Network Architect

Capgemini; Birmingham, Manchester, Woking, London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini seeks an experienced Network Architect to join their Cloud Infrastructure Services team. The role involves designing, implementing, and evaluating advanced network solutions in a hybrid working environment. Candidates should have expertise in IP networking, Cisco ACI, and a strong focus on customer service. This position promises professional development opportunities within a globally recognized company committed to innovation and social impact.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion programs

Professional development opportunities

Access to extensive training resources

Qualifications

• Expert-level working knowledge of IP, Ethernet, routing, switching.
• Practical experience of implementing Cisco ACI.
• Knowledge of cloud environments and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust network solutions.
• Evaluate client network infrastructures and propose improvements.
• Lead the implementation of network changes for projects.

Skills

IP

Ethernet

routing

switching

Software Defined Networks

Automation

Security

Education

Expert-level networking knowledge

Experience with Cisco ACI

Relevant technical qualifications

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

JSON

Job description

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Capgemini is seeking to recruit a Network Architect, ideally with experience of working in a large client outsourcing service environment, to work within client facing project teams. The applicant will be capable of architecting, designing and implementing robust network solutions. The applicant will be a good team player with experience of working in geographically dispersed support environments and with third party network service providers.
A highly technical role with a service and customer focus involving the design, evaluation and technical review of major network installations, implementation activities, client support, projects, transitions, due diligence exercises, and the development of new business 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.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of preemployment 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)

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, equity, diversity and inclusion is part of everyday life, and will be part of your working reality. We have built an inclusive 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), FortiGate, 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.

Your security clearance

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.
To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.
Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.
Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

What does ‘Get The Future You Want ‘ mean for you?

You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard ManageMentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.
You’ll be bringing your unique skills and perspectives to the team, inspiring and taking inspiration from your teammates as you unlock value in everything you do. You’ll be joining a professional community of experts, who have got your back and will support you, every step of the way.
You’d be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions.
To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.

Ref. code 137046-en_GB

Posted on 13 Jun 2025

Experience level Experienced Professionals

Contract type Permanent

Location Birmingham, Manchester, Woking, London

Business unit Cloud Infrastructure Services

Brand Capgemini

Professional communities Products & Systems Engineering

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