VodafoneThree - Network Designer - 8 month Fixed Term Contract

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).

• 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.

• Strong experience designing enterprise network solutions, ideally with Fortinet (Forti Gate, 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 to technical and non‑technical audiences – Essential

We care about our people’s success by offering great pay, bonuses, up to 28 days off plus bank holidays, and paid time for charity work. You can personalise our benefits for you and your family, like discounts, vouchers, a pension plan and loads more. We help with your career through our amazing learning tools and top‑notch parental leave policies.

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, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website.

We use AI in different parts of our business to boost innovation, improve efficiency and create new opportunities. We know many candidates use AI to fine‑tune their CVs or prepare for interviews, but what we really care about is your unique experiences and achievements.

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. Above all, we’re looking for authenticity and can’t wait to get to know the real you.

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