Network Solutions Architect

Job Title: Network Solutions Architect

Location: Remote / Home Based

Salary: £60,000 + benefits

Key Skills: CCNP, CCDP, CCIE, Design, Delivery, ACI, Application Centric Infrastructure, MPLS, BGP, WAN

The Company

A leading UK communications and services provider is going through a large investment, and are expanding their fibre footprint. They hold multiple awards and deliver some of the world’s best broadband services to local businesses. They deliver across residential, business, and wholesale providers UK wide. With large-scale Cloud deployments and other next-gen technology solutions, large-scale multi-million-pound projects are of abundance.

The Network Solutions Architect role

The Network Solutions Architect will be a key part of the team, with a focus on delivering design documentation and implementation of Cisco Core Networking technologies. The right person will deliver high and low-level design documentation across large-scale Service Provider Networks.

• Design network solutions directly and alongside operational teams across WAN, MPLS, BGP, and ACI
• Deliver ACI solutions across Core Networks
• Strong documentation writing and able articulate complex network solutions
• Design of core and distribution equipment in multi-site locations

Skills / Experience required for the Network Solutions Architect

• MUST be UK based, SC Cleared or eligible to gain SC Clearance
• 5 years experience working in Service Provider or Managed Service environments
• A sound understanding of MPLS and BGP
• Experience in delivering ACI is a must
• CCIE, CCDP or CCNP Certified, Fortinet, F5, or similar certs would be a bonus
• 5 years experience in design documentation
• Experience with Cisco WAN, and ACI delivery
• Have customer liaising experience
• Must be able to interphase with both technical and non-technical customers