Technical Solution Architect

Technical Solution Architect
3 Month Contract
London (Hybrid)
£360/day (Outside IR35)

Technical Solution Architect needed for a 3 Month Contract in West London (Hybrid). Start ASAP in July/August 2025.

Working with a global IT Consultancy for a Telecoms end client on large-scale projects. Paying £360/day (Outside IR35).

Hybrid working - with 3 days/week working remotely from home (WFH) + 3 days/week working on site in London (Paddington).

Key skills, experience + tasks will include:

• Providing end-to-end technical design for complex network security architecture deployments and migrations.
• Must have multi-domain expertise including: LAN/WAN, firewalls, F5, Zscaler ZPA/ZIA, and routing protocols like BGP/OSPF, route maps + redistribution.
• Hands-on design / migration skills with at least 2 of: Checkpoint R8x firewalls, Cisco, Juniper LAN/WANs, F5 BIG-IP, LTM/GTM/AFM, Zscaler ZIA, ZPA, SD-WAN.
• Validating / integrating component designs for LAN, firewall, F5, WAN, VPN, ZPA/ZIA + security controls.
• Owning overall solution architecture, low-level designs (LLD), solution integrity from high-level architecture through to handover, acting as the single technical point of contact for external customers.
• Producing / maintaining architecture decks, LLDs, change packs (ER/CR forms), rollback procedures, and run books.
• Reviewing implementation artefacts (configs, Ansible/ Terraform scripts, F5 iRules) to ensure alignment to LLD.
• Qualifications: CCNP/CCIE Enterprise or Security, JNCIP/JNCIE, F5 CTS, Check Point CCSE, Zscaler ZCCA IA / ZCCA IAE, TOGAF, ITILv4.
• Providing 24/7 escalation cover to meet migration deadlines when rostered.
• Advantageous: scripting/automation (Python, Ansible, Terraform), Visio, Draw.io, ServiceNow, Remedy, SharePoint governance.