We are actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone.
Role: Network Architect
Location: Birmingham, London, Bracknell or Manchester office as well as customer site visits (SCC operate hybrid working, which comprises of a mix of office and home working)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary Package: £65,000 - £70,000 plus large company benefits, company car, bonus, a broad flexible benefits scheme, and 2 paid-for volunteering days a year
Hours: 9.00 am – 5.30 pm, Monday – Friday
Interview Process: 2-stage process
Why SCC?
- An inclusive workplace
- Excellent package: solid basic and company benefits
- Hybrid working & core hours in line with role requirements
- Career development and life-long learning opportunities
- Opportunity to join Europe's largest privately-owned IT Company
Role purpose:
Demand for SCC’s Professional services continues to grow both from existing and new customers. This has created an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Network Architect to join our talented hybrid team, based in Birmingham, London or Manchester.
Security Clearance or the willingness to apply will be required for this role.
Key responsibilities:
- Creating High Level and Low Level Designs.
- Performing Network (WAN, LAN, WLAN and Firewall) configuration, deployment, troubleshooting to deliver against your network designs.
- Writing and maintaining technical documentation to professional standards.
- Contribution to the continuous improvement programmes of all technology platforms and processes within the Professional Services area.
- Liaison with third party vendors and escalation when necessary.
- Contributing to delivering team performance.
Skills and experience:
A professional certification stream of one or multiple of the below vendors
- Juniper accreditations: Current Juniper Specialist Level certificates, a combination of JNCIAS - Specialist Switching, Enterprise, Security, Service Provider
- Aruba accreditations: Current Aruba Professional Level certificates, Professional Wireless and Professional Switching
- Expert Knowledge of Cisco portfolio: Cisco Switching and Routing products, Cisco Identity Service Engine, Cisco Firewall portfolio, Cisco SD-WAN, Meraki design and deployment.
- Excellent Knowledge of the Fortinet platforms: Fortinet Switching platform, Fortinet Security firewalls, and Fortinet SD-WAN.
- Demonstrates excellent troubleshooting skills.
- Strong background with core network technologies in large-scale deployments.
- Experience of working with enterprise level clients.
- Demonstrating excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex, technical, multi-site and multi-disciplinary problems and incidents.
- Meticulous approach, effective written and oral communicator.
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Security Clearance or the willingness to apply will be required for this role.