Network Architect - Enhanced SC or DV Cleared - 715 a day - London Hybrid Rate: 700 - 750 a day (Inside IR35)Location: Hybrid - 3 days a week in London Clearance: Enhanced SC or DV + UK Sole National You will join a global IT consultancy who are delivering digital transformation to a central government agency.The role:Strategic network delivery of design artifacts in alignment with project schedule. Artefacts include, but not limited to: Site specific network design (HLD/LLD) Passive infrastructure design and laydown System specific active equipment installation design Rack layouts Patching schedulesEnterprise, Local IT and Other Government Department (OGD) System Owner engagement to ensure alignment of proposed system implementation.Strong technical background with understanding of end-to-end system design and dependencies. Network Architecture and Design Network Implementation Passive (fibre and copper, vertical (backbone) and horizontal) infrastructure design LANs and WANs WAN circuit dependencies and provisioning Data Encryption (cryptos) End User Device (EUD), computer storage, etc dependencies upon network infrastructure. Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)Understanding of system delivery lifecycle through Service Design, Service Transition, Service Acceptance and Live Service Working collaboratively with Service Architects on Service Assurance and Service Gate Reviews.Requirements analysis and ability to develop technical solutions in response.Impact Analysis and abil