Network Architect

Fujitsu; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000

Job description

Network Architect

Location: Basingstoke – 5 days a week – Office based

Do you want to make an impact and change the way the world works? Do you want to collaborate and achieve together with committed people as part of a multi-skilled agile team, where teamwork is paramount? This role will be challenging and varied, where cross-training is expected, and challenges are shared. This is your world and your opportunity to transform it for the better.

Your role

We are looking for a Network Architect to work as part of a multi-skilled agile team, including security, service, and management.

Your role will involve providing varied and complex technical support activities as part of project deployment, including installation, troubleshooting, problem resolution, and maintenance. You will advise project SMEs on preventive maintenance and configuration adjustments to improve product performance and customer satisfaction.

• Project Work: Technical implementation of medium to large infrastructures to timescale estimates and identifying risks. On larger projects, work within a technical framework of the project to meet customer requirements.
• Technical Capability: Work within a team with in-depth product knowledge without supervision to implement technical best practices.
• Service Level: Manage systems within SLA, proposing, identifying improvements, and implementing changes to meet service level requirements.
• Problem Solving: Take ownership for obtaining the information required to diagnose and resolve problems. Engage with third parties to jointly resolve in-depth product issues where necessary.
• Professional Development: Stay up to date with new products, tools, and techniques, encouraging their use within the business to promote continuous improvement of capability.

Your experience

• Experience of independently implementing LAN networks and infrastructure patching following design specifications and resolving issues.
• Provision of comprehensive guidance on the development of, and modifications to, solution components to ensure that they take account of relevant architectures, strategies, policies, standards, and practices.
• Ability to meet project deadlines and costs within your scope of responsibility.
• Provide timely workarounds or fixes for errors.
• Demonstrate how agreed requirements are met, including automation of business processes, and address any options or considerations that require a business decision.

Your benefits

• 26 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)
• Pension – Double matching contributions of up to 10%
• Life assurance
• Companywide incentive plans
• Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays, travel, dental, critical illness, and more)
• Perks at work – employee discounts
• Employee assistance programme / virtual GP
• Role-dependent benefits: Private medical

Recruitment process

The recruitment process consists of one stage of interviews.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Email [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

Achieve together

We are recognised as a responsible and inclusive employer: We are a certified Disability Confident Leader, a Times Top 50 employer for Gender Equality, a Top 75 employer for Social Mobility, accredited with the Living Wage Foundation, and a signatory for the Race at Work Charter. We are also committed to the United Nations standards for LGBTI+ and are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.

We are people-centric: Our hybrid work environments enable you to Be Completely You. Our active people-led Inclusive Community networks are representative of all aspects of diversity and are instrumental in enabling and supporting our innovative approach to inclusion.