Access Network Architect

Salary: £65,000 - 105,000 per year

Requirements:

• Deep hands-on expertise with Cisco and Juniper architecture, including wireless and access-layer switching
• Understanding of the design and management differences between traditional controller-based and cloud-native, AI-driven architectures
• Ability to define standards that support dual-vendor environments
• Familiarity with network security fundamentals as they apply to access-layer design across Cisco ISE and Juniper Mist Access Assurance ecosystems
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments such as Azure, GCP, or AWS and interconnectivity strategies
• Strategic thinking and long-term planning experience
• Experience producing technical documentation for internal and external purposes
• Strong presentation skills for architectural proposals
• 10+ years of experience in network engineering or infrastructure architecture
• Prior experience leading large-scale infrastructure migrations or redesigns
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance standards such as HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or ISO 27001
• Experience integrating cloud-native networking with on-premises systems
• Bachelors degree in computer science, network engineering, or a related field
• Masters degree in information systems or business administration is recommended for enterprise-level roles

Responsibilities:

• Design and maintain global architecture for access-layer networks
• Evaluate business and technical requirements to recommend networking solutions
• Oversee implementation of network designs and provide technical leadership to engineering teams
• Assess and integrate emerging technologies such as SD-WAN, zero trust, hybrid cloud networking, Wi-Fi 8, and campus fabric
• Define network standards, policies, and best practices
• Ensure performance optimization, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery readiness
• Collaborate with enterprise, cybersecurity, cloud, and systems architects
• Manage vendor relationships and participate in technology selection
• Provide architectural leadership across internal initiatives
• Drive network transformation and migration programs
• Balance enterprise-wide standardization objectives with local site-specific requirements

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Architect
• Azure
• Cloud
• Cisco
• Fabric
• GCP
• Support
• Network
• Security
• CMS
• Jest
• LAN

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We are a global biopharma company united by a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade and focus on innovation across specialty medicines and vaccines in respiratory, immunology and inflammation, oncology, HIV, and infectious diseases. This is a full-time Network Architect role within our cloud-centric enterprise environment, based in Poznan Pastelowa or London, with opportunities to work within a modern, collaborative organization. We offer a competitive reward package that may include a company car or car allowance, long-term incentives, bonus opportunities, pension, life insurance, private medical care, development support, flexible working options, and a modern office environment. We are an inclusive employer committed to equal opportunity and to supporting adjustments during the recruitment process.

last updated 36 week of 2026