Network Architect

Beyond technical excellence, customer is looking for a strategic thinker and change agent — someone who can challenge the status quo, influence stakeholders, and shift the mindset of our networking and security teams towards a modern, agile, and security-first approach.

Customer needs to have a modern flexible and adjustable network we can add new offices to in a fast manner.

Role responsibilities:

• Planning and designing data communication networks
• Presenting network plans to management staff
• Overseeing the network implementation process, including setting schedules and budgets
• Managing information and network security
• Overseeing upgrades to hardware and software as needed
• Manage maintenance and repairs to network equipment
• Keeping documentation of networks, including drawings, descriptions and configurations
• Researching network technologies and staying up to date on advancements in the field

Must have technical skills:

Knowledge of networks

• WAN connection types
• provider connection types
• LAN connection types
• Vlan’s
• Portchannels
• sub interfaces vs trunk
• IP
• Routing
• VRF

Must have knowledge and experience of Firewalls (Fortigate & Forcepoint)

Knowledge of Cisco (Certified)

Ability to analyse complex network infrastructures, determine the root cause for performance deficiencies, propose efficient solutions, and manage its implementation.

Telephony/VoIP infra management and migration projects.

Knowledgeable about modern networking (SDWAN, Cloud Networking, Zero Trust, etc).

Understanding of technical offers from telecom providers, and ability to select the most appropriate services for each need / Telecom providers management.

Nice to have skills:

• Project Management certification

Details:

• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 1 year contract with possibility to extend further
• Location: Helsinki
• Hybrid work : Work office (1-2 days pw) is required at the beginning, then more flexible approach can be considered.
• Language: Fluent written and spoken English
• Business trips: 3-4 trips annually within the EU

More information from Juho: juho_witted // juho.sopanen@witted.com