Job Role: Network Architect: LAN/Wireless/DNS/NAC
Employment Type: Full-time/Permanent
Remote/Hybrid or Office Based: Hybrid, predominantly remote working
Salary Range: £80-90k

About us
FT Select is a niche technology search and selection company, specialising in recruiting elite Sales Executives and high-end Technology specialists for high-growth tech businesses.

About the Company
An IT services company that delivers transformational IT Solutions to public and private sector organisations across
the United Kingdom.

Description of Role:

The network architect role will be primarily responsible for delivering high and low-level designs, facilitatingm architectural best practices, and offering guidance to networking consultants and implementation engineers throughout the project lifecycle. The candidate should have experience in designing and deploying Juniper networking solutions across campus-based environments, including integration with NAC and DDI solutions, perimeter security, automation services, and monitoring and management toolsets. The role is based within their professional services division; however, there will be an expectation for the candidate to work with the Operational team to effectively transition projects into support, as well as to support the pre-sales function with SME input regarding networking opportunities.

Key Responsibilities
• Responsible for the architectural planning and approach of networking delivery.
• Creation of low-level designs in accordance with customer requirements, capabilities, and architectural best practices.
• Support pre-sales and practice lead in the development of technology and sector-based propositions.
• SME input into tender responses and statements of work – with the requirement to review and write content as needed.
• Ensuring a consistent billable utilisation of 75%, escalating to the Networking Practice Lead when this is not the case, and identifying billable activity to increase utilisation.
• Responsible for maintaining own industry knowledge and utilising this to implement best of breed networking solutions and suggest growth areas.
• Work within multi-disciplinary teams, including Programme and Project Managers, Service Managers, Operational and Project engineers, as well as external stakeholders to achieve delivery outcomes and maintain high customer satisfaction.
• Lead technical discussions with customers, presenting designs, test plans, and other artefacts to ensure stakeholder understanding and approval.
• Input into project reporting, including board and status reports to ensure an aligned message to the customer.
• Proactively raise risks, issues, and dependencies which may impact project delivery and completion to the project manager and appropriate internal stakeholders.

Requirements & Skills
• 10+ years’ experience in Wireless and LAN technology implementation and design.
• Experience engaging with senior customers and internal directors
• Experience defining and aligning architectural roadmaps and strategies to customer requirements and success criteria
• Experience in design (LLD) and implementation of networking transformations, including wireless and LAN.
• Experience supporting delivery and service engineers during project implementations, ensuring adherence to architectural design and best practice
• Leading on technical delivery of multi-vendor solutions across Campus based environments.
• Working in-depth understanding of DNS and DHCP protocols

Nice to haves
• HLD
• JNCIS-MISTAI
• Palo Alto Networks SASE
• Up to date accreditation as Juniper switching, and MIST to practitioner level.
• High-level Design
• Up to date accreditation as Aruba switching, and ClearPass to practitioner level
• Experience working with Fortinet firewalls in a network transformation programme.
• Experience working with Checkpoint firewalls in a network transformation programme.
• Experience of writing technical responses and presenting solutions as part of competitive Tender process/presales
• Experience working with Infoblox DDI solutions.
• Working for an IT Services company: VAR/SI
• SC Clearance