Senior Networking & Security Lead — Solutions Architect

Cisco Systems Inc; Shaw; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems Inc is seeking a Senior Networking & Security Specialist / Technical Lead to drive the design and hands-on delivery of complex network and security solutions across enterprise environments. You will lead multi-vendor deployments, shape architecture, and mentor engineers throughout the project lifecycle.

The role requires hands-on design execution, production of HLDs/LLDs, PoC testing, and close collaboration with stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering multi-vendor network and security solutions in enterprise environments.
• Ability to produce high-quality HLDs, LLDs, implementation plans and runbooks.
• Experience with design validation, PoC testing, and pre/post-implementation verification.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and hands-on implementation of complex network and security solutions across greenfield and brownfield environments.
• Configure, deploy and optimise network and security infrastructure.
• Diagnose and resolve complex network and security incidents.
• Act as primary technical lead and mentor for project engineers and technicians.
• Present designs and implementation strategies to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Coordinate engineers and liaise with project managers throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Advanced routing and switching

BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP

VLAN, STP/RSTP/MSTP, vPC/LACP

VXLAN, GRE, IPsec

Cisco IOS/IOS-XE/IOS-XR/NX-OS

Fortinet FortiOS/FortiGate

F5 BIG-IP

Security policy management

NGFW design and implementation

GSLB / L4-L7 load balancing

Network automation (Python/Ansible)

REST/NETCONF/RESTCONF/gRPC APIs

Tools

Cisco ACI

Juniper JunOS/SRX

ASA/Firepower/ISE

Catalyst IOS-XE/NX-OS

Job description

Cisco Systems Inc is seeking a Senior Networking & Security Specialist / Technical Lead to drive the design and hands-on delivery of complex network and security solutions across enterprise environments. You will lead multi-vendor deployments, shape architecture, and mentor engineers throughout the project lifecycle.

The role requires hands-on design execution, production of HLDs/LLDs, PoC testing, and close collaboration with stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes.