Network Consultant - Network Design, Network Deployment, CCNP level

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