and automation
* Good communicator, able to communicate to deeply technical and non-technical audiences
* A good coach and mentor to the wider networks team.