Network Architect - Active SC Clearance required
- Job Type: Contract - Inside IR35
- Location: Basingstoke (on-site)
- Salary: £590 per day
We are seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join our team as a Network Architect. This role is ideal for professionals with expertise in the installation, configuration, deployment, and administration of Juniper and L3 Harris appliances and tooling. As a Network Architect, you will play a pivotal role in creating energy-efficient network designs and sustainable network policies, contributing significantly to reducing energy consumption and the associated carbon footprint.
Day-to-day of the role:
- Design, configure, deploy, and administer network solutions using Juniper and L3 Harris appliances and tooling.
- Create design artefacts for the provision of greenfield network solutions, both physical and virtual, using industry-standard tooling and methodologies.
- Work closely with Solution Owners and Project Managers to ensure that network solutions are defect-free, align with approved designs, and meet customer requirements.
- Steer solutions through several quality gates during the development process.
- Produce high-quality solutions and documentation using a structured approach for components of varying complexity.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Proven experience in network engineering, particularly with Juniper and L3 Harris appliances and tooling.
- Demonstrable experience in creating or modifying network design artefacts such as Architecture Overview Documents, High-Level Designs, and Low-Level Designs for physical and virtual network appliances.
- Experience in steering solutions through various quality gates.
- Skilled in requirements management and familiar with associated tooling.
- Experience working on secure infrastructure solutions.