Network Architect - DV Cleared
Posted 1 week ago by CBS Butler
£715 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The Network Architect role requires a DV cleared professional to deliver strategic network designs for a central government agency within a global IT consultancy. The position involves extensive stakeholder engagement and technical management, ensuring alignment with project schedules and system implementations. The role is hybrid, requiring three days a week in London, and is classified as inside IR35. The successful candidate will lead technical aspects of the program and mentor junior team members.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic network delivery of design artifacts in alignment with project schedule.
- Enterprise, Local IT & Other Government Department (OGD) System Owner engagement.
- Strong technical background with understanding of end-to-end system design and dependencies.
- Understanding of system delivery life cycle through Service Design, Service Transition, Service Acceptance and Live Service.
- Requirements analysis and ability to develop technical solutions in response.
- Impact Analysis and ability to understand the impact of certain technical decisions.
- Stakeholder (Internal & External) relationships and technical management.
- Team Lead the network and other technical aspects of the Programme.
Key Skills:
- DV clearance and UK Sole National.
- Experience in network architecture and design.
- Knowledge of end-to-end system design and dependencies.
- Understanding of Service Design, Service Transition, and Live Service.
- Ability to conduct requirements analysis and develop technical solutions.
- Strong stakeholder management skills.
- Leadership and mentoring abilities.
Salary (Rate): £715 a day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Network Architect - DV Cleared - £715 a day - London Hybrid
Rate: £715 a day (Inside IR35)
Location: Hybrid - 3 days a week in London
Clearance: DV + UK Sole National
You will join a global IT consultancy who are delivering digital transformation to a central government agency.
The role:
- Strategic network delivery of design artifacts in alignment with project schedule. Artefacts include, but not limited to: Site specific network design (HLD/LLD) Passive infrastructure design and laydown System specific active equipment installation design Rack layouts Patching schedules
- Enterprise, Local IT & Other Government Department (OGD) System Owner engagement to ensure alignment of proposed system implementation.
- Strong technical background with understanding of end-to-end system design and dependencies. Network Architecture & Design Network Implementation Passive (fibre & copper, vertical (backbone) & horizontal) infrastructure design LANs & WANs WAN circuit dependencies and provisioning Data Encryption (cryptos) End User Device (EUD), computer storage, etc dependencies upon network infrastructure. Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
- Understanding of system delivery life cycle through Service Design, Service Transition, Service Acceptance and Live Service Working collaboratively with Service Architects on Service Assurance and Service Gate Reviews.
- Requirements analysis and ability to develop technical solutions in response.
- Impact Analysis and ability to understand the impact of certain technical decisions, internally and externally. Understand Dependencies, Assumptions, Issues & Risks. Understand impact on costs and schedules.
- Stakeholder (Internal & External) relationships and technical management: On-site contractors, project team and Agency suppliers.
- Team Lead the network and other technical aspects of the Programme Primary technical (network and certain other technical aspects) Point of Contact (PoC) Provide technical guidance, governance and assurance Teach and develop junior/less experienced project team members to streamline delivery
