IT Network Architect - Law Firm

Network Architect. Based in London, my client has a new requirement for for Network Architect. This role offers 3 day remote / with 2 days office-based working.

You will be expected to help manage suppliers in the network, voice, conferencing, internet and video space. You will also be required to recommend and propose monitoring solutions and best practices as well as assist in transitioning new technologies into mainstream IT support. You should have experience of creating and working with Enterprise Architecture artefacts and be familiar with working with infrastructure as code for cloud-based deployments as well as traditional network and voice technology.

Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience in selecting, designing and overseeing the deployment of traditional LAN, WAN, and WLAN solutions.
• Architectural experience of product lifecycle delivery, owning the design from strategy through to execution.
• Proven experience of datacentre network design including leveraging top of rack, end of row, core and edge switch deployments as well as working with converged infrastructure and software defined networking technology.
• Experience with working with MPLS WAN Networks, SD-WAN including Microsoft ExpressRoute, vWAN and Direct Access.
• Hands on and design experience of Azure VNET’s, VNET Peering, NSG's and VNET Gateways.
• Experience with deploying network appliances to Azure as well as Azure network functions like Azure Traffic Manager.
• Experience with designing and deploying Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) in branch offices.
• Network security experience in strategies, processes, and technologies designed to protect a company's network from unauthorized access and harm.
• Experience in global firewall, network load balancer and WAN Optimizer strategy and design.

Responsibilities:

• Deep technical IP networking technologies knowledge with SDN experience and security.
• Researching network technologies and staying up to date on advancements in the field.
• Update and present Network Roadmap strategy to IT Leadership Team.
• Experience in Design documentation (HLD/LLD).
• Be a clear lead in the network, internet voice and video technology space for the firm globally.
• Advise the CTO/Lead Infrastructure Architect and the rest of the IT Leadership team on network and comms technology and supplier recommendations to help the firm meet its IT strategy.
• Create and maintain architectural documentation as artefacts that relate to network topology, architectural designs, patterns, principles and standards and technology selection.