Solutions Architect – Network Security

Location: Remote/ Home-based – United Kingdom

Salary: £65,000 – £80,000

An award-winning Cisco Gold Partner is looking for a Security Solutions Architect. The company are fast growing, industry leading managed service provider, that delivers in to mid and large enterprise clients.

The business has a key focus on developing their staff by providing training and exposure to cutting-edge technologies. And as a Cisco Gold Partner the business is offering you the support to earn additional Cisco certifications that will be a long-term benefit to your career.

Security Solutions Architect Role Overview

As Security Solutions Architect you will be a key part of the team, split across Pre-Sales, customer engagement, Solutions Architecture, leading project delivery. You will deliver planning of mid to large scale enterprise networking environments, discussing key customer needs and wants, working across project deployments, including design and implementation across complex Next-Gen Firewalls, LAN, and WLAN.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Solutions Architecture across complex Network Security environments.
• Pre-Sales engagement with the customer.
• Design and delivery of Cisco Security solutions, exposure to multiple Cisco solutions is ideal.
• Design and implement LAN and WLAN solutions across mid and large enterprise environments.
• Lead projects at a senior level, working as a senior contact point to junior members of the team.

Your Skills and Experience

The business will offer you individually tailored training and development to make sure you remain at the top of your field. The business does however ask that you have:

• 5 years’ + experience working in managed services as a Senior Engineer and Solutions Architect.
• CCIE, CCDP and/or CCNP is beneficial.
• Demonstrable experience in delivering Cisco ASA, and FirePOWER solutions including FTD and FMC.
• Strong understanding of Cisco Security portfolio, from Next-Generation Firewalls, ISE, Umbrella, AMP and StealthWatch.
• Experience working with LAN and WLAN environments, including implementation.
• Delivered large scale projects.
• Have customer liaising experience.
• Experience with Cisco DNAC would be beneficial.
• Must be able to interphase with both technical and non-technical customers.