Network Solutions Architect

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals. 

We are currently offering a new and exciting opportunity for a Network Solutions Architect, to work within a highly regulated industry sector.

Here's what the role will look like...

You will be required to work with our customers to help translate business requirements into technical solutions. You will be viewed as a Trusted Advisor to our customers business.

You will be required to: provide technical support, lead meetings , produce High Level Designs, Scope of Works and, Low Level Design documentation and present these.

Meeting relevant stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Producing HLD, Specifications and BoMs.

Delivering technical workshops, demonstrations, and presentations to the business.

What we are looking for:

• Excellent knowledge with Cisco switching and routing technologies
• Excellent knowledge Firewall configurations, firewall segregation and ruleset. Preferably Fortinet
• Good understanding of Operational Technology security regulations
• An enthusiastic technologist and willing learner
• Someone with a good understanding of business challenges across energy and renewables
• Someone who can articulate the benefits of the solutions being presented and tailor the delivery to suit the audience
• Software Defined Networking Experience (SDA / DNA / SD-WAN / ACI) would be highly advantageous
• Experienced up CCIE or CCDE level
  

1. Design, Implementation, deployment and commissioning of the Fortinet FortiGate firewalls and Fortinet switches at UK and ROI sites
2. Key requirement for the Fortinet FortiGate firewall deployment to interface directly and provide an essential point of control method for the customer network environment
3. Integration and working alongside customer operational infrastructure teams and ensuring the Fortinet devices integrate with existing Fortinet management platforms
4. Review and analysis of the current site network and security configuration including all the polices, objects and rulesets, align and duplicate onto the new Fortinet Infrastructure
5. Plan and review all the physical and VLAN interfaces and ACLs on existing sites firewall with migrating the existing VLAN’s and setting up new DMZ’s on the Fortinet FortiGate firewall cluster
6. Planning and Deployment of migration of all firewall traffic from customer locations to new Fortinet FortiGate firewalls
7. Integration and working alongside the customer Operational infrastructure teams and SSE SOC team with any firewall & management platform configuration work on the Fortinet FortiGate firewall

At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success.

We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life. In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:

Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.

Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.

A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more…..

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.