Head of IT & Digital Recruitment | E: darrencairns@major-recruitment.com | M: 07800 912387

Major IT & Digital are delighted to be working with one of the UK’s leading IT and telecom businesses operating across a well-established UK client base. The company has seen rapid growth over the last 4 years, coupled with 25 years of specialist industry knowledge within the telecoms and managed services arena.

Are you a forward-thinking Network or Solutions Architect with a strong background in designing and building resilient solutions?

A key requirement of this role is the ability to design high-quality end-to-end solutions that align with the client’s business goals, ensuring scalable and secure system architecture with practical hands-on delivery.

The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of network security principles and enterprise architecture design, including strong cloud deployment knowledge (AWS or Azure) and DevOps principles experience.

As a network-focused architect you will also be the lead on system design, providing industry knowledge on which tools and technologies to recommend for solution builds, whilst providing high-quality architectural diagrams and compliance documentation.

Technical knowledge in the following key areas:

• On-prem and cloud environments including hybrid connectivity and Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation/Terraform)
• IP networking, routing, VLANs, Firewalls and VPNs
• Load balancing concepts and technologies including failover strategies and clustering
• Integration of identity systems such as Azure AD, On-prem AD
• Experience with security and compliance frameworks (ISO27001 and NIST)
• Systems integration knowledge including off-the-shelf systems, APIs and data transformation pipelines
• Design and validation of disaster recovery strategies for on-prem and cloud environments
• Understanding of Information Systems Governance frameworks

Additional requirements:

• UK driving license for client visits
• Required to undertake a DBS check

Benefits:

• Company bonus scheme
• Private medical
• Industry certifications

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting