Network Architect

The Change Impacting Technical Team is responsible for the impacting of Change Requests submitted to the Programme from the customer. We are looking to grow this team of Architects with committed people to work with other teams and vendors to deliver high assurance services and solutions for our customers in the UK and overseas. This role will be a Network Architect who combines strong technical skills with an ability to create collateral that meets challenging customer requirements.

The candidate will have strong analytical skills and work ethos and have confidence in their technical ability to deliver high level solutions in line with customer expectations. They will work closely with the Project Managers, Solution Owners and Customer to produce high level design documentation on a wide variety of complex changes and bids that vary in size and complexity.

Your transferable skills and experience:

• Demonstrable experience to create innovative network solutions and offerings against the customers’ requirements.
• Previous experience working alongside the customer to workshop through the business problems and derive requirements.
• Previous experience in requirements management and associated tooling.
• Create and be responsible for High Level Designs and Architecture Overview Document that meet, or exceed, the customers’ expectations utilising technologies from a variety of industry leading vendors.
• Production of estimates including BOMs, licensing and effort based on chosen methodology.
• Support the Lead Bid Architect/Solution Owner in defining designs in line with requirements.
• Ensure designs produced are fit for purpose and are capable of being put through internal governance and assurance, and the overall impact of the requested change is capable of being delivered to time, cost, quality and requirements.
• Provide input into reports, when required, to the customer and Lead Network Bid Architects.
• Previous experience working on bids and/or large and complex changes.
• Solid understanding of a variety of network and routing protocols.
• Demonstrable experience of working with multiple teams, supporting Bid Managers, Commercials and other Architects.
• Excellent communications skills with multiple stakeholders, able to take ownership and responsibility, with good attention to detail.

Please note: It’s still worth applying even if you do not meet all the requirements above. We are passionate about investing in you and your career and if you have the transferable skills/background as a Network Architect this could be the next opportunity for you.

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 / company car or car allowance

Recruitment process:

The recruitment process consists of two stages of interview. 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 if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

Achieve together:

We are recognised as a responsible and inclusive employer: Not only are we 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, but we are also committed to the United Nations standards for LGBTI+ and 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.