Network Strategy & Architecture Consultant

PA Consulting; Bagstone; Híbrido; GBP 55.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Private healthcare

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Community initiatives

Annual bonus

PA share ownership

Tax benefits

Descripción de la vacante

PA Consulting’s Networks team in London and Cambridge invites experienced Network and Security consultants to help organisations navigate telecoms challenges. You will work with high-profile clients, shaping network strategy, presenting design principles, and delivering impactful outcomes from day one.

Join a collaborative, fast-paced environment that offers growth, autonomy to manage your diary, and opportunities to engage with strategic decision-makers.

Formación

• Strong academic background
• Telecoms experience in network design/management/architect
• Knowledge of software defined networking, zero trust, and public cloud networking
• Experience with network design principles and client presentations

Responsabilidades

• Engage with clients and present network design principles and benefits
• Contribute to strategy, architecture, and design discussions for telecom networks

Conocimientos

Network design

Telecoms experience

Public cloud networking

Verbal and written communication

Herramientas

Palo Alto

Cisco

Fortinet

Descripción del empleo

Company Description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Job Description

Are you looking for a fresh challenge? Interested in supporting businesses in the fast-moving world of telecoms? Our Networks team is looking to bring in exceptional individuals to join our industry-leading specialists to create lasting change in the ever-changing, diverse and demanding enterprise and operational telecommunications industries. You will be given the opportunity to shine, excel and grow. You will have responsibility from day one for specific deliverables and the opportunity to engage with strategic client decision-makers. We will support you in maintaining relevant technical skills while you gain experience in consulting and the related soft skills in order to round out your abilities and career.

The team is based across our London head office and Cambridge Global Innovation & Technology Centre (GITC). Daily working locations vary, guided by the needs of our clients. The role also involves internal contributions to the success and development of our team. You will have some autonomy to manage your diary.

Skills and capabilities

• Strong academic background
• Telecoms experience, in a role such as network designer / manager / architect
• Knowledge of / experience with networking solution topics of software defined, zero trust network access, public cloud networking.
• Good knowledge in some / all of the following a benefit:
• BGP/OSPF, IS-IS, BGP EVPN VXLANIPsec, MACsec, 802.1X/EAP, WiFi 802.11Firewall management and design e.g. Palo Alto, Cisco, FortinetData centre network architectures, micro segmentation / fabric overlays.
• Strong analytical skills and be able to apply more creative and abstract thinking to help develop ingenious solutions. For this client facing role, you will be able toengage and present to clients with strong verbal and written communication, discuss network design principles and benefits strategically (we advise clients on network strategy and assure designs, rather than preparing low level designs / configuration), crystallise and highlight recommendations / insights. Adaptable, able to think on your feet and for yourself, able to pick up new areas quickly

While networking interest/experience are essential, we don't wish to let the technical skills menu above get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates - so if you think the role might be for you, we'd love to hear from you.

Additional Information

Telecoms and Networking Consulting at PA: We work with clients on some of the telecoms and technology sectors' most challenging issues, including commercial and technology strategy development, systems and architecture design, network and digital transformation, systems/managed service procurement, and development of innovative and novel products.

We frequently work closely with colleagues across PA to build multi-disciplinary project teams. You will have opportunity to work with experts in disciplines such as strategy, design, operating model, sourcing - and across a range of industries.

As a Network and Security consultant, you will be working on a range of cutting-edge projects that will both challenge and reward, working in a highly collaborative environment. You will influence senior clients on often high profile, high impact projects, often of national significance. We expect you to fit into our highly collaboratively and mutually supportive team.

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich people's working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work. Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world's most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Life at PA here. We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people.

Benefits

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

Equality and inclusion

We are committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience.

We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on

Job Summary

#LI-NF1SummaryType: Full-timeFunction: ConsultingExperience level: Mid-Senior LevelIndustry: Management Consulting