Senior Solutions Architect – Network / SD-WAN

Senior Solutions Architect – Network / SD-WAN

£700 per day (Inside IR35) | Mostly Remote | Policing Environment

A UK policing organisation is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to provide technical leadership and architectural oversight across a portfolio of complex network and infrastructure programmes.

This is a customer‑side role, focused on setting direction, assuring supplier delivery, and supporting internal architects. It is not hands‑on; the emphasis is on leadership, governance, and informed decision‑making within a secure and highly regulated environment.

Context

You will play a lead role across significant transformation activity, including:

• A large‑scale network modernisation programme transitioning from Cisco DMVPN/MPLS to Fortinet SD‑WAN

• Engagement with the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP)

• Managed service transition, in...