Network Architect

Parico; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000

Job description

Parico Farnborough, England, United Kingdom

Network Architect

Location: Bristol area with occasional travel to Bordon

Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days per week on-site, 2 days working from home

Day Rate: Up to £600 per day, outside of IR35

Security Clearance: Active SC or higher required for this role

Parico is a growing technology business with a history of delivering innovative and secure solutions to Public Sector customers across the United Kingdom. Our team are motivated individuals that help each other to do remarkable things every day. We face challenges together and we win together. At Parico, we deliver world-class solutions that transform the way that our clients use technology.

The Role:

Parico is seeking a talented Network Architect who is smart, curious and prospers against the challenge of working closely with a small business to solve complex and challenging problems across the UK defence landscape. You’ll have the freedoms to be truly innovative to roll up your sleeves, get stuck into the detail of systems, create demos and proof-of-concepts, and generally do what it takes to achieve incredible technical solutions to our customer’s complex problems.

Responsibilities include:

• Significant design, implementation and troubleshooting experience implementing networking solutions:
• Logical Networks
• Tier 0 and Tier 1 Components
• Design and decomposition of Hierarchical IP Subnetting.
• In-depth understanding of routing protocols, internal and external, OSPF, and BGP.
• Advanced knowledge of routers, switches and firewalls product lines and vendor licensing models;
• Detailed knowledge of core network technologies and infrastructure:
• Leaf and Spine network architecture;
• VXLAN Overlay networks;
• Dual Cloud Dual Hub DMVPN Solutions;
• Firewall IPS/IDS;
• AAA Management Platform e.g. ISE;
• Configuration of devices and management of keymat.
• Detailed understanding of all aspects of QOS (Traffic Shaping, Policing, Scheduling, Congestion Management and Avoidance).
• A comprehensive and detailed understanding of modern private cloud datacentre architectures, including detailed and extensive experience in configuring and deploying networks across a wide range of scenarios.
• Design and configuration of Wide Area Networks, high grade encryption and DSCP traffic management.
• Security implementations such as AAA, 802.1x and proxy services in line with NCSC good practice.
• Exceptional communication skills with diverse and adverse audiences - Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Engage with technical discussions with the technical lead and senior stakeholders.

Our Ideal Candidate

• A proven track record for delivering several large-scale IT projects, with direct responsibility for designing and implementing highly available and resilient networking solutions including active-active failover for business continuity.
• Rationalising network designs & their alignment against architectural best practice.
• Demonstrable experience of working with Enterprise Systems, Platforms and Networks within both a datacentre environment and a cloud environment.
• Working as part of an Agile development team.
• Experience working with Dev-ops tools including: JIRA, Confluence and Bitbucket.
• Have demonstrable sector knowledge or experience within UK Defence (Army, Air force or Royal Navy).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Hold a minimum of UK Security Clearance (SC).
• Hold a UK Driving Licence and have a willingness to travel to client sites.

Essential Qualifications

• CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) or similar.
• Certified professional qualifications in recognised technology roadmaps at a design level (CCIE, CCDA, VCDX-NV) or similar.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and meet the requirements, please submit your application today. At Parico, we believe a diverse workforce is a successful workforce. We actively work to empower balanced teams which represent ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, the LGBTQIA+ community, and all genders.

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Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology