Practicing Consultant (Network) - London (Hybrid) - Permanent - SC/DV Cleared Role

Network Consultant/Network Architect (Practicing Consultant)

Location: London - Hybrid (2x-3x days a week onsite)

Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 PA + Bonus + Benefits

UK Clearance: Candidates must be eligible for UK DV clearance.

Active, lapsed DV clearance or existing SC clearance is highly desirable

Job Description

A growing technology consultancy is seeking an experienced Practicing Consultant (Network Solutions) to join its consulting practice delivering enterprise network transformation programmes across complex customer environments.

This role is focused on post-award delivery consulting, working directly with enterprise and government customers to provide technical leadership, architecture design and solution delivery guidance across large-scale networking programmes.

You will operate as a trusted technical authority, leading discovery workshops, producing architecture designs and guiding engineering teams through successful implementation.

This is a heavy client-facing role

The Role

As a Practicing Network Consultant, you will work closely with customers and delivery teams to design and implement enterprise networking solutions across hybrid environments.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading technical discovery workshops with business and technical stakeholders
• Translating requirements into High-Level Designs (HLD) and Low-Level Designs (LLD)
• Acting as Design Authority across network transformation programmes
• Providing technical leadership to engineering and delivery teams
• Supporting complex network migrations and infrastructure transformations
• Producing architecture documentation, roadmaps and best practice standards
• Advising clients on enterprise networking technologies and solution strategy

Required Experience

• Strong background in enterprise networking architecture
• Experience working in consulting or customer-facing technical roles
• Proven experience delivering HLD/LLD network designs
• Experience guiding technical delivery teams within live programmes
• Knowledge of LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN and enterprise network infrastructure
• Exposure to hybrid or cloud networking (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Certifications such as CCIE, CCNP or equivalent networking certifications are beneficial but not essential.

Flexibility

The key to success is teamwork and collaboration. A hybrid approach is taken combining remote working with time in the London office depending on business demand and collaboration requirements throughout project delivery.

Benefits

• Matched pension contributions up to 5%
• Life Insurance
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Private Health Insurance (from 2nd anniversary)
• Sickness & Disability Income Protection (from 3rd anniversary)
• On-site gym membership at the London office

Apply now to learn more about this opportunity within a leading technology consultancy delivering advanced networking solutions across enterprise environments.