Network Consultant - System Integrator

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology-driven network consultancy is seeking a Network Consultant to enhance their pre-sales and technical delivery capabilities. This role offers an exciting blend of hands-on work and customer interaction, ideal for an engineer eager to grow in a supportive environment. With responsibilities spanning from customer meetings to solution design, this position provides a unique opportunity to work with industry leaders while remaining deeply involved in technology.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus

Vitality Healthcare

Free lunch and kitchen facilities

Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Supportive start-up culture

Qualifications

• Experience with hands-on networking, particularly Cisco and Fortinet.
• Desirable exposure to Juniper Mist AI.
• Customer-focused attitude, eager for pre-sales responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Attend customer meetings, design solutions, and support sales teams.
• Architect networks across various domains including LAN, WLAN, and SD-WAN.
• Manage projects from initial engagement to delivery and support transition.

Skills

Networking Skills

Customer-focused

Hands-on experience

Solution Design

Tools

Cisco

Fortinet

Extreme Networks

Cisco SD-WAN

Juniper

Job description

A leading, technology-driven network consultancy is seeking a Network Consultant to join their growing team. This role offers an exciting blend of hands-on technical work and pre-sales consultancy, perfect for a network engineer looking to deepen their involvement in the pre-sales lifecycle while keeping their technical skills sharp. You’ll manage projects from initial customer engagement through design, pre-staging, proof-of-concept, and handover, with an ideal split of approximately 75% pre-sales and 25% technical delivery great for someone who enjoys both customer interaction and working directly with technology. This is an outstanding opportunity to grow your pre-sales skills while staying hands-on, in a business that encourages innovation and flexibility.

Ready to level up your pre-sales game while keeping your hands on the tech? Join the team today!

Key Responsibilities

• Pre-Sales Engagement: Attend customer meetings, understand requirements, design solutions, and assist sales teams with technical expertise.
• Solution Design & Implementation: Architect networks across LAN, WLAN, SD-WAN and security domains.
• PoC & Pre-Staging: Build out solutions to validate designs and provide technical assurance.
• Lifecycle Ownership: See projects through from engagement to delivery and transition to support.

Skills & Requirements:

• Hands-on Networking Skills: Strong experience with Cisco, Fortinet, and Extreme Networks.
• Desirable: Exposure to Juniper Mist AI a major MistAI rollout is coming soon!

Core Tech:

• Cisco SD-WAN
• Cisco and Juniper LAN/WLAN
• Attitude: Someone technical, customer-focused, and eager to expand into greater pre-sales responsibility.
• Experience: Working with large-scale retail environments (beneficial but not essential).

Salary & Benefits:

• Base Salary: £50,000–£60,000 per annum
• Bonus: Performance-based
• Expenses: 45p per mile for travel
• Vitality Healthcare
• Free lunch and kitchen facilities when office-based
• Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Flexible, start-up style culture with a supportive and relaxed environment
• Huge exposure to leading customers like ALDI, HMV, Fender, EON, and Central & Eastern Co-op