VodafoneThree - Network Designer - 8 month Fixed Term Contract in Hampshire

This job is with VodafoneThree, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.

Location: Farnborough/Newbury, or regional site (Birmingham, Livingston, Bristol, Northern Ireland) - Hybrid working

Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits

Working hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday

Duration: 8 months

Security Clearance: This position requires the ability to obtain and hold SC (Security Clearance).

Hybrid working allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, for at least 8 days per month.

We're here to build a network the UK can count on - one that connects people, places and potential. We're creating more than the UK's best network. We're helping close the digital divide, empower communities and drive meaningful progress. We believe that everyone should feel they belong.

Join us and you'll be at the heart of change. That means building responsibly, investing sustainably and creating opportunities that last. With £11bn invested in 5G and digital infrastructure, your work will directly power businesses, services, and communities across the country.

What you'll do:

• The Network Designer will lead the design and delivery of network solutions, producing high-quality technical designs aligned to customer architecture, security and operational standards, and ensuring successful testing and phased rollout through effective stakeholder engagement and governance.
• Lead the end-to-end design of network solutions, ensuring alignment to customer architecture principles and business requirements.
• Produce and maintain high- and low-level design documentation (HLD/LLD), ensuring accuracy, traceability and compliance with security and operational standards.
• Ensure designs meet security, compliance and operational readiness requirements, supporting governance processes and design approvals.
• Support planning, testing and phased rollout of network solutions, ensuring designs are deliverable, validated and ready for operational handover.
• Manage stakeholder engagement and design governance, clearly communicating progress, risks and technical decisions to internal and external parties.

Who you are:

• Strong experience designing enterprise network solutions, ideally with Fortinet (FortiGate, SD-WAN, IPSec/ADVPN) - Essential
• Solid understanding of IP networking and secure design principles, including WAN/LAN, routing and segmentation - Essential
• Proven experience producing HLD/LLD documentation, with a focus on clarity, accuracy and alignment to standards - Essential
• Knowledge of security, compliance and operational readiness requirements, including testing, assurance and service handover - Essential
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, able to clearly articulate designs, risks and decisions across technical and non-technical audiences - Essential

The successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain SC level security clearance.

We are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role.

What we offer:

• Great pay, bonuses, up to 28 days off plus bank holidays, and paid time for charity work.
• Personalised benefits for you and your family, like discounts, vouchers, a pension plan and more.
• Career development through amazing learning tools and top-notch parental leave policies.

Need to Know: We are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators' standards.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website for guidance.

We use AI in different parts of our business to boost innovation, improve efficiency, and create new opportunities. During the interview, we want you to rely on your own knowledge and skills to show us who you really are - your personality, creativity, and abilities.