Senior Cisco Network Security Engineer - Systems Integrator

Hamilton Barnes; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-call allowance

Travel reimbursement

Fully remote working

Training and certification support

Cisco project pipeline focus

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes is seeking a Professional Services Engineer to join its NetSec Professional Services team on a permanent, fully remote basis. The role is around 80% delivery, covering reviewing high-level designs, creating low-level designs, and configuring, deploying, and migrating enterprise network environments, with the remaining 20% on Tier 3 support escalation.

It is not a BAU support or helpdesk position, and on-call and out-of-hours implementation work is a standard part of the role.

Qualifications

• Hands-on routing and switching across enterprise networks with Catalyst/Nexus.
• Experience with Cisco Secure Firewall, FTD and ASA.
• Experience with Cisco ISE, DNA Center and SD-Access.
• Strong customer-facing communication under time pressure.
• Comfortable with on-call rotations and out-of-hours work.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Cisco professional services across LAN, WLAN, SD-WAN and security for enterprise customers.
• Review High Level Designs and produce Low Level Designs, configs, and migration plans.
• Deploy Cisco DNA Center, ISE, SD-Access, FTD, Catalyst and Nexus switching environments.
• Attend on-site customer meetings and technical design reviews.
• Troubleshoot complex multi-technology enterprise environments.
• Provide Tier 3 support escalation for the wider team as required.
• Participate in on-call and out-of-hours go-lives.

Skills

Routing & Switching

Cisco Firewalls

ISE & DNA Center

Customer communication

On-call readiness

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?

Join a specialist transformation partner that starts every project by diagnosing the real challenge, then designs the solution around the efficiencies and savings it finds, and commercially guarantees the outcomes or the customer pays nothing. Its team spans AI engineers, data scientists, cyber specialists, network architects, and operators who have run services at scale.

The company is currently on the lookout for a Professional Services Engineer to join its NetSec Professional Services team on a permanent, fully remote basis. The role is around 80% delivery, covering reviewing high-level designs, creating low-level designs, and configuring, deploying, and migrating enterprise network environments, with the remaining 20% on Tier 3 support escalation. It is not a BAU support or helpdesk position, and on-call and out-of-hours implementation work is a standard part of the role.

Responsibilities:

• Delivering Cisco professional services engagements across LAN, wireless LAN, SD-WAN, and security environments for enterprise customers
• Reviewing High Level Designs and producing Low Level Designs, configurations, and migration plans
• Deploying and implementing Cisco solutions including DNA Center, ISE, SD-Access, FTD, and Catalyst and Nexus switching environments
• Attending on-site customer meetings and technical design reviews
• Troubleshooting complex multi-technology enterprise environments
• Providing Tier 3 support escalation for the wider team as required
• Participating in on-call and out-of-hours implementation work including go-lives

Skills/Must Have:

• Routing and switching, Cisco Catalyst and Nexus, with hands on, enterprise level experience
• Cisco Secure Firewall, FTD appliances and ASA
• Cisco ISE and DNA Center and SD Access, which are a strategic growth area for the business, with experience here given significant weight
• Strong customer facing communication skills, as the role involves direct engagement with enterprise clients under time pressure and in technical design reviews
• Comfortable with on call rotations and out of hours implementation work

Desirable Skills:

• Meraki: MX, MS, and MR
• SD-WAN, band steering, and policy management experience
• Micro and macro segmentation, zoning, and VRFs
• Fortinet, Extreme, VMware, or EXIGOS awareness
• Active CCNP or above - lapsed certifications are acceptable where experience is strong and the candidate is willing to recertify

Benefits:

• £70,000 - £75,000 base salary (car allowance included within salary figure)
• On-call allowance: £200 - £250 per week when on rota
• Call-out rate: base hourly rate x 1.5
• Travel reimbursed at government mileage rate
• Fully remote working with a varied portfolio of enterprise customer engagements
• Active training and certification support - the business upskills its engineers
• Significant Cisco project pipeline in 2027 with DNA Center and ISE as a strategic focus
• Collaborative team environment with dedicated project management and service operations support

Salary:

• £70,000 - £75,000