Lead Network Architect

On behalf of the MOD, we are looking for a Lead Network Architect (Inside IR35) for a 24 month contract. The role is primarily remote, with occasional travel to MOD Corsham and Cyprus. This will be a combination of remote working and time onsite at MOD Corsham, with a requirement to visit Cyprus 3 to 4 times per year for short trips of 3 to 5 days at a time. About the Programme The APOLLO programme is delivering new estate and digital infrastructure in Cyprus, enabling secure and resilient MOD services. A key focus is ensuring that physical infrastructure and network design are aligned from day one - avoiding delays in assurance and enabling faster, smoother service delivery. The Role We''re seeking a Lead Network Architect to act as the programme-level design authority on a major MOD infrastructure programme, ensuring complex, multi-supplier network designs are aligned, integrated and deliverable. With delivery spanning multiple projects and suppliers, many operating in isolation, this role provides a critical end-to-end view across the programme, ensuring designs are consistent, integrated and aligned to programme requirements. This is a strategic architecture role focused on ensuring that new facilities are fully aligned with network and security requirements from the outset. You''ll work across multiple suppliers and stakeholders to ensure designs are coherent, deliverable and practical, and ready for assurance, avoiding costly rework later in delivery. You''ll also ..... full job details .....