Network Solutions Architect

Job Title: Network Solutions Architect

Location: Remote / Home Based

Salary: £80,000 + car allowance

The Company

An opportunity has arisen to join a leading UK based communications and services provider following some significant investment. The organisation holds multiple awards and delivers market-leading communications and network services to a mix of enterprise customers, including healthcare, retail, and insurance. The organisation works with market-leading technologies, best-in-class solutions and large-scale multi-million-pound projects are of an abundance.

The Network Solutions Architect role

Acting as a Network Solutions Architect, you will be a key part of the organisation and presales team. You will focus on customer-facing Solutions Architecture and Presales, this includes tender responses and RFP/RFI work.

• You will be working in a presales capacity, owning the technical contribution to RFI’s, RFP’s and Tenders
• Work with the wider business to identify and prioritise opportunities
• When a bid is won, you will hand it over with accurate documentation, including SoW and BOM’s
• Work with the leadership team to develop business propositions within the enterprise network space
• You will gain exposure to market-leading software-defined technologies including SD-WAN, SDN, and Nextgen firewalls

Skills & experience required for the Network Solutions Architect

• MUST be UK based
• Strong documentation writing and the ability to articulate complex network solutions
• 3 years + experience working in a customer facing networking position either as a Senior Network Engineer or in a Presales capacity
• Experienced across one or more of the following; Cisco, Juniper, LAN, WAN, Security, Wireless or Data Centre
• CCIE, CCDP, CCNP, JNCIS, JNCIP, JNCIE, or similar certifications would be beneficial
• Must be able to interphase with both technical and non-technical stakeholders