Network Architect
Hybrid / London
6 Months +
UMBRELLA ONLY
SC Clearance required / Eligible for clearance
Role Description:
A network architect to configure and support reliable, compliant, and supportable networks in Data Centres and Operation centres, that developers, test teams and customers can use.
The day-to-day:
The Data Centre engineer will
Work with a small team of Architects and engineers
Distil High Level Architecture\Designs into Low Level design documents
Create device configurations
Push solutions through approval boards, TDA, Change, Security
Implement configurations on devices
Perform full testing plans IVT, OAT, UAT
Provide network support for any reported issues or problems
Technologies will include, Cisco Nexus, F5, Palo Alto, NetScout, Ansible.
Adhere to business processes, standards and security compliance.
Work with other Engineers, Architects and report to the lead ArchitectExamples of day to day tasks include:
Configure network hardware
Configure Firewall policies
Configure Load Balancing Profiles
Create and maintain Low Level diagrams, documentation and guides related to network infrastructure and any related operational processes
Provide technical support to the other teams, troubleshooting and diagnosing issues with the environment and our solutions. Effectively communicating issues to management and higher-level technical support
Ensure that reporting is accurate and provided in a timely mannerEssential skills and experience
Strong Enterprise design experience
Natural technical leader
Strong documentation skills
Strong communication skills demonstrating an ability to communicate deep technical topics to non-technical audiences
Guide and mentor understudies
Analytical Problem solving skills for triaging of system alerts for mid-level issues
Ability to work with other team members to resolve issues and able to suggest and develop practical, rapid solutions for day-to-day issues
Experience with typical application landscape within an enterprise data centre environment
Experience with implementing and maintaining virtualized network environments
Strong experience with Cisco, F5, Palo Alto system administration including security and patch management
Solid understanding of networking principles including networking protocols, basic routing, ports, and firewalls
Ansible for configuration management and for automating, repetitive, high volume operational workloads
Can work Independently on assigned tasks
Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in heterogenous environments for engineers and customers
Exceptional organisational and time-management skills
Ability to work across multi-functional teams and with geographically distributed teams
Good written and oral communication skills
All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply