Baseband Network Architect

As a Baseband Network Architect, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be key to the technical design authority including the Information Assurance and Security Network Architecture.

Day-to-day, you’ll:

• Design and implement networking solutions through to the operational support, considering multi-supplier/multi-platform environments across the estate acting as Baseband Technical Design Authority for the Skynet network, applying the principles of secure network, applications, gateways & interfaces across the estate.

• Act as a 4th line technical lead to resolve complex technical problems.

• Provide input into the technical steering community and various project working groups, defining requirements for Suppliers, ensuring the proposal and deliverable meets the needs of the business and produce, peer-review and maintain high-level, low-level technical documentation and network schematics.

• Support the delivery of Baseband Architectures/Strategies, interpreting and applying appropriate standards, policies and legislation whilst working with Information Assurance leads from the programme.

• Evaluate new technologies and deliver cost benefit analysis to support business use cases to identify and mitigate technology and service risks.

• Develop, implement & maintain processes to ensure the continued reliability, supportability and operation of Skynet networks.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with working days onsite and working days working from home.

• Experience in implementing and supporting common network technologies in enterprise environments including those from Cisco, Juniper and Fortinet. A strong understanding of Cisco Aggregation Services Routers/Integrated Service Routers (ASR/ISR) Routing and a valid Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCPN) Routing & Switching Certification.

• Experience in design and implementation of both cloud, on premises and hybrid network topologies.

• Experience in design and implementation of Cisco Catalyst Core, Digital Network Architecture Center (DNAC), Catalyst Manager.

• Experience in the production and implementation of High Level and Low Level Design’s.

• Experience of JSP604 and ‘Secure by Design’ security principals.

Qualifications for the Baseband Network Architect

• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCPN) Routing & Switching Certification.

• HNC (Level 4) or equivalent in a STEM subject

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance

• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+

• Employee share scheme

• Employee shopping savings portal

• Payment of Professional Fees

• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave

• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement

• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met

• Potential to develop skills A relocation package for those outside of the region

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.