About this role
Salary: £60,000 - 70,000 per year
Requirements
- Extensive experience designing enterprise network solutions across LAN, WAN and wireless infrastructures.
- Strong understanding of routing and switching technologies, including BGP, OSPF, VRRP, STP and network segmentation principles.
- Experience designing secure network architectures, including firewalls, VPNs, NAC and network access controls.
- Proven experience producing professional design documentation, including HLDs, LLDs, implementation plans and technical recommendations.
- Experience conducting network audits, health checks and infrastructure assessments.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise wireless technologies and hands-on experience performing Ekahau or equivalent Wi-Fi surveys, predictive modelling and reporting.
- Experience creating technical proposals, solution designs and Bills of Materials (BoMs).
- Ability to translate business requirements into scalable and resilient technical solutions.
- Excellent stakeholder management, presentation and consultancy skills.
- Desirable experience with Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Meraki, Aruba, HPE, RUCKUS or Juniper networking solutions.
- Desirable knowledge of SD-WAN, SASE and cloud networking architectures.
- Desirable exposure to Azure, AWS or hybrid cloud connectivity design.
- Desirable experience working within hospitality, retail, healthcare or multi-site enterprise environments.
- Desirable understanding of network automation and infrastructure-as-code principles.
- Relevant professional certifications are highly desirable, including Cisco CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Wireless or CCIE; CWNA or CWDP; Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist; Aruba Certified Design Professional (ACDP); Fortinet NSE; HPE Network Campus Access Professional; RUCKUS Certified Wi-Fi Associate (RCWA); or CCNA (minimum desirable).
- Extensive networking knowledge with demonstrable expertise in Wi-Fi, LAN and associated network services, including configuration, monitoring, security and troubleshooting.
Responsibilities
- Lead network discovery, assessment and requirements-gathering workshops with clients.
- Design enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN and network security solutions for greenfield and existing environments.
- Produce High-Level Designs (HLDs), Low-Level Designs (LLDs), network topology diagrams and implementation documentation.
- Perform network capacity planning, resilience assessments and technology roadmapping.
- Develop network migration and transformation strategies with minimal operational disruption.
- Design wireless solutions using predictive and on-site survey methodologies, including Ekahau and equivalent platforms.
- Create Bills of Materials (BoMs), statements of work and technical proposals for customer projects.
- Provide technical governance and design assurance throughout implementation phases.
- Evaluate emerging networking technologies and recommend solutions that improve scalability, performance, security and operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with project managers, delivery engineers and third-party vendors to ensure successful solution deployment.
- Act as a technical subject matter expert during customer engagements, workshops and pre-sales activities.
Technologies
- AWS
- Aruba
- Azure
- Backend
- Cloud
- Cisco
- Support
- LAN
- Network
- Security
- WLAN
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We design, deliver and support resilient technology environments for respected brands across the UK and Europe. Our expertise spans enterprise networking, wireless infrastructure, SD-WAN, security, cloud connectivity, CCTV, IPTV, VoIP and critical backend systems. We are seeking an experienced Network Design Engineer to own the design and architecture of complex network solutions for enterprise customers. This highly consultative, office-based role in Central London involves working closely with clients, stakeholders and internal delivery teams to develop scalable, resilient and secure architectures aligned with business objectives and future growth.
You will translate business requirements into technical solutions, produce high-quality design documentation and provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle. Strong communication is essential for engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders, presenting recommendations and supporting successful outcomes. Salary: £80,000, plus training and career development.
last updated 43 week of 2026