Edge Connectivity Architect – Secure Factory Networking

MRP Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

MRP Group, in partnership with a leading global IT consultancy, seeks a Senior Network Architect for a 6-12 month contract in Liverpool. You will design secure edge connectivity for factory IT/OT environments, covering LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, routing, switching, and firewall considerations.

The role requires creating reusable site blueprints, setting resilience criteria, and ensuring alignment with zero-trust and IT/OT security requirements across deployments.

Qualifikationen

• Strong LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, routing, switching, firewall and segmentation knowledge.
• Experience designing secure connectivity for virtualised, containerised and edge platforms.
• Ability to produce reusable network standards, HLD/LLD guidance and site-readiness criteria.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across architecture, security, operations and site teams.

Aufgaben

• Own edge connectivity design across factory LAN/WAN, routing, firewalls, DNS/DHCP/NTP, management networks and secure remote access.
• Create standard site integration blueprints and manage architecture exceptions.
• Set resilience requirements for network paths, switching and uplinks.
• Align the design with zero-trust principles and IT/OT security requirements.
• Build network readiness and assurance checklists for factory deployment and migration.

Kenntnisse

LAN/WAN

SD-WAN

Routing

Switching

Firewall

Segmentation

Zero trust

HLD/LLD

Stakeholder engagement

IT/OT security

Tools

Azure Local

Dell

Kubernetes

ServiceNow

Jobbeschreibung

MRP Group, in partnership with a leading global IT consultancy, seeks a Senior Network Architect for a 6-12 month contract in Liverpool. You will design secure edge connectivity for factory IT/OT environments, covering LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, routing, switching, and firewall considerations.

The role requires creating reusable site blueprints, setting resilience criteria, and ensuring alignment with zero-trust and IT/OT security requirements across deployments.