Location: Farnborough - 5 days a week onsite
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday
Security clearance: Requires ability to obtain a UK Developed Vetting (DV) clearance
What You'll Do
* Own the technical design direction across multiple customer projects, acting as the Technical Design Authority from initial concept through to acceptance into service.
* Create and review High Level and Low Level Designs, collaborating with pre‑sales, engineering and architecture teams to ensure clarity, feasibility and alignment with customer outcomes.
* Champion compliance and best practice, ensuring all designs meet VodafoneThree standards for security, resilience, operations and architecture.
* Act as the senior technical interface, providing trusted guidance between customer facing teams, delivery, engineering and operations to ensure confidence in both the solution and the implementation approach.
* Support platform teams through build, test and deployment, resolving design‑related issues, managing deviations and ensuring the final solution remains aligned to the agreed architecture.
Who You Are
* Proven experience in a Technical Design Authority, Technical Design, or Senior Systems Engineer role within complex Networks, IT and/or managed service environments.
* Current DV clearance or eligibility and willingness to undergo DV vetting.
* Strong background in Network infrastructure and platforms, having worked with vendors such as Cisco, Juniper and Fortinet.
* Experience designing and assuring customer‑facing solutions in highly‑secure environments.
* Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to challenge constructively and influence at senior levels.
* Proven track record in delivering customer‑facing solutions requiring formal acceptance and sign‑off.
* Proactive, self‑motivated, and able to keep up with the rapid pace of technology evolution.
* Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non‑technical audiences.
What We Offer
Great pay, bonus, up to 28 days off plus bank holidays, paid time for charity work, and a range of benefits including discounts, vouchers, a pension plan, and parental leave policies. Learning and development opportunities are also available.
Need to Know
We are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet regulator standards. Reasonable adjustments and accessibility requests are welcomed – see our Careers website for guidance.
Equal Opportunities
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All decisions will be made fairly and on merit.
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