Job Description

Role: Cloud Network Architect

Location: Mostly remote, with occcasional travel to London

Rate: Inside IR35 (negotiable on rate)

Duration: Initial 3-month contract (high likelihood of extension)

Xpertise are urgently looking for a Network Cloud Architect/Technical Architect for an immediate start on a huge transformation programme.

Candidates will have the following skills and experience:

Proven experience as a Network Architect / Technical Architect / Cloud Architect

Proven architecture experience of AWS environments

Experience designing and implementing scalable and secure network architecture both in cloud and on-prem environments

Proven experience with design implementation using code

Knowledge of Terraform, CloudFormation and Bicep

Proven experience of networking protocols including DNS, DHCP, IPAM, BGP and SDN

Proven experience of Fortinet, Palo Alto, Cisco and Checkpoint

Proven experience of Cloud, Hybrid Cloud and Multi Cloud networking

A strong knowledge of DevOps and DevSecOps environments and related technologies

A strong knowledge of Jenkins, Gitlab and other similar CI/CD tools

A strong knowledge of Zero Trust Security and High Availability Content Delivery

Proven experience in large-scale Agile/Scrum environments

Relevant certifications (e.g. CCNP and/or JNCIP, AWS Solutions Architect, etc)

Role is remote with occasional travel to London – inside IR35 – initial 3-month engagement (long term contract expected)