Senior Network Architect - Hybrid - 6 months - £500/day

Senior Network Architect - Hybrid - 6 months - £500/day Senior Network Security SME and design authority responsible for network segmentation and Zero Trust initiatives across on-prem and hybrid cloud environments. This role owns architecture decisions, enforcement strategy, and senior customer engagement for a large enterprise environment. 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 Guardicoreandnbsp;- 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 analysing 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) Key Skills 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 ..... full job details .....