Network Architect
Capgemini is seeking a Network Architect with experience in a large client outsourcing environment to work within client‑facing project teams. The role involves architecting, designing and implementing robust network solutions.
Your role
* Design technical solutions covering product selection for the key components of the network technology stack, including cloud services & connectivity, Software‑Defined Network hardware/software, load balancers, firewalls, proxies and sizing.
* Provide ideas and innovation and maintain a view of emerging technologies that could enhance the Capgemini service offering for network propositions. Provide the overall network technical strategy and leadership for a client, project or bid.
* Review of client network infrastructures and propose options for improvements. Ability to work to deadlines and drive complex network proposals to conclusion.
* Taking information from customer and or project specifications and turning those into completed design definitions and leading the implementation of those changes for the project.
* Compliance with a stringent change management process, where levels of accuracy of proposed implementation activities will be subject to the fullest review and delivery must follow the agreed plan.
Your skills and experience
* An expert‑level working knowledge of IP, Ethernet, routing and switching within LAN/WAN/Data Centre/Public Cloud environments is essential. Practical and demonstrable experience of implementing Cisco ACI is also essential.
* Experience with any of the latest generation of networking technologies in addition to ACI is essential e.g. Software‑Defined Networks such as Cisco MSO (Multi‑Site Orchestrator), NAE (Network Assurance Engine), ACI Anywhere; SD‑WAN e.g. Cisco vManage; SD Access e.g. DNAC, APIC EM, Cisco ISE.
* Automation/Orchestration: Network stack integration, Terraform, Ansible, Python, JSON, APIs.
* Security products e.g. Firewalls: Cisco ( + Firepower Threat Defense), FortiGate, Fortinet SD‑WAN solution.
* VMware NSX and other NFV products.
* Tooling e.g. Cisco Tetration, SolarWinds, CA.
* Additional experience with load balancers, hardware proxy devices, IDS/AV, and Voice technologies would be desirable.
Experience with key vendors, primarily Cisco (IOS, NX‑OS, ACI) / F5 (LTM, GTM, ASM) / Bluecoat / Fortigate Checkpoint, Azure, Amazon and Google Cloud plus other vendor experience is welcome and beneficial.
Disability Confident Employer
Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:
• Declare they have a disability,
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
Security clearance
To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance. To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last five years, along with other criteria and requirements. Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality. Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.
Company culture
Capgemini is an AI‑powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion. Employees wellbeing is vitally important to us; we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy and trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas.
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