Technical Consultant

CDW; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT solutions provider in Peterborough is seeking a Technical Consultant to design, plan and implement complex technical projects. This role includes mentoring others, creating implementation services, and delivering technical presentations. The ideal candidate should have robust networking skills, familiarity with FortiGate and Palo Alto systems, and relevant certifications like CCNP. The position is full-time and offers opportunities to enhance one's technical expertise while engaging in impactful client projects.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of TCP/IP protocols equivalent to CCNP level.
• Strong hardware switching and routing experience.
• Excellent documentation skills to create Test Plan documents.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and provide expert-level knowledge in technical areas.
• Design and deliver implementation services across various clients.
• Create customer-facing documentation.

Skills

FortiGate

Traditional Nexus

TCP/IP protocols

hardware switching and routing

Palo Alto Firewalls

network documentation

Juniper

network performance monitoring

network automation

Education

CCNP Certification

Job description

At CDW we make it happen together. Trust connection and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. Its why were coworkers not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where were headed. Were proud to share our story and Make Amazing Happen at CDW.

Job Summary

The role of Technical Consultant within CDW Professional Services is to consult design plan and implement complex technical projects. To work closely with the Principal Technical Consultants and other technical teams. The Senior Technical Consultant will also support the Sales and Solutions teams to provide the technical expertise required to close sales opportunities and propose the current plan to better serve our customers. This will typically involve technical presentations solution demonstrations solution design/configuration proposals bid response documentation Statement of Work creation time and material estimates and validation HLD and LLD documentation all whilst ensuring the highest level of quality assurance. Be eligible for Security Clearance and adhere to CDW policies and GDPR Best practices.

What you will do

• Acts as a mentor and technical escalation point in all areas where they are considered a subject matter expert providing expert-level knowledge in respect to issue resolution standards design best practice delivering quality and reference target architectures.
• Working closely with Account Managers Project Managers Solution Architects Customers and other teams as required.
• Design and Deliver implementation services across a wide range of clients and technologies.
• Creation of technical documentation as and when required such as Low Level Designs Diagrams & Statement of Works (SoW)
• Creation and presentation of customer facing documentation
• Renew/upgrade required certifications
• Works with clients on assigned projects to identify commercially viable technical solutions to business problems and streamlining of business process.
• On behalf of a client and CDW takes responsibility for ensuring that assigned projects are executed and completed within agreed time quality scope and costs parameters and that an appropriate level of governance is applied to maintain and manage risks changes and issues.
• Accountable as a lead technical role in one or more projects on which they are assigned ensuring that solutions are adequately captured in a Statement of Work or Project Initiation Document analysed designed and delivered to recognised industry or CDW best practices.
• To assist in the design of Proof-of-Concept scenarios Type Approval activities in the CDW labs and for a clients needs
• To help in the creation of test type documentation and test scenarios.
• Ensures personal objectives and set KPI targets are met or exceeded.
• Proactively questions and evaluates existing systems standards documentation and procedures and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Accountable for embracing and enhancing CDWs brand and that of Operations and Professional Services inside and outside of CDW.

What we expect of you

Essential skills

• FortiGate
• Traditional Nexus
• Deep understanding of TCP/IP protocols and fundamentals of networking equivalent to CCNP level.
• Strong hardware switching and routing experience in Datacentre and Enterprise Networks.
• Strong understanding in Palo Alto or FortiGate Firewalls
• Excellent documentation skills to create Test Plan documents Visio diagrams along with other documentation skills like statement of works.
• Juniper
• Network performance monitoring and packet capture and analysis.
• Network automation knowledge including using API Programming Scripting and Orchestration skills

Essential Certifications

• Cisco Wireless (CCNP)

Desirable Certifications

• Fortinet NSE
• Checkpoint CCSE
• CCNP Enterprise

We make technology work so people can do great things.

CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business government education and healthcare customers in the United States the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. Together we unite. Together we win. Together we thrive.

CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.

CDW is committed to fostering an equitable transparent and respectful hiring process for all applicants. During our application process CDWs goal is to get to know you as an applicant and understand your experience strengths skills and qualifications. While AI can help you present yourself more clearly and effectively the essence of your application should be authentically yours. To learn more please review CDWs AI Applicant Notice.

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Key Skills

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Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

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Technical Consultant • Peterborough, England, UK