Categories: Network Engineering, IT Architecture, Cybersecurity

Job Description:

Network Architect

Hybrid - Newcastle or Erskine

At DXC Technology, delivering excellence for our customers and colleagues is more than just a motto, it’s something we strive towards constantly through our work. Every day we deliver mission critical services in a secure environment whilst promoting our people first agenda, a real sense of community and a healthy work-life balance. Our consistently positive customer feedback and continuous growth helps us cement our place as one of the world’s leading IT solutions enterprises, helping us deliver services and solutions in both challenging and exciting situations.

At DXC, one of our platinum accounts has an opening for a Network Architect the successful candidate will need to be innovative and motivated with a high level of autonomy, able to develop and present secure solutions to leadership and technical teams. Due to the customer requirements successful applicants must be eligible for high level UK Security clearance, SC.

In this role you will assist in leading teams that analyse, design, troubleshoot and implement network architecture in order to best meet client requirements; leverages resources from different teams to ensure that customer needs are met. Assist in troubleshooting the most complex data or voice network and hardware problems; researches and analyses significant, complex network problems that require evaluation of intangibles, such as downstream effects on client satisfaction; assesses and evaluates current and future systems.

Ideally you will have experience in :

• Expertise in designing, implementing, and managing proxy servers
• Cisco Routing and switching minimum CCNP, inc. 8200/8300 routers, Nexus N7K/N9K
• Equivalent level in:Aruba switching AOS-S & CX, on Aruba 2930, 6300, 8300, 8400 CX10K platforms
• Palo Alto Firewalls, PAN-OS 10.x VPN Technologies on Cisco, Palo Alto plus Cloud platforms AWS/Azure Wireless LAN Architecture,
• Cisco/Aruba including Multizone, Aruba Central On-Prem General Network Protocols – OSPF, BGP, Spanning Tree, IPSec,
• VPN– VXLAN, NSX-T, NAC, ZTNA, VMWare/VxRail, Aruba Clearpass
• Project management skills
• Analytical and creative problem solving skills for design, creation and testing of new databases
• Skilled in time, priority and task management

What we will do for you:

• Competitive compensation
• Pension scheme
• DXC Select – Our comprehensive benefits package (includes private health/medical insurance, , gym membership and more)
• Perks at Work (discounts on technology, groceries, travel and more)
• DXC incentives (recognition tools, employee lunches, regular social events etc)

Still reading? We’d love to hear from you — apply today.

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