Network Architect
Posted Today by CBSbutler
£650 Per day
Outside
Onsite
Basingstoke
Summary: The role of Network Architect involves joining a high-profile MOD programme to deliver secure, mission-critical network capabilities. This hands-on position requires extensive technical expertise in modern data centre and wide area networking technologies. The architect will design, assure, and evolve complex network architectures to support large-scale digital transformations. The position is based on-site in Hampshire and requires active DV clearance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop secure network architectures for enterprise and defence environments.
- Produce high and low-level network designs, technical documentation and implementation plans.
- Lead network architecture decisions across data centre, campus and WAN environments.
- Provide technical assurance and governance throughout the project lifecycle.
- Collaborate with engineering, security and delivery teams to ensure successful deployment of network solutions.
- Support troubleshooting and optimisation of complex network infrastructures.
Key Skills:
- Active DV Clearance.
- Proven experience operating as a Network Architect within complex enterprise or defence environments.
- Strong expertise in:
- BGP
- EVPN-VXLAN
- Software Defined Networking (SDN)
- WAN Architecture and Design
- Experience with modern data centre networking technologies and architectures.
- Strong understanding of network security principles and secure-by-design approaches.
- Ability to produce detailed technical designs and architecture documentation.
- Experience working within large-scale transformation or infrastructure programmes.
- Experience delivering solutions within MOD.
Salary (Rate): £650 daily
City: Basingstoke
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Network Architect
+18 months +
+DV cleared
+On site in Hampshire
+Outside IR35
+£550-£650 a day
We are seeking an experienced Network Architect to join a high-profile MOD programme delivering secure, mission-critical network capabilities. This is a hands-on architecture role requiring deep technical expertise across modern data centre and wide area networking technologies.
Working within a highly secure environment, you will be responsible for designing, assuring and evolving complex network architectures that support large-scale digital transformation and operational requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop secure network architectures for enterprise and defence environments.
- Produce high and low-level network designs, technical documentation and implementation plans.
- Lead network architecture decisions across data centre, campus and WAN environments.
- Provide technical assurance and governance throughout the project lifecycle.
- Collaborate with engineering, security and delivery teams to ensure successful deployment of network solutions.
- Support troubleshooting and optimisation of complex network infrastructures.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Active DV Clearance.
- Proven experience operating as a Network Architect within complex enterprise or defence environments.
- Strong expertise in:
- BGP
- EVPN-VXLAN
- Software Defined Networking (SDN)
- WAN Architecture and Design
- Experience with modern data centre networking technologies and architectures.
- Strong understanding of network security principles and secure-by-design approaches.
- Ability to produce detailed technical designs and architecture documentation.
- Experience working within large-scale transformation or infrastructure programmes.
- Experience delivering solutions within MOD
If you'd like to discuss this Network Architect role in more detail, please send your updated CV to chloe.manerowski@cbsbutler.com and I will get in touch.
