Solutions Engineer (Network) Central London

Focus Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance or company van

Overtime available

Varied high-profile projects

Growing technology company

Job summary

Focus Group is seeking an experienced Solutions Engineer (networking) to design, deploy, troubleshoot and lead enterprise networking projects across sites in the London area. You will travel to customer locations 3–4 days a week, delivering SD-WAN, LAN/WAN, firewalls, wireless and SASE solutions while mentoring colleagues.

The role requires strong networking knowledge, leadership ability, and a valid UK driving licence, with a competitive £53,000–£55,000 salary and optional car allowance or

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an IT support and delivery role, ideally within an MSP setting.
• Specialist knowledge in Networking: VLANs, routing and switching, firewalls, WAN/SD-WAN, and wireless design and deployment.
• The confidence to lead projects and mentor colleagues.
• A full, valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, troubleshoot, and lead the delivery of enterprise networking solutions (SD-WAN, LAN/WAN, firewalls, wireless, SASE).
• Produce technical documentation and act as a technical expert.
• Support customers and engineers across multiple site visits.

Skills

Networking

Project leadership

Mentoring

Driving licence

Tools

Meraki

Cisco

Fortinet

Job description

Internal job level reference: (Specialist / Team Leader)

Department

Technical Operations

Location

Multiple Locations

London area- Zone 4

Compensation

£53,000 - £55,000 / year

£50-55,000+ Car Allowance or Van + Overtime

Description

Focus Group is one of the UK's leading providers of essential business technology, supporting around 30,000 customers with everything from connectivity and telecoms to IT solutions, cyber security and energy – all from one place. Backed by Hg Capital and valued at over $1 billion, we're scaling fast, investing heavily in AI, and growing our reach through strategic acquisitions. As we continue to expand, we're setting new standards in managed service excellence and building a business that's genuinely going places.

Are you an experienced IT engineer who's ready to lead, not just support? At Focus Group, we're looking for a Solutions Engineer (networking) who will be responsible for designing, deploying, troubleshooting, and leading the delivery of enterprise networking solutions (including SD-WAN, LAN/WAN, firewalls, wireless and SASE), while acting as a technical expert, managing network-focused projects, producing technical documentation, and supporting both customers and engineers.

This is a home & customer site based role with real variety: you'll be out visiting customers 3-4 days a week, from small businesses through to enterprise sites, so you'll need to enjoy being on the road and with customers as much as behind a screen.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Proven experience in an IT support and delivery role - ideally within an MSP setting
• Specialist knowledge in- Networking: VLANs, routing and switching, firewalls, WAN/SD-WAN, and wireless design and deployment (Meraki, Cisco, Fortinet)
• The confidence to lead projects and mentor colleagues
• A full, valid UK driving licence

Benefits

• £50-55k salary
• Car allowance or company van
• Overtime available
• The chance to work on varied, high-profile projects with a growing, ambitious technology company

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