Senior SD-WAN & Security Architect (Multi-Site)

Focus Group; Shoreham-by-Sea; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced network design professional to own end-to-end multi-site networking and security projects across UK sites. You will design, configure and commission Cisco and Fortinet platforms with delivery engineers, travel to customer sites, and produce comprehensive hand-over packs.

We expect strong knowledge of routing, switching, security architectures, and SSE/SASE technologies. A driving licence is essential; NSE certifications are a plus.

Qualifications

• CCNP certification required.
• Hands-on experience designing, configuring and deploying Fortinet platforms (FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer) in production environments.
• Proven SSE/SASE technology experience and strong SD-WAN design/delivery capability.
• Solid routing and switching knowledge: VLANs, BGP, OSPF, IPsec, QoS, DNS, DHCP, wireless.
• Track record delivering multi-site network and security projects end-to-end.
• On-site UK travel and physical installation work.
• Calm, methodical approach under pressure and strong communication skills.
• Full UK driving licence.
• NSE 4/6/7 certifications a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical design of multi-site networking and security projects.
• Configure, build, migrate and commission Cisco, Fortinet platforms with delivery engineers.
• Travel to UK customer sites for design workshops, surveys, installation and commissioning.
• Produce high-level and low-level designs, build documents and runbooks.
• Translate customer requirements into deliverable architectures.
• Review configurations and build documentation for quality assurance.
• Lead and mentor delivery engineers; support certification development.
• Act as senior escalation point during build and cut-over phases.
• Explain design decisions and risks to customers and stakeholders.
• Lead pre-sales solution design using Cisco/FortiNet expertise.
• Help establish and improve team design and build standards.
• Occasional planned out-of-hours work for change windows.

Skills

CCNP

Fortinet Deployment

SD-WAN Design

Routing & Switching

Multi-Site Projects

Team Mentoring

Tools

Cisco

Fortinet

FortiGate

FortiManager

FortiAnalyzer

HP/Aruba

SonicWall

Public Cloud Networking

ZTNA Design

Job description

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced network design professional to own end-to-end multi-site networking and security projects across UK sites. You will design, configure and commission Cisco and Fortinet platforms with delivery engineers, travel to customer sites, and produce comprehensive hand-over packs.

We expect strong knowledge of routing, switching, security architectures, and SSE/SASE technologies. A driving licence is essential; NSE certifications are a plus.