Technical Solution Architect

Reference
-21012C
Employer
Syntax Consultancy Ltd
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Speciality
IT & Telecoms, IT Contractor
Location
England, London, West London
Town/City
London
Benefits
£360.00 Per Day 360/day (Outside IR35)
Salary
£360 Per Hour
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Technical Solution Architect

3 Month Contract

London (Hybrid)

£360/day (Outside IR35)



Technical Solution Architect needed for a 3 Month Contract in West London (Hybrid). Start ASAP in July/August 2025.



Working with a global IT Consultancy for a Telecoms end client on large-scale projects. Paying £360/day (Outside IR35).



Hybrid working - with 3 days/week working remotely from home (WFH) + 3 days/week working on site in London (Paddington).



Key skills, experience + tasks will include:




  • Providing end-to-end technical design for complex network security architecture deployments and migrations.

  • Must have multi-domain expertise including: LAN/WAN, firewalls, F5, Zscaler ZPA/ZIA, and routing protocols like BGP/OSPF, route maps + redistribution.

  • Hands-on design / migration skills with at least 2 of: Checkpoint R8x firewalls, Cisco, Juniper LAN/WANs, F5 BIG-IP, LTM/GTM/AFM, Zscaler ZIA, ZPA, SD-WAN.

  • Validating / integrating component designs for LAN, firewall, F5, WAN, VPN, ZPA/ZIA + security controls.

  • Owning overall solution architecture, low-level designs (LLD), solution integrity from high-level architecture through to handover, acting as the single technical point of contact for external customers.

  • Producing / maintaining architecture decks, LLDs, change packs (ER/CR forms), rollback procedures, and run books.

  • Reviewing implementation artefacts (configs, Ansible/ Terraform scripts, F5 iRules) to ensure alignment to LLD.

  • Qualifications: CCNP/CCIE Enterprise or Security, JNCIP/JNCIE, F5 CTS, Check Point CCSE, Zscaler ZCCA IA / ZCCA IAE, TOGAF, ITIL?v4.

  • Providing 24/7 escalation cover to meet migration deadlines when rostered.

  • Advantageous: scripting/automation (Python, Ansible, Terraform), Visio, Draw.io, ServiceNow, Remedy, SharePoint governance.