Solution Architect (Secure Networking)Rate£650/day through UMBLocationHarmondsworth - West Drayton UB7 0GAContract 6 Months Remote work (1 day a week at Heathrow) 6 x months requirement with possible extensionYour new role:A fantastic opportunity has arisenwithinputacenter on one of our large enterprise client projects. The ideal candidatewill have experience of working in a consultancy position with a focus on traditional, advanced, and emerging and network solutions.
This position will suit a candidate that enjoys a fast-moving and varied role, working with a large enterprise customer that requires the definition and delivery of advanced technology solutions. Whilst the candidate will be expected to demonstrate the right level of technical expertise and certification in the disciplines required,putacenter prides itself on providing clients with outstanding advisory services.
Role outline and requirements: Working as part of a team or as the engagement lead with experience in multicloud networking, SASE, datacentre networking, network simplification, automation, observability and application networking and a strong understanding and alignment of security as it relates to the previous technology areas. Leveraging this experience to deliver: Enterprise level projects:
1. Advisory services
2. Architecture guidance
3. Roadmap definitions
4. Design advisory and guidance
5. Design development
Pre-Sales:
6. Requirements gathering
7. Solution definition
8. Technical costings
9. Attend Customer opportunity / strategy meetings to understand and articulate business and technical strategy for thepany and customer.
10. Provide qualification of designs or opportunities and produce high-level architecture/design documentation.
11. Work closely with Vendors / Partners to keep up to date with current and future technologies, products, and strategies to manage the ‘cradle to grave’ solution provision cycle.
12. Act as a Design Authority for nominated key accounts.
13. Act as Technical Authority and lead forplex, enterprise-scale, mission-critical customer projects, throughout the project lifecycle – Campaign/Advisory, Pre-sales, Planning & Initiation and Delivery
14. Work closely with peers and SMEs to create solutions forputacenter customers.
15. Support colleagues in Solutions Sales to identify and create new propositions and services to take to market.
16. Maintain a high level of industry awareness through training and self-development.
17. Performernance and due diligence around proposed solutions, ensuring they meet the documented customer requirements.
Technical Experience
18. Demonstrable expertise in assessing, defining, and supporting enterprise level network transformation projects, including:
19. Legacy network assessment
20. Network modernisation strategies
21. Cloud migration and integration
22. SD-WAN architecture
23. Network automation and orchestration
24. Securitypliance and integration
25. Performance optimisation
26. Application visibility and optimisation
27. Wireless LAN
28. MPLS
29. Strong understanding of networking principles and architecture.
30. Proficiency in network automation and orchestration tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Python scripting.
31. Experience with network transformation initiatives, including legacy network modernisation and migration to cloud-native architectures.
32. Relevant certifications:
33. Cisco Certified CCNP or CCIE.
34. Juniper Certified JNCIP or JNCIE
35. AWS Certified Solutions Architect
36. Certification in network automation tools or programming languages:
37. Ansible
38. Terraform
39. Python
40. Github
Next StageConversation with a recruiter to assess suitability.Start DateASAP
Interested in applying? Just reply with an up-to-date copy of your CV to get the ball rolling. Or if it is not quite right for you, but you have someone in mind for the role – please let me know. #4564369 - Jatin Bhuranda