Solution Architect

RS Group plc; Corby; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in engineering solutions seeks a skilled Solution Architect specializing in Networks and Security to support and lead significant projects. With a focus on technical architecture and cross-functional collaboration, this role offers meaningful growth and development opportunities. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise along with a collaborative mindset to drive impactful solutions.

Benefits

Annual performance bonus

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Private healthcare

Support for Neurodiverse colleagues

Health condition support

Qualifications

• Experience as a Network Solution Architect or similar role.
• Deep technical knowledge of critical networking technologies.
• Hands-on experience with network management tools and security systems.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to architecture and design of major projects.
• Facilitate and document key design decisions.
• Provide mentoring and support to junior team members.

Skills

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Network Security

Technical Architecture

Communications

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Cisco technologies

AWS

Azure

Jira/Confluence

ServiceNow

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Solution Architect (Networks and Security)
Location: Remote (UK)
Permanent
RS Group is seeking a skilled and driven Solution Architect with a focus on Networks and Security to join our growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the design and delivery of complex solutions across a variety of initiatives, ranging from smaller-scale projects to multimillion-pound programmes.

While the initial focus will involve supporting a senior Solution Architect on a large-scale initiative, you will also be given ownership of smaller assignments, allowing for meaningful growth and hands-on experience.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Contribute to the architecture and design of major projects, aligned with enterprise architecture guidance.
• Collaborate on and participate in architectural governance to ensure consistency across target and transition states.
• Facilitate and document key design decisions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and stakeholder expectations.
• Present architectural decisions and implications to senior stakeholders in a clear and compelling way.
• Engage in cross-functional Design Working Groups to agree on and communicate key architectural elements.
• Ensure adherence to architectural governance processes across projects and initiatives.
• Provide mentoring and support to junior members of the Solution Architecture team.
• Collaborate with internal teams and third-party partners to analyse existing network structures and recommend improvements.
• Design and implement scalable and efficient network solutions, including LAN, WAN, WLAN, SDWAN, and telecoms infrastructure.
• Define policies and controls for firewalls and security systems to ensure data protection and compliance.
• Support the deployment of new network solutions in collaboration with IT teams.
• Conduct testing and validation of changes to network software and hardware.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of network architecture, configurations, and emergency procedures.
• Regularly review and upgrade network infrastructure to align with organisational goals.
• Work closely with stakeholders to anticipate future network needs and propose strategic solutions.
  

About You

You’re passionate about technology and crafting solutions that deliver impact. You bring a strong blend of technical expertise, a collaborative mindset, and a forward-thinking approach to problem-solving. You enjoy working across cross-functional teams, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring technology drives value.

What You Bring

• Demonstrated experience as a Network Solution Architect or similar role.
• Deep technical knowledge of: Cisco technologies (SDWAN, LAN, WAN, ASA/Firepower Firewalls) Zscaler (ZIA, SIPA) SIEM tools (e.g. Qualys) Remote access solutions (Ivanti, Pulse Secure, Cisco AnyConnect)
• Experience with cloud platforms, including: AWS Azure
• Familiarity with enterprise tools: ServiceNow Jira/Confluence Microsoft 365
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity best practices and controls.
• Hands-on experience with network management tools, routers, switches, and security systems.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and deliver robust, scalable solutions.
  

The extras you’ll get:

At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits you’d expect from a FTSE listed company, including annual performance bonus, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, private healthcare, in the UK&I, we’ve just introduced a number of new Family Friendly Policies including:

• Help for people to take control of ongoing Health conditions such as diabetes or asthma with £500 a year available for monitoring & consultation
• Support for Neurodiverse colleagues and families with neurodiverse members with needs assessment, diagnosis and post diagnostic support for autism spectrum, ADHD and Tourette’s syndrome
• Support for Women at different life stages from streamlined fertility support through to diagnosis and monitoring of both endometriosis and menopause
• Helping our LGBTQ+ community through enhanced coverage for trans colleagues, including voice coaching, facial surgery and gender confirmation surgery
• Additions to Fertility coverage including IVF for lesbian couples and information/support around surrogacy and adoption for all.

We are RS

At RS we’ve been solving engineering problems for over 80 years: big ones, small ones, easy and difficult ones. We turn the ‘what ifs’ into the ‘why nots’, the impossible into the possible.

Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world.

We offer service and product solutions. We send out a parcel every 2 seconds, to over 130 countries. We provide over 700,000 in-stock and over 3 million unstocked products to more than 1.2 million customers.

We want people like you, as you are curious about things, you like doing things differently and also in a human way with empathy. Because that’s exactly how we partner with people – our customers, suppliers, colleagues and communities – to solve problems.

We’ll also invest in your development and wellbeing – because building a more diverse and inclusive culture, being ethical, responsible and committed to our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) action plan is at the heart of everything we do.

Come and join us and we’ll help you to think big, do more and unleash your brilliance, so you do amazing things too.