Technical Solution Architect

The Technical Solution Architect (TSA) provides end-to-end technical leadership for complex network-security deployments and migrations delivered by Prodapt into Vodafone business units. The TSA owns solution integrity from high-level architecture through to hand-over, acting as the single technical point of contact for Vodafone customers and for Prodapt's MES engineering squad. The role combines deep multi-domain engineering expertise (LAN, WAN, firewalls, F5, Zscaler ZPA/ZIA, routing protocols such as BGP/OSPF) with exceptional soft skills, documentation discipline and change-management rigour., Own overall solution architecture and low-level designs (LLDs).

• Validate and integrate component designs for LAN, firewall, F5, WAN, VPN, ZPA/ZIA and related security controls.
• Lead pre-migration readiness checks, cut-over planning and post-migration hyper-care.
• Provide 24 / 7 escalation cover during migration windows when rostered. Customer engagement

Function as the face of Prodapt to Vodafone stakeholders.

• Run bi-weekly customer forums, status calls and design workshops.
• Translate complex technical details into business-relevant language for non-technical audiences.
• Proactively surface risks, options and recommendations. Documentation & branding

Produce and maintain architecture decks, LLDs, change packs (ER/CR forms), rollback procedures and run-books.

• Adhere to Vodafone document templates, style guides and branding (logo, colour palette, slide master).
• Ensure every change record contains accurate commands/scripts - no copy-paste mismatches. Process & governance

Drive full compliance with Vodafone change-management policy (from submission to PIR).

• Keep trackers, RAID logs and SharePoint libraries current; update at least twice per week.
• Uphold C3 confidentiality, seeking permission before sharing artefacts externally. Collaboration with MES engineering

Brief Rob's LAN engineering team on design intent and acceptance criteria.

• Review implementation artefacts (configs, Ansible/ Terraform scripts, F5 iRules) for alignment with the LLD.
• Mentor engineers on broader solution context and soft-skill best practices. Continuous improvement

Feed lessons-learned into standard operating procedures and reference designs.

• Champion automation and template-driven change documents to cut rework and errors.

Do you have experience in Visio?, + 8 + years in network-security architecture or senior engineering across enterprise environments.

• Hands-on design / migration of at least two of the following at scale: Check Point R8x firewalls, Cisco or Juniper LAN and WAN, F5 BIG-IP LTM/GTM/AFM, Zscaler ZIA & ZPA, SD-WAN.
• Strong routing fundamentals (BGP, OSPF, route maps, redistribution).
• Scripting or automation (Python, Ansible, Terraform) is desirable.

• Soft skills

• Proven ability to lead multi-vendor, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Confident facilitator-able to run workshops, present to senior stakeholders and manage challenging conversations.
• Proactive communicator: provides unsolicited progress updates, raises blockers early, documents decisions promptly.

• Documentation & tooling

• Expertise with Visio or draw.io for architecture diagrams; PowerPoint for executive decks; Word/Confluence for LLDs.
• Familiarity with Vodafone change tools (ServiceNow, Remedy) and SharePoint governance., + CCNP/CCIE Enterprise or Security, JNCIP/JNCIE, F5 CTS, Check Point CCSE, Zscaler ZCCA-IA / ZCCA-IAE, TOGAF, ITIL v4.