Network Data Center and Cloud Architect

The Network Data Center and Cloud Solutions Architect is a strategic and technical leadership role responsible for designing implementing and managing our IAGs network infrastructure. The role involves working closely with crossfunctional teams to develop and implement strategy. The Network Solutions Data Center and Cloud Architect is responsible for driving innovation optimizing processes and enhancing the overall network infrastructure by designing and positioning optimal network architectures inline the IAGs business goals.

Accountabilities

Working in partnership with IAG Tech and the business to:

Network Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive network strategy aligned with business goals and technology trends. Collaborate with senior leadership to define network architecture roadmaps and provide guidance on technology investments.

Network Design & Implementation: Design configure and maintain highperformance network solutions including LANs WANs data centres and cloudbased network. Provide advisory to the implementation of network projects ensuring they meet quality security and performance standards.

Documentation: Maintain comprehensive network documentation including network diagrams configurations and change logs.

Problem Resolution: Work with operational teams post incident to address where appropriate architectural concerns that affect inlife network stability.

Vendor Interactions: Work with 3rd party suppliers to support network requirements including evaluating selecting provisioning and maintenance.

Communication and Collaboration: Communicate and collaborate with our managed service partners and their engineers. Communicate network solutions to both technical and nontechnical employees.

This role may require travel and working from multiple sites/locations.

Qualifications :

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in a relevant field
• Professional certifications such as CCIE AWS or Azure
• Extensive experience in network architecture data centre technologies and cloud solutions
• Strong knowledge of Cisco DC Technologies (ACI EVPN) Catalyst Center Architecture and AWS/Azure networking topologies
• Demonstrable experience with vendor technologies including Broadcom SolarWinds LogicMonitor Cisco and Juniper
• Seniorlevel IT leadership experience in a complex global organisation
• Proven ability to develop and implement network strategies aligned with business goals
• Experience in promoting innovative ways of working particularly in agile delivery methodologies

Additional Information :

Benefits
The chance to enjoy a challenging career in an exciting fastmoving environment in a dynamic industry working in a multicultural environment with great offices in many locations. We aim to provide all our people with a work/life balance as well as the many benefits offered by a global organisation including health insurance pension and performance bonuses

Diversity and Inclusion
IAG Tech is part of the IAG GBS organisation and our people are at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that we can only deliver the required business outcomes if we have a thriving community of technology professionals. Together we strive to become the very best at what we do.

We focus on making Tech a great place to work with a community that we feel proud to belong to. To help make this a reality our people strategy focuses on six key domains: Engagement Talent Management Reward and Recognition Performance Management Learning and Development and Culture. 

We understand the importance of Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace to deliver this strategy everyone should feel part of our team. We want to foster an inclusive workplace celebrate individuality and embrace differences so that everyone in IAG Tech can achieve their goals and ambitions regardless of their personal circumstances or background. 

As a Group IAG has an ambition that 40% of senior management roles are held by women by 2025. IAG Tech fully supports that ambition and we are working to help make it a reality. With this in mind we have set ourselves the challenging target of recruiting 50% female colleagues by 2030.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime