Job role: Network Architect
Salary: £70,000 + 10% Bonus + £6k Car Allowance + 10% Bonus

Location: Birmingham / Bracknell / Basingstoke - hybrid working
Security Clearance: Must be eligible for SC clearance
Right to work: Sole UK Nationals only for this role due to the nature of the project

This role will be a Network Architect who combines strong technical skills with an ability to create collateral that meets challenging customer requirements. The candidate will have strong analytical skills and work ethos and have confidence in their technical ability to deliver high level solutions in line with customer expectations. They will work closely with the Project Managers, Solution Owners and Customer to produce high level design documentation on a wide variety of complex changes and bids that vary in size and complexity.

Your transferable skills and experience:

* Demonstrable experience to create innovative network solutions and offerings against the customers' requirements.

*Previous experience working alongside the customer to workshop through the business problems and derive requirements. Previous experience in requirements management and associated tooling.

* Create and be responsible for High Level Designs and Architecture Overview Document that meet, or exceed, the customers' expectations utilising technologies from a variety of industry leading vendors.

* Production of estimates including BOMs, licensing and effort based on chosen methodology.

* Support the Lead Bid Architect/Solution Owner in defining designs in line with requirements.

* Ensure designs produced are fit for purpose and are capable of being put through internal governance and assurance, and the overall impact of the requested change is capable of being delivered to time, cost, quality and requirements.

* Provide input into reports, when required, to the customer and Lead Network Bid Architects.

* Previous experience working on bids and/or large and complex changes.

* Solid understanding of a variety of network and routing protocols.

* Demonstrable experience of working with multiple teams, supporting Bid Managers, Commercials and other Architects.

* Excellent communications skills with multiple stakeholders, able to take ownership and responsibility, with good attention to detail.

If you'd like to discuss this Network Architect in more detail, please send your updated CV to (url removed) and I will get in touch