Network Solution Architect - Context Recruitment Limited : Job Details

Network Solution Architect

Opportunity to join a sizeable, well-established and rapidly expanding ISP as a Solution Architect. The business provides IT services and solutions into Mid-Market, Enterprise scale businesses across voice, networks, connectivity, cloud and more.

You will focus primarily on WAN technologies (MPLS/WAN/SD-WAN), Data Centre Infrastructure and Network Security (Fortinet/Juniper/Cisco tech stack)

Working within a busy Pre-Sales team as a Network focused Solution Architect you will work to support the sales process, supporting sales and professional services teams by identifying customer technical and business requirements, designing and documenting recommended value-focused solutions.

Responsibilities will include:

• Acting as the Technical lead on RFP's and bid reviews
• Promoting the benefits and values of technical design features, mapping technical designs into business outcomes
• Support Sales and Account Management teams as a Technical Consultant
• Meet prospective and existing customers, to determine business and technical requirements
• Produce and present Technical Solutions and supporting documentation, both high-level and low-level (Network Diagrams etc)
• Effectively hand-over solutions and support delivery and operational teams
• Support Product Management teams to provide input around product development

To be considered for this position you will require:

• Demonstrable experience of previous Pre-Sales / Solutions Architecture
• Strong examples of solution design and documentation.
• Proficient in LAN, WAN, and Data Centre infrastructure, including technologies such as Switching, Routing, SD-WAN, SASE, WLAN, and SDN.
• Strong experience with edge security appliances (Firewalls, IDS/IPS, DDoS), web application gateways, and load balancers.

This is a mature work culture, providing remote working and a great deal of opportunity for professional development. As such, you will need to be driven and self-managing.

Location: London (hybrid working)

The position will pay: a basic salary of up to £80k + benefits.