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