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Network Architect - DV Cleared

CBS ButlerBasingstoke, Hampshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 3 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This 15-month contract offers a substantial daily rate of £650-£750, placing you at the forefront of designing and assuring mission-critical network infrastructure for a major MOD programme. You'll thrive in this role if you possess active DV clearance and extensive experience in defence or secure enterprise environments, leveraging your expertise in BGP, EVPN-VXLAN, and SDN to shape cutting-edge network architectures. Seize this opportunity to make a significant impact on a technically challenging and highly secure project.

Quick Overview

Salary
£650 - £750/mo
Work Type
On Site
Schedule
Temporary/Casual
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Network Architect

months +

+DV cleared

+On site in Hampshire

+Outside IR35

+£650-£700 a day

We are seeking an experienced Network Architect to join a high-profile MOD programme delivering secure, mission-critical network capabilities. This is a hands-on architecture role requiring deep technical expertise across modern data centre and wide area networking technologies.

Working within a highly secure environment, you will be responsible for designing, assuring and evolving complex network architectures that support large-scale digital transformation and operational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop secure network architectures for enterprise and defence environments.
  • Produce high and low-level network designs, technical documentation and implementation plans.
  • Lead network architecture decisions across data centre, campus and WAN environments.
  • Provide technical assurance and governance throughout the project life cycle.
  • Collaborate with engineering, security and delivery teams to ensure successful deployment of network solutions.
  • Support troubleshooting and optimisation of complex network infrastructures.

Essential Skills & Experience

  • Active DV Clearance.
  • Proven experience operating as a Network Architect within complex enterprise or defence environments.
  • Strong expertise in:
    • BGP
    • EVPN-VXLAN
    • Software Defined Networking (SDN)
    • WAN Architecture and Design
  • Experience with modern data centre networking technologies and architectures.
  • Strong understanding of network security principles and secure-by-design approaches.
  • Ability to produce detailed technical designs and architecture documentation.
  • Experience working within large-scale transformation or infrastructure programmes.
  • Experience delivering solutions within MOD

If you'd like to discuss this Network Architect role in more detail, please send your updated CV to (see below) and I will get in touch.

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