Network Architect

Job Introduction

Are you fascinated about Space? Do you have a Cisco background and have worked with Ground Segment network and Ground Segment Design in Space sector?  You could be our new Network Architect.  Come and join talented diverse Serco team at the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) based in Darmstadt, Germany. 

Serco is among the leading Space Industry and Services Companies. Serco’s space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies - We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, our employees have been providing everyday their technical, scientific and management skills to support the full range of European cornerstone space missions.  

Role Responsibility

As Network Architect you will concentrate your activities on the following:

• Maintain and evolve the Ground Segment network concept, and contribute to the Ground Segment design and development for all network-related aspects including specification, high level network system architecture and design, high-level network testing and roll-out strategy.
• For the parts of the ground segment under development by industry, support the ground segment team for all network-related matters.
• Define and specifying the network services required by the ground segment. Support to the ground segment team with identifying their network use cases, identifying the associated data flows and specification of the data flow characteristics.
• Derive, from the network services required by the ground segment, requirements for the evolution and upgrade of Operations Network Infrastructure (ONI) and services.
• Specify and implementing the upgrades of Operations Network Infrastructure required for the ground segment.
• Specify the overall ground segment logical network solution and configure it on the ONI.
• Specify a network verification test plan and test procedures and perform verification testing of the ground segment network solution.
• Support the integration and validation of the network into the overall ground segment.
• Support the management of the above mentioned network activities as a project, including contributing to planning, reporting, and risk and issue management.

Successful Candidate

Do you think you are the person we are looking for? See below what experience or knowledge you should bring:

In carrying out the various tasks above, you should be able:

• To work with a high degree of autonomy, taking ownership of problems, and applying good analytical skills down to the root cause level.
• To work in teams, willing to share experience and provide cross support to other team members.
• To communicate/interact adequately with a variety of people at different levels (customers, suppliers, peers, leaders) in a multi-national environment.
• To understand and anticipate customers needs with flexibility to adapt approach and solutions to meet customer requirements.
• To conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, working calmly and correctly under pressure.

Additionally, you will bring:

• Understanding and specification of network use cases and needs.
• Translating these use cases and needs to requirements on network infrastructure, functions and systems.
• Specifying and deploying network functionality on a consolidated networking infrastructure.
• Applying the above skills in always-on production network environments, driven by high availability requirements.
• Interacting with suppliers of network products and services.
• Supporting procurements of network services.

The following Qualification is required:

• Currently valid Cisco certification or demonstrated equivalent knowledge/experience.
• Demonstrated capability to produce network system requirements specification, including document structuring/organisation, and technical network diagrams.
• Ability to present - verbally and in writing - complex (network) solutions and systems in a comprehensible way, with the specific ability to explain relevant details while keeping the focus on the overall system aspects. Ability to translate IT jargon into customer business terms.

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Package Description

What we offer if you join our amazing team:

• Competitive Salary 

• Corporate Benefits Package 

• Exciting relocation package​ (if applicable) 

• Company events

About the Company

Serco is one of the world’s largest providers of public services to Governments employing over 50,000 people in over 20 countries. In Europe, Serco supports governments and international organisations in the delivery of essential public services with operations in Belgium, France and French Guyana, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland.

What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service and to keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play. We have a mandate to execute brilliantly and our people lead and inspire based on our core values, Trust, Care, Pride and Innovation.

As a business which delivers “front-line” public services, employing tens of thousands of people, we are constantly developing and promoting people; our need for skilled professionals is insatiable and few companies can offer as many opportunities for individuals to grow their careers.

A career with Serco offers the chance to work with both inspirational people and innovative contracts, in a dynamic and exciting environment.

If you share our values and want to join a team of over 50,000 passionate colleagues globally we want to hear from you.

Make a difference every day.

Take pride in what you do!

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https://www.serco.com/eu/sector-expertise/space

https://www.serco.com/eu/careers/careers-in-space

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