Network Architect
Core
Provide strategic and technical leadership for a city council's network modernisation, connectivity, and telecommunications transformation initiatives.
Role type
Senior Network Architect
Builds
Future-state network architectures, standards, roadmaps, and governance frameworks for enterprise networking, security, and cloud connectivity.
Domain
Municipal Government / Enterprise Networking & Security
Required skills
Enterprise WAN/LAN/SD-WAN/Campus networking, Core routing and switching, Cloud networking (public/private/hybrid), Zero Trust and secure remote access, Network security (firewalls, proxies, NAC, DNS security), High availability and disaster recovery, Network observability and monitoring, PKI and certificate-based authentication, TCP/IP/BGP/OSPF/MPLS/VXLAN/EVPN protocols, Network modernisation and transformation.
Preferred skills
Solution Architecture experience, Mentoring engineering teams.
Technologies
SD-WAN, Zscaler, MPLS, VXLAN, EVPN, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, DNS, DHCP, Firewalls, Proxies, NAC, PKI.
Responsibilities
Develop future-state network architectures and technology roadmaps; Assess existing network and security capabilities; Lead architecture and solution design for enterprise networking and security; Provide architectural governance and technical oversight for major projects; Evaluate technology options and vendor solutions; Support business cases and investment decisions; Mentor engineering teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
