Senior Network Architect

Consult; Valencia; Hybrid; EUR 143,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Consult is seeking a Senior Network Architect to define how the network evolves to a standalone JV while the current entity and shared services keep running on the same campus. This advisory role centers on architecture analysis, documentation and stakeholder coordination, with implementation carried out by the client's regional teams.

You will work remotely from the UK, with planned travel to Valencia, Spain, and must bring extensive enterprise/network experience, Cisco and Palo Alto expertise,

Qualifications

• Senior network architecture experience in large enterprise and manufacturing environments.
• Based in the UK.
• Strong Cisco switching and enterprise LAN architecture, with working knowledge of Cisco SDA.
• Strong Palo Alto firewall and F5 load balancer architecture experience.
• Hands-on experience implementing agent-based micro-segmentation.
• Ability to factor Red Hat compute and NetApp storage dependencies into your designs.
• Excellent stakeholder facilitation, documentation, diagramming and executive communication skills.
• Comfortable working remotely across time zones and travelling internationally when approved.

Responsibilities

• Assess the current-state environment and produce a dependency map.
• Gather and validate requirements across security, network, application, manufacturing, regional operations and the JV.
• Document architecture considerations for LAN, wireless, firewall, load balancing, extranet, segmentation, and compute and storage.
• Define the JV / non-JV coexistence model, including permitted and prohibited connectivity paths.
• Maintain a living register of assumptions, risks, decisions and dependencies.
• Join architecture reviews and provide weekly status and governance updates.
• Coordinate with European implementation teams.

Skills

Network architecture

Cisco switching

Palo Alto firewall

F5 load balancer

Red Hat compute

NetApp storage

Stakeholder facilitation

Executive communication

Remote work

Tools

Cisco SDA

Job description

Senior Network Architect (Travels to Valencia, Spain)

Location: Remote in UK, with planned travel to Valencia, Spain.

Employment type: Contract, 12 months

Rate: £650-£670 per day, Inside IR35

About the role

A manufacturing plant is separating its network as it moves to a joint venture structure. We need a senior Network Architect to define how the network evolves to a standalone end state, while the original entity and approved shared services keep running on the same campus.

This is an advisory and design role, not a hands-on build. You’ll own the architecture analysis, documentation and stakeholder coordination. Implementation sits with the client's regional teams.

What you’ll do

• Assess the current-state environment and produce a dependency map
• Gather and validate requirements across security, network, application, manufacturing, regional operations and the JV
• Document architecture considerations for LAN, wireless, firewall, load balancing, extranet, segmentation, and compute and storage
• Define the JV / non-JV coexistence model, including permitted and prohibited connectivity paths
• Maintain a living register of assumptions, risks, decisions and dependencies
• Join architecture reviews and provide weekly status and governance updates
• Coordinate with European implementation teams

What you’ll bring

• Senior network architecture experience in large enterprise and manufacturing environments
• Candidate must be based in the UK.
• Strong Cisco switching and enterprise LAN architecture, with working knowledge of Cisco SDA
• Strong Palo Alto firewall and F5 load balancer architecture experience
• Hands-on experience implementing agent-based micro-segmentation
• Ability to factor Red Hat compute and NetApp storage dependencies into your designs
• Excellent stakeholder facilitation, documentation, diagramming and executive communication skills
• Comfortable working remotely across time zones and travelling internationally when approved

Nice to have

• JV separation, divestiture, extranet or complex network isolation experience