Job Description
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
1. Working with networking infrastructure including Cisco Switches, Firewalls, Routers, ISE, F5 load-balancers, Juniper SRX, and SolarWinds monitoring
2. Knowledge of a wide range of networking concepts and technologies including:
* IPSec - site to site
* Layer 2 eg STP, VPC, VLAN, OTV
* Layer 3 eg IP, VRF, OSPF, QoS, IDS, HSRP, GRE
* F5 LTM, Big DNS (GTM)
3. CCNP level understanding.
4. Documenting solutions into HLDs and LLDs as well as overseeing the overall network configuration management
5. Providing Networking leadership within the organisation and for the client when required
6. Evaluating Networking technology choices to address client requirements
7. Promoting best practise, standardisation, security, policies, and automation
8. Good communicator, able to communica...