Contractor job Senior Network Architect

Your responsibilities:
* Act as Network Security Design Authority for segmentation and Zero Trust.
* Design, implement, and optimize network segmentation using Guardicore and Illumio.
* Own User-to-Server (U2S) and Server-to-Server (S2S) traffic controls.
* Lead Guardicore → Illumio transition and future-state architecture.
* Drive segmentation standards, governance, and operational handover.
* Serve as primary technical interface to senior customer stakeholders.
* Manage escalations related to enforcement, legacy dependencies, and risk trade-offs.
* Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in analyzing and visualizing "application" traffic to understand application flows and dependencies
* Overseeing the design, implementation, and optimization Network segmentation
* Developing Knowledge of Operations (KOP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Your Profile
Essential skills/knowledge/experience:
* 15+ years in Network Security with architect / design authority responsibility.
* Strong, hands-on expertise in network segmentation / microsegmentation.
* Proven experience with Guardicore and Illumio.
* Deep understanding of on-prem data center network security.
* Working knowledge of hybrid cloud network security, including:
* VPC / VNet design
* Security Groups / NSGs
* Hybrid connectivity (VPN, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect)
* Experience working directly with senior customer stakeholders.
Desirable skills/knowledge/experience: (As applicable)
* Zero Trust architecture exposure.
* Regulated enterprise environment experience.
* Platform migration experience.


LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

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