Senior Network Security & Solutions Architect (SD-WAN/SASE)

Secure Agility; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Secure Agility is seeking a Principal Network Security & Solutions Consultant to own complex customer opportunities from discovery to deliverable solutions. The role demands deep experience in telco/service provider environments and the ability to articulate technical approaches and business value to IT leaders.

You will design solutions across connectivity, SD-WAN, SASE and next generation firewalls, then turn that architecture into compelling proposals and tenders for multi-site deployments.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a telco, carrier, service provider or managed services environment.
• Deep knowledge of managed WAN, Internet and MPLS connectivity, routing, resilience, SD-WAN, SASE, SSE and next generation firewalls.
• Strong solution experience with Palo Alto Networks and/or Fortinet, including Cortex and FortiSASE portfolios.
• Working knowledge of the Cisco Meraki portfolio and Netskope SD-WAN and SSE, or equivalent platforms.
• Track record of shaping complex customer opportunities, including discovery, architecture, migration planning, technical presales and tender responses.
• Excellent proposal, statement of work and presentation skills; able to write precisely for engineers and plainly for executives.
• Sound judgement about migration risk, dependencies, assumptions and what needs specialist review or approval.
• The ability to bring sales, commercial, engineering and delivery teams together around a solution they can confidently stand behind.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery with customers to understand their network, security and business requirements.
• Design managed WAN, SD-WAN, SASE, SSE, firewall and secure connectivity solutions for complex, multi-site environments.
• Work with telcos, carriers, vendors and internal teams to shape connectivity and managed service solutions.
• Develop transition strategies that address existing MPLS and Internet services, parallel operation, staged site cutovers, testing and rollback.
• Own the technical solution story across proposals, tenders, presentations, architecture documents and statements of work.
• Explain options, risks, costs and expected outcomes clearly to both technical stakeholders and business executives.
• Check that scope, assumptions, licensing, pricing inputs and delivery commitments align before a proposal goes to a customer.
• Partner with engineering and service delivery teams to ensure solutions can be implemented, supported and managed.
• Help improve Secure Agility's managed network and security offerings, proposal templates and delivery playbooks.
• Where relevant, help scope emerging technology opportunities, including AI proofs of concept, around clear business objectives and measurable success criteria.

Job description

Secure Agility is seeking a Principal Network Security & Solutions Consultant to own complex customer opportunities from discovery to deliverable solutions. The role demands deep experience in telco/service provider environments and the ability to articulate technical approaches and business value to IT leaders.

You will design solutions across connectivity, SD-WAN, SASE and next generation firewalls, then turn that architecture into compelling proposals and tenders for multi-site deployments.