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Sopra Steria

IT consulting, digital services, and transformation

Network Architect

Network Engineering & AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeGermany€73k - €90k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree in computer science, network engineering, electrical engineering, or a comparable qualification is required.
  • Several years of practical experience in network engineering and ideally in planning and architecting larger network environments are required.
  • Experience in enterprise, data center, or carrier environments is advantageous.
  • Strong analytical and conceptual thinking is required.
  • The ability to explain complex technical relationships clearly and provide technical advice to different stakeholders is required.
  • Independent and structured working practices and willingness to take responsibility in projects are required.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across departments is required.
  • Good German and English language skills at least at B2 level are required.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and design LAN, WAN, WLAN, and cloud networks for demanding IT environments.
  • Further develop network architectures for data centers, sites, and hybrid on-premises and cloud environments.
  • Design highly available and geographically redundant network architectures.
  • Continuously develop and optimize network strategies, standards, and architecture specifications.
  • Evaluate and select suitable network and security technologies, including routers, switches, firewalls, software-defined wide area networking, and network access control.
  • Integrate security requirements such as network segmentation, zero trust, virtual private networks, and intrusion detection and prevention systems into the architecture.
  • Implement architecture specifications in close collaboration with IT security, cloud, platform, and infrastructure teams.
  • Analyze and resolve complex network problems and support technical escalations.
  • Create architecture concepts, migration plans, and technical documentation, and conduct performance analyses and capacity planning.
  • Support tenders, projects, and architecture assessments.
  • Work across Germany in company offices, at customer sites, and from home according to customer and project needs.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in enterprise, data center, or carrier environments.

About the Company

Sopra Steria

IT consulting, digital services, and transformation

Sopra Steria provides consulting, digital services and solutions to help large organizations transform their business through technology. Its offerings cover strategy, systems integration, cloud, cyber security, software development, and managed services, designed to be delivered end to end—from assessing needs and designing a plan to implementing and operating IT systems. The company combines deep knowledge of many industries with a collaborative approach to tailor projects to each client and to deliver measurable, sustainable improvements in performance. Differentiators include its European scale (about 51,000 employees across roughly 30 countries), broad scope—from strategy to operation—and emphasis on practical outcomes that help clients stay competitive. The group’s goal is to put digital to work for its clients in a way that creates a positive, more productive future for all stakeholders.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1968

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