Lead Network Engineer / Architect
Posted 5 days ago by VGC
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Ashby
Summary: The Network Comms Architect role within the Rail Infrastructure CIS business involves designing and customizing network architectures for various projects, focusing on connectivity and cybersecurity. The position requires strong communication skills to collaborate with telecom specialists and project teams, ensuring project delivery aligns with technical and safety standards. The architect will also be responsible for monitoring project progress, quality assurance, and testing activities. This role offers flexible working arrangements with some office presence required in regional offices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and customize network designs based on approved templates for various projects.
- Produce high-level network designs and function design specifications.
- Create network architecture diagrams, IP addressing/subnetting designs, and cable schematics.
- Conduct factory acceptance testing and onsite build and test activities.
- Monitor work package progress and ensure adherence to design timescales.
- Maintain technical and safety standards in all design work.
- Evaluate tenders for quality and technical accuracy, making recommendations for optimal outcomes.
- Check network designs/configurations for compliance with safety legislation and company procedures.
Key Skills:
- Degree level qualification in relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
- Experience with Network Communication Systems and Architectures, particularly LAN/WAN and network security.
- Knowledge of the systems engineering life-cycle and industry quality/safety standards.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills for effective communication of technical solutions.
- Able to work under tight deadlines.
- Cisco certified to CCNA or above with extensive applicable experience.
- Chartered engineer and IRSE License (desirable).
- Experience in Software Defined Networking, virtualization, data center, or network automation (desirable).
- Knowledge of UK railway operational telecoms design and standards (desirable).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Ashby
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Network Comms Architect Exciting opportunity for a Network Comms Architect to join our Rail Infrastructure CIS business. We operate a flexible working policy and would be open to discussing working requirements. We will require an element of office working in one of our regional offices which include Ashby de-la Zouch, York, Manchester, Glasgow. Chippenham and Croydon. This role is for a Network Comms Architect, capable of developing a networks design for various projects. The role will involve taking approved template network architectures and customizing them for the requirements of a project, focusing on that project's connectivity and cybersecurity requirements along with the performance characteristics of the application system hardware. The jobholder will be capable of building and maintain strong communication links with telecoms specialists and project delivery teams and will learn to interpret the views of these group and influence delivery strategy, based on the needs of these stakeholders. The Network Comms Architect will report to the Design Manager and will participate with, and contribute to, the project to achieve the maximum output in producing outline and detailed networks design from the resource available. The role is responsible for the cost, time and the quality performance of allocated project activities. In addition, the role will be required to assist in the generation, production and test regimes in addition to the implementation of testing and validation activity.
What will be my Responsibilities? The Network Comms Architect will be involved in design, configuration, test involving all the aspect of a signaling network and complete technical work packages, supporting the delivery of:
- High Level Network Designs / Function Design Specifications
- Network architecture diagrams
- IP Addressing/Subnetting design
- Cable schematics and diversity plans.
- Networks configuration
- Factory Acceptance Testing
- Onsite build and test
- Integration and system testing
The Network Comms Architect shall:
- Monitor the progress of their work packages and ensure that the design timescales are met taking remedial action when required
- Ensure that the technical and safety standards are maintained in all aspects of design work in order that successful project implementation and future reliability is achieved
- Evaluate quality and technical accuracy of tenders and make recommendations to obtain the best available outcome for the company
- Safety responsibility in terms of Health and Safety legislation and Company procedures
- Be capable of checking networks design/configuration produced to the same level or lower level of competence
What do I need to qualify for this job? Essentials:
- Degree level qualification in relevant engineering discipline or other numerate subject or equivalent experience
- A demonstrable experience of Network Communication Systems and Architectures, especially LAN/WAN architectures and network security, associated with a safety related environment
- Established knowledge of the systems engineering life-cycle
- Demonstrable experience of working to industry quality and safety standards
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to communicate technical solutions at all levels.
- Able to work to tight timescales
- Cisco certified, or at working level, to CCNA or above with extensive applicable experience.
Desirable:
- Chartered engineer
- IRSE License
- Experience in at least one of the following technologies: Software Defined Networking, virtualisation, data centre, network automation
- Experience in UK railway operational telecoms design, standards and delivery processes.
- Demonstrable knowledge of railway systems
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