Overview
A global IT Consultancy are looking for a Networking Consultant to work within their growing secure Defence and National Security sector.
This role is highly customer facing, and involves providing technical leadership within a project, understanding the business and technical requirements being responsible for producing the relevant design collateral, including passing any governance reviews, and ensure effective technical delivery of the solution.
Details
* Salary: £65k basic + £6k car allowance + 10% bonus + 10% DV allowance (Total Compensation > £80K)
* Location: Basingstoke – Hybrid circa 2 / 3 days a week on site
* Security Clearance: Needs SC Clearance to start and willingness to go through DV Clearance
Responsibilities
* Provide technical leadership within a project, understanding business and technical requirements, and producing solid network solutions.
* Produce design collateral and pass governance reviews to ensure effective technical delivery of the solution.
* Demonstrable experience of understanding the customers business and technical requirements and issues and producing solid network solutions.
* Demonstrable design experience in proposing and utilizing technologies from multiple global network vendors (e.g. Cisco and Juniper), including production of quality technical documentation for delivery and solution support.
* Strong technical networking knowledge with industry recognized network certifications such as Cisco CCNA/CCNP, Juniper JNCIA-Design or JNCIA-Junos.
* Able to create non-standard solutions that may incorporate any of the following: LAN, WAN, WiFi, VPN, Voice, Video, Cyber and Security technologies. Liaise with others in the Program team where solutions cross responsibility borders.
* Solid understanding of project end to end life cycle, through initial requirements gathering to Operational Acceptance into Service, including good commercial and financial awareness in terms of understanding risks and dependencies associated with any delivery project.
* Able to support project and programme management with any reporting, and to ensure timely project delivery that meets the customers expectation.
* Excellent communications skills with multiple stakeholders, able to take ownership and responsibility and make quick decisions. Ability to communicate calmly and concisely with the Customer.
Qualifications
* Ideally with previous experience working within the UK defence sector
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