Enterprise Network Specialist — SDN & Automation

Jobtailor; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Enterprise Network Architect to design, implement, and support resilient networks underpinning critical services. You will build, deliver, and maintain high-quality infrastructure solutions and monitor performance to prevent outages.

Collaborate with product managers, architects and engineers to define infrastructure requirements, advise senior stakeholders on cross-functional impacts, and drive secure configurations and automation across hybrid

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and implementing medium to large-scale enterprise network solutions.
• Deep expertise in routing, switching, firewalls, and load balancing.
• Strong understanding of BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco ACI, Nexus, and Cisco Firepower/ASA.
• Experience designing SDN and network automation solutions (highly valued).
• Exposure to hybrid and cloud environments (VMware, AWS) (highly valued).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support resilient enterprise network solutions underpinning critical business services.
• Build, deliver, and maintain high-quality infrastructure solutions.
• Monitor IT infrastructure and system performance to identify and address issues and outages.
• Develop and implement automated tasks and processes using scripting/coding disciplines.
• Implement secure configurations protecting infrastructure from cyber-attacks and unauthorised access.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineers to define infrastructure requirements.
• Advise stakeholders and senior management on functional and cross-functional impacts.
• Manage and mitigate risks and strengthen controls.

Skills

Enterprise network design

Routing & switching

Firewall & load balancing

BGP/OSPF/EIGRP

SDN & network automation

Cloud networking (VMware/AWS)

Risk & controls

Stakeholder management

Tools

Cisco ACI

Nexus switching

Cisco Firepower/ASA

F5 BIG-IP

VMware

AWS

Job description

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Enterprise Network Architect to design, implement, and support resilient networks underpinning critical services. You will build, deliver, and maintain high-quality infrastructure solutions and monitor performance to prevent outages.

Collaborate with product managers, architects and engineers to define infrastructure requirements, advise senior stakeholders on cross-functional impacts, and drive secure configurations and automation across hybrid