Solution Architect

Project overview

Solution Architect (Automation/Ansible)

Certain Advantage is hiring for a Solution Architect based in London.

This role is on an initial 6-month contract basis and is required to be onsite 3 days a week.

Are you an experienced Solution Architect with a strong background in networking, cloud connectivity and infrastructure automation?

Your responsibilities

The Individual

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• Acting as the main point of contact for solution architecture across IT projects.
• Designing and integrating end-to-end solutions across business processes, data, applications, infrastructure and security.
• Leading architecture design and assurance, reviewing detailed designs and ensuring compliance with technical standards.
• Driving enterprise network automation and connectivity solutions, including Single Source of Truth implementations.
• Supporting cloud networking architecture across AWS and Azure environments.
• Championing Security by Design and Privacy by Design, ensuring regulatory and GDPR compliance.
• Strong networking knowledge, including Routing, TCP/IP and SSL.
• Experience with AWS and Azure cloud networking, including VPC/VNET, VPN, Transit Gateway and virtual Palo Alto firewalls.
• Knowledge of Cisco data centre design and Aruba ESP, including Central, ClearPass and wireless platforms.
• In-depth experience with network automation, Infrastructure as Code, APIs, GitHub and Ansible.
• Experience developing Ansible playbooks, infrastructure workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of smart inventory systems such as NetBox and their integration with automation pipelines.
• Understanding of identity and authentication technologies, including SAML, PingID and Entra ID.

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: London, UK, GB
• Rate: 100-100 EUR/h
• Languages: English