Avance Consulting
Network Architect
Network Architect at Avance Consulting, based in Birmingham, West Midlands. This is a permanent role with hybrid working.
- Pay
- Not given by the employer
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · Hybrid
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Closing date
- Sector
- DevOps Engineer
Reference 606641248418203871
About the role
NOTE: Travel to Warwick will be required during the initial transition phase.
Enterprise Networking: Cisco Routing & Switching (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, STP, HSRP, VRRP), VLANs, trunking, EtherChannel, QoS, multicast.
Cloud Networking: AWS/Azure VPC/VNet design, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect/ExpressRoute, cloud load balancers, cloud firewalls.
Data Center & ACI: Cisco ACI fabric design, APIC management, Nexus 9K, VXLAN/EVPN, spine–leaf architecture.
SD‑WAN: Cisco Viptela/Meraki design and deployment for hybrid connectivity.
Load Balancing: NetScaler ADC (GSLB, SSL offloading, L7 policies, content switching).
Network Security: ACLs, segmentation, microsegmentation, firewall policies, Zero Trust principles.
Automation & IaC: Python, Ansible, Terraform, Git-based CI/CD pipelines for automated provisioning and config compliance.
Monitoring & Observability: Dynatrace, Grafana, SolarWinds, Cisco DNA Center, ThousandEyes, AppDynamics.
Architecture & Design: HLD/LLD creation, modernization roadmaps, cloud‑integrated network design patterns.
Lifecycle & Operations: Hardware/firmware upgrades, migrations, refresh projects, performance optimization.
Reference: 606641248418203871 · Posted 32 minutes ago · Closes 12 Dec 2026 · Listed via Avance Consulting
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