Job Description
Network Consultant - Enterprise Networking
Remote, occasional travel to customer site
Full-Time, Permanent
£55000 - £75000 DOE + Benefits
Overview
We are seeking a customer-facing Principal Network Consultant to lead engagements across the full lifecycle — from pre-sales solution shaping through architecture & design, to delivery.
This is not an operations role.
You will act as a trusted technical advisor, working closely with customers, sales, and delivery teams to design secure, scalable network and security solutions — and ensure they are successfully implemented.
You will bridge the gap between:
Business requirements
Solution architecture
Technical delivery
Your Role
You will own the end-to-end technical lifecycle of enterprise network engagements.
From discovery workshops and solution design to implementation oversight and transition into support, you’ll ensure solutions are:
• Fit for purpose
• Secure by design
• Scalable
• Deliverable
What You’ll Be Doing
Solution Leadership
* Act as technical lead in customer engagements and discovery workshops
* Translate business and operational needs into solution architectures
* Provide technical assurance during bid and pursuit stages
* Shape network and security strategy with customers
Architecture & Design
* Design enterprise network and security solutions across:
* LAN / Campus
* WLAN
* Network Access Control
* Segmentation
* Secure Internet Access
* Software-defined networking
* Produce:
* HLDs / LLDs
* Migration strategies
* Implementation roadmaps
* Security design principles
* Design with operational supportability in mind
Delivery Oversight
* Provide technical governance during implementation
* Guide engineering teams through complex deployments
* Act as escalation point during project delivery
* Ensure solutions align with architecture and customer intent
* Support transition into BAU / managed service
Technologies You’ll Work Across
You’ll lead solutions involving:
* Cisco Security (ASA, FirePOWER, FTD, FMC)
* Cisco ISE (NAC, identity & policy)
* Cisco Umbrella (SSE / SASE foundations)
* Cisco DNA Center (Automation & Assurance)
* Enterprise LAN (Catalyst Switching)
* WLAN (Controllers & Access Architecture)
Nice to have exposure to:
* SD-Access
* ACI / Nexus
* Cloud networking
* Zero Trust architectures
Strategic & Advisory Responsibilities
* Act as senior technical advisor to customers
* Provide lifecycle improvement recommendations
* Contribute to standards and reusable architectures
* Mentor engineers and support capability growth
What You’ll BringCore Experience
* 5+ years in enterprise networking & security
* Experience in design and implementation
* Experiance within a managed services business or consultancy
* Strong Cisco enterprise networking background
* Experience translating business needs into technical solutions
* Comfortable leading customer conversations
Desirable
* CCNP Enterprise or equivalent
* Experience with software-defined networking (SD-Access, ACI/Nexus Dashboard etc)
* Managed services or systems integrator background
* Experience designing for operational supportability
What You’re Like
* Commercially aware
* Customer-facing and credible
* Calm in delivery-critical situations
* Strong communicator
* Outcome-focused