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Join Vodafone as a Network Architect based in Milano, Italy. You will lead high-level and low-level network design, implementation, and optimization, ensuring secure and scalable infrastructure across the organization.

Requirements

  • An academic degree and/or at least 5 years of work experience in an IT organization supporting large heterogeneous IT infrastructures is required.
  • Expert knowledge in routing protocols, network components, security, and TCP/IP is mandatory.
  • R&S CCNA or CCNP and Fortinet NSE 6 or FCSS SD-wan certifications are strongly recommended.
  • Fluent English is required; Italian is an added advantage.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Network Engineering: Design high-level and low-level network architectures, define templates, and deploy fit-for-purpose network solutions.
  • Virtualization & Security: Implement virtualization and segregation concepts while ensuring alignment with Cyber Security architecture.
  • Project & Budget Management: Take control of CAPEX budgets, manage change processes, and supervise external suppliers and third parties.
  • Quality Assurance & Testing: Conduct proof of concept validations, define test plans, and manage test environments and network documentation.
  • Potential transition routes: People from Network Engineer or Systems Administrator roles may bring strong routing and infrastructure skills, alongside meeting the technical certification and project experience requirements.

Job description

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you’ll do

Key accountabilities and decision ownership :

  • Responsible for High Level and Low Level Design engineering and network design optimization
  • Drive increased quality of our network end to end
  • Provide HLDs, LLDs, define templates, modularize, and industrialize configuration items and their implementation.
  • Deploy the network fit for purpose including understanding of how our services/applications layer will run across the network (capacity, capability, utilisation)
  • Implement Virtualisation and segregation concepts
  • Conduct proof of concept (POC) validation
  • Responsible for optimal implementation process that delivers ensured quality.
  • Decrease the design and implementation costs and to achieve a harmonized & simplified network infrastructure
  • Take control over CAPEX budget; forecast, planning, allocation, approval process, administration
  • Deployment of the validated solution to its operational environment and deliver training
  • Planning of Changes and support of Change Management Process
  • Supervision of external supporters and 3rd parties
  • Quality assurance in the design and implementation process
  • Support, Test & Accept/Audit the deployed solution
  • Hand over the accepted solution to Operations and Maintenance
  • Manage and control the different existing test environments
  • Define necessary test catalogues and test plans
  • Document test & QA activities
  • Drive knowledge transfer and technical skill development within Network Implementation team
  • Responsible to ensure a network documentation
  • Support the state-of-the art network documentation for the implemented solution that is aligned with Cyber Security architecture
  • Ensure the quality of the documentation
  • Support the data population and accuracy of the Asset- and Change Management - Databases
  • Responsible to ensure network harmonisation and standardization across the Region / the local market
  • Harmonize Office LAN network environments and services
  • Drive network standards across Local markets
  • Drive + Support Network innovations as SDN
  • Collaboration and Teamwork
  • Alignment with other engineering, implementation, and operations teams in Vodafone

Who you are

Core competencies, knowledge and experience :

Business skills:

  • Strong team player and appreciate working in a project organization
    considerable drive and interest in taking on new tasks and challenges thorough experience in collaboration with the Office IT, Data centre, service management and ITIL processes
  • In-depth knowledge in the following areas:
  • Detailed Knowledge in passive network infrastructure
  • Expert Knowledge in networks (TCP/IP, Protocols, Structures, Hardware, Security)
  • Expert Knowledge in the area of the installation and configuration of network components (Routers, Switches, VPN Gateways, Firewalls, Proxies and others)
  • Expert Knowledge in routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, VRF, VLAN, STP, HSRP), VOIP technology, WLAN technology, DHCP, DNS, AD
  • Expert Knowledge in network management and network analysis. Ability to design and implement network segregation and segmentation solutions.

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

  • An academic degree and/or at least 5 years work experience in an IT organization supporting large heterogeneous IT infrastructures.
  • Experiences in project management
  • R&S CCNA or CCNP and Fortinet NSE 6 or FCSS SD-wan Certifications strongly recommended. Professional certifications are essential for advanced office LAN management. These certifications demonstrate specific skills in designing and maintaining secure, segmented, and reliable networks, with a focus on perimeter protection, traffic control, and network infrastructure resilience.
  • You are goal-oriented and enjoy taking initiative as well as responsibility
  • Fluent English oral and written
  • Italian language will be added adavantage

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application\-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.

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Vodafone

Network Architect

Milan
On-site
  • Development of harmonized solutions within Regions and Cyber Security
  • Share expertise with other network teams across Vodafone
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