Consulting Engineer - Advanced Networking & SD-WAN

Cisco Systems Inc; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems Inc. in the United Kingdom is seeking a Consulting Engineer to design and implement cutting-edge networking solutions for CX UK customers.

You will build trust-based customer relationships and apply technical expertise to accelerate business outcomes. You will design and deploy SDA/SD-WAN, L2/L3 routing, and integrate security appliances, while embracing automation with Python, Ansible, and Terraform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent, with 5+ years of relevant experience in customer-facing technical consulting, pre-sales, and/or service delivery roles.
• Deep knowledge of L2/L3 networking protocols and technologies, with strong hands-on Catalyst router and switch platform experience.
• Proven experience in design and deployment of networking solutions including SDA and SD-WAN.
• Experience integrating network services appliances (such as firewalls, IPS, load balancers, WAN optimizers)
• Professional level (e.g. CCNP, Cisco DevNet) or equivalent vendor certification expected.
• Strong communication and planning skills, while being self-motivated with a focus on execution.
• Knowledge of software programmability, automation (Python, Ansible, Terraform and so on), orchestration, and/or virtualization technologies.
• Experience of working in the Public Sector - Armed Forces veterans are welcome!

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and implementation of cutting-edge Cisco technologies for large and complex customer network environments.
• Leverage innovative technology to solve real-world business problems and deliver scalable, robust services.
• Integrate emerging AI and automation methods into delivery practices to automate manual deployment processes, and support infrastructure-as-code platforms
• Analyze and monitor network performance providing impactful options for optimization, efficiency and capability improvements.
• Support the team for complex problem resolution, demonstrating deep technical expertise to resolve sophisticated issues across a broad range of technologies.
• Develop and contribute digital intellectual capital, repeatable delivery frameworks, and knowledge-sharing practices.
• Provide critical feedback to Engineering and Product organizations to influence future product roadmaps.

Skills

L2/L3 networking

Catalyst router & switch

SDA/SD-WAN design

Network security appliances

Python/Ansible/Terraform

Public Sector experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Firewalls

IPS

Load balancers

WAN optimizers

Job description

Cisco Systems Inc. in the United Kingdom is seeking a Consulting Engineer to design and implement cutting-edge networking solutions for CX UK customers.

You will build trust-based customer relationships and apply technical expertise to accelerate business outcomes. You will design and deploy SDA/SD-WAN, L2/L3 routing, and integrate security appliances, while embracing automation with Python, Ansible, and Terraform.