Senior Network Solutions Architect (SD-WAN & Security)

Focus Group; Shoreham-by-Sea; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to deliver installation, configuration and maintenance of customer infrastructure including SD-WAN, switching, firewalls and wireless.

You will act as an escalation point for complex faults, design and migrate enterprise network solutions, lead network projects, and contribute to cloud migrations and security implementations. A full UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a support, infrastructure or solutions delivery role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Strong troubleshooting methodology and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and documentation standards.
• Punctuality, responsibility and excellent time management.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a project team.
• Flexibility to adjust working hours or travel for project requirements.
• Full valid UK driving licence.
• Desire to grow technical knowledge and achieve industry certifications.
• Demonstrable expertise in VLANs, routing and switching, firewalls, WAN/SD-WAN, and wireless design and deployment.
• Experience with Meraki, Cisco and Fortinet.
• Experience in an IT Managed Service Provider environment (nice to have).
• Vendor certifications in networking or security platforms (nice to have).
• Experience with PowerShell or Azure Automation (nice to have).
• Familiarity with ITIL frameworks and service management principles (nice to have).
• Experience with IT Glue, Hudu or similar documentation platforms (nice to have).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and manage enterprise network solutions including LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, VLANs, firewalls and secure wireless.
• Lead networking projects such as refreshes, rollouts, firewall deployments and wireless deployments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure issues across networking estates.
• Mentor and support engineers on complex project deliveries and escalations.
• Stay current with industry developments, vendor certifications and best practices.
• Collaborate with account management, pre-sales and service teams to ensure a seamless customer experience.

Skills

VLANs & routing

WAN/SD-WAN

Firewalls

Wireless design

Documentation

Troubleshooting

Communication

Tools

Meraki

Cisco

Fortinet

PowerShell

Azure Automation

IT Glue

Hudu

Job description

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to deliver installation, configuration and maintenance of customer infrastructure including SD-WAN, switching, firewalls and wireless.

You will act as an escalation point for complex faults, design and migrate enterprise network solutions, lead network projects, and contribute to cloud migrations and security implementations. A full UK driving licence is required.