Network Architect

# Network Architect Birmingham, London Apply for this job
* Permanent* Experienced Professionals
* Architecture* -##
** About the job you’re considering
** Capgemini Cloud Infrastructure Services (CIS) UK has the largest Projects & Consulting (P&C) practice in CIS globally - covering all the CIS portfolio. We work on a range of exciting projects for many different clients across all sectors. The role of the Network Architect operates within the Cloud & Data centre capability, focusing on building, migrating, and testing modern network services and solutions.
** Hybrid working:
** The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.##
** Your role
** This is a varied role requiring a broad range of advanced network skills including:
* Design technical solutions covering product selection for the key components of the network technology stack, including cloud services & connectivity, Software Defined network hardware/software, load balancers, firewalls, proxies and sizing.
* Provide ideas and innovation and maintain a view of emerging technologies that could enhance the Capgemini service offering for network propositions. Provide the overall network technical strategy and leadership for a client, project or bid.
* Review of client network infrastructures and propose options for improvements. Ability to work to deadlines and drive complex network proposals to conclusion
* Taking information from customer and or project specifications and turning those into completed design definitions and leading the implementation of those changes for the project.
* Compliance with a stringent change management process, where levels of accuracy of proposed implementation activities will be subject to the fullest review and delivery must follow the agreed plan.

You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini building an inclusive future is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We have built a representative and welcoming environment, for everyone.##
** Your skills and experience
*** An expert-level working knowledge of IP, Ethernet, routing and switching within LAN/WAN/Data Centre/ Public Cloud environments is essential. Practical and demonstrable experience of implementing Cisco ACI is also essential.
* Experience with any of the latest generation of networking technologies in addition to ACI is essential e.g:  + Software Defined Networks such as Cisco MSO (Multi Site Orchestrator), NAE (Network Assurance Engine), ACI Anywhere; SD WAN e.g. Cisco vManage; SD Access e.g. DNAC, APIC EM, Cisco ISE.  + Automation/Orchestration:
Network stack integration, Terraform, Ansible, Python, JSON, APIs.  + Security products e.g. Firewalls:
Cisco (+Firepower Threat Defense), Forti Gate, Fortinet SD-WAN solution.  + VMware NSX and other NFV products.  + Tooling e.g. Cisco Tetration, Solarwinds, CA
* Additional experience with load balancers, hardware proxy devices, IDS/AV, and Voice technologies would be desirable.
* Experience with key vendors, primarily Cisco (IOS, NX-OS, ACI) / F5 (LTM, GTM, ASM) / Bluecoat / Fortigate / Checkpoint, Azure, Amazon and Google Cloud plus other vendor experience is welcome and beneficial.##
** We are a Disability Confident Employer
** Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level
2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme.  As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:
* Declare they have a disability, and
* Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
** Please opt in during the application process.**##
** Your security clearance and pre-employment checks
** If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including:  identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service).To be successfully appointed to this role, it…