Job Description
About Us
Andrex®.Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kleenex®. Kotex®. Poise®. Huggies®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.
At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.
Led by Purpose. Driven by You.
We’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes leaders and teams who care about making a difference. In the
Network & Infrastructure Architect role, you’ll apply your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands to help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.
It starts with YOU.
This role will be part of Kimberly-Clark's International Family Care and Professional (IFP) business—an organization rooted in purpose and innovation that has built a legacy with global impact.
As Kimberly-Clark forms a strategic partnership with Suzano to create a world-class international tissue and professional products company, this role is proposed to transfer to the new venture once the transaction closes, anticipated in mid-2026, subject to consultation and other applicable legal requirements. This is a rare opportunity to help shape a new global leader backed by two industry powerhouses. You’ll be part of a high-potential business that combines Kimberly-Clark’s iconic brands and commercial excellence with Suzano’s industrial and sustainability leadership.
Position Summary
International Family Care & Professional (IFP), a soon to be formed Joint Venture, is headquartered in the United Kingdom with operations across 40+ markets and sales in over 70+ markets across Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
We seek a skilled
Network Architect to design solutions that meet enterprise architecture standards and organisational objectives. The role involves developing strategies for productivity, communication, and collaboration, with expertise in areas such as mobility, cloud hosting, workflow, unified communications, and client platforms. Responsibilities include driving adoption of these technologies, shaping capability roadmaps, providing industry thought leadership, and sharing knowledge to support collaboration and mentoring.
Key Accountabilities
- Provide proactive technology network design support in the analysis, design, planning and governance of programmes, projects and change initiatives.
- Identify improvement areas and current issues with the network and develop a plan to address them
- Deliver practical, commercially viable network designs which meet the business requirements, are delivered to an agreed time, cost and quality and remain aligned to the technology roadmap, policies and standards
- Retain key intellectual property by collaborating and sharing network designs upstream and downstream in the delivery lifecycle. Provide support, guidance and gain buy in to network designs and ensure solutions are owned with enduring development, test and support environment capability
- Support deliveries with robust risk assessment/mitigation. Proactively seek and resolve technical design issues and identify deviation from initial solution recommendation regarding project sourcing and assurance
- Clearly communicate network design, key design decisions and approaches to interested parties, stakeholders, project bodies and relevant governance/assurance forums
- Develop, maintain, apply and share an in-depth knowledge of technology strategies, architecture and technology roadmaps
- Identify and implement opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement in the strategic application of technology
- Identify market trends and apply new technology to give competitive edge
- Pursue a “Cloud First” attitude when developing network solutions
- Contribute to the evolution of SDN, evangelise its benefits and encourage colleagues to consider and take advantage of its features when designing
- Develop solutions that improve business effectiveness through service improvements and savings
- Collaborate with chosen outsourced service providers to find better ways to deliver service
- Critique outsourced service providers designs ensuring they support the strategy of resilient, self-healing networks.
Key Qualifications And Experience
- A Bachelor’s degree with strong relevant experience or and demonstrated skills.
- Shows evidence of analytical ability and attention to detail. Appreciates the importance of commercial constraints. Has a comprehensive knowledge of all stages of systems development, from specification to implementation.
- Demonstrates expertise in productivity, communication, collaboration, and related technologies, with up-to-date knowledge of products and applications in business or technical settings. Able to influence at all organisational levels, lead teams, and manage effectively.
- Demonstrated experience in Unified Cloud computing environments with knowledge and expertise on application hosting approaches which includes, private cloud, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
- Has knowledge and expertise in network routing, switching, segmentation, firewalls, voice and/or video components in an operational office environment. Must understand technology to connect and collaborate across the global organization.
- Has the knowledge and understanding of how to enable and integrate applications platforms.
- Understanding of ITIL practices, focusing on operational efficiency and improving delivery speed, agility and automation to support rapidly changing business needs. This includes use of data-driven analytics and advanced algorithms, service management practices to systematically remove waste, improve efficiencies, cut costs and delight end users.
Key Skills
Software as a Service (SaaS), Prioritization, Cloud Strategies, Change Management, Professional Presentation, Storytelling, Governance Controls, Thought Leadership, Compliance Strategies, Systems Engineering, Machine Learning, Public Clouds, Business Valuations, Risk Management, Decision Making, Planning Process, Business Strategies, Innovation, Automation Technology, Continuous Delivery, Problem Solving, Business Processes, Mentorship, Microsoft Azure, IT Architecture Design, Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Business Objectives, Solution Architecture, Developing Proposals, Financial Planning, Leadership, Cloud Computing, Consulting, Communication, Google Cloud Platform, People Management, Business Requirements
Total Benefits
We offer competitive pay and benefits to employees and reward excellence and performance. Our belief in promoting a healthy work-life balance drives us to support our employees’ total well-being, offering comprehensive benefits not limited to gym memberships, private medical insurance, dental cover, employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme, critical illness cover, travel insurance and a market leading defined contribution pension scheme. We are proud to be rated as a top 100 workplace for working mothers for two years in a row. We offer a flexible hybrid working environment and welcome a conversation to this approach.
To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will then review your application and follow up with you if you seem like a great fit for this role.
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And finally, the small print….
For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.
Kimberly-Clark is a sponsor of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation Good Recruitment Campaign.
Kimberly-Clark will support global relocation for the chosen candidate for the role, including assistance to obtain proper work authorization. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark’s applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will be decided at Kimberly-Clark’s sole discretion.
Primary Location
Walton Oaks
Additional Locations
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
