£750 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The Network Architect role requires an individual with Enhanced SC or DV clearance to join a global IT consultancy focused on digital transformation for a central government agency. The position involves strategic network delivery, technical management, and stakeholder engagement, with a strong emphasis on network architecture and design. The role is hybrid, requiring three days a week in London, and offers a competitive daily rate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic network delivery of design artifacts in alignment with project schedule.
- Passive infrastructure design and laydown, system specific active equipment installation design, rack layouts, and patching schedules.
- Engagement with Enterprise, Local IT & Other Government Department (OGD) System Owners to ensure alignment of proposed system implementation.
- 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 understanding the impact of technical decisions on costs and schedules.
- Stakeholder relationships and technical management with on-site contractors and project teams.
- Team lead for network and other technical aspects of the Programme, providing technical guidance and assurance.
Key Skills:
- Enhanced SC or DV clearance.
- Strong technical background in network architecture and design.
- Experience with end-to-end system design and dependencies.
- Knowledge of passive and active infrastructure design.
- Understanding of the system delivery life cycle.
- Ability to conduct requirements analysis and develop technical solutions.
- Impact analysis skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Leadership and mentoring abilities.
Salary (Rate): £750 per day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Network Architect - Enhanced SC or DV Cleared - £715 a day - London Hybrid
Rate: £700 - £750 a day
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