Title:  Network Operations Technical Architect

We're Hiring: Network Operations Technical Architect

Location: East Kilbride or Market Drayton / Hybrid - 3 days per week on site.

Contract: Full-Time, Permanent

Hours: Monday–Friday (40 hours)

Benefits for the role: Competitive salary, generous annual bonus, Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service), Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave, Enhanced Bereavement Leave, Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%), Exclusive access to Müller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in-store discounts and development opportunities.

With over 31,000 employees across Europe and a long-standing commitment to excellence, Müller is a family-owned business known for its dedication to quality, innovation, and growth. In the UK alone, we produce a wide range of leading branded and private-label dairy products, from yogurts and desserts to butter and flavoured milk. If you are ready to unleash your potential and build an exciting career with Britian’s most chosen dairy brand, Müller UK & Ireland, part of the renowned Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, invites you to apply for our Network Operations Technical Architect position.

What you’ll do: -
As our Network Architect, you’ll play a pivotal role in designing and delivering robust, scalable, and secure network solutions across the organisation.

Your responsibilities will include:

Architecture & Strategy
•Develop high-quality High-Level and Low-Level designs with supporting business cases.
•Define and maintain network and security standards, roadmaps, and technical policies.
•Ensure WAN, LAN, and WLAN services are reliable, resilient, and future-proof.
•Lead the creation and management of Disaster Recovery network designs.
Technical Expertise
•Provide expert leadership in routing, switching, security, telephony, and data centre technologies (CCNP/CCDP level).
•Contribute specialist knowledge in QoS, VoIP, OT networking, firewall connectivity, and NAT design.
•Oversee physical network infrastructure such as fibre cabling, racks, layout, and specification.
Project Delivery
•Lead technical delivery for network and security components in major projects.
•Offer governance and consultancy to engineering, infrastructure, and development teams.
•Identify and mitigate technical risks throughout project lifecycles.
Operational Support
•Provide expert 3rd-line support to ensure network stability and performance.
•Maintain standardised device models, configuration templates, ACLs, and naming conventions.
Innovation & Improvement
•Stay ahead of emerging technologies and security trends.
•Recommend new tools and methods that improve performance or reduce cost.
•Drive continuous improvement across Network and IT Security services.
Communication & Collaboration
•Communicate effectively with stakeholders across all levels of the business.
•Take ownership of specialist areas, providing clear guidance and architectural leadership.

What you’ll bring: -
•Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject
•Experience with CCIE/CCNP/CCDP Certified (Routing & Switching or Security)
•English (essential) Polish, Italian or German would be considered as benefit
•Strong stakeholder management skills
•Excellent written and oral communication
•Confident engaging with diverse levels of colleagues
•Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with careful attention to detail
•Security mindset; thinking through all threats and mitigations.
•Considerable experience in leading and developing a team
•Willingness to travel
•Willingness to participate in the OnCall team rota

The Process
If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for this role, please apply at www.mullercareers.co.uk
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You can find out more about Müller and what it’s like to work for us by clicking here   Careers at Müller UK & Ireland