Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals.
About the role:
Candidates must have excellent communication skills and be able to lead technical projects from design stage through to implementation and take ownership of the solution end to end
Design and deliver enterprise network solutions across routing, switching, firewall, and where required wireless technologies, with a strong emphasis on project implementation rather than BAU administration
Produce high-quality low-level designs, implementation plans, migration plans, and build documentation to support project delivery
Deploy, configure, test, and optimise network infrastructure using strong Cisco networking knowledge at CCNP/CCIE level or equivalent
Support the design and implementation of modern network architectures, including traditional three-tier campus designs and spine-leaf or fabric-based architectures using technologies such as Cisco ACI or VXLAN EVPN
Apply strong working knowledge of core network protocols and services, including BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, VXLAN, VLANs, HSRP/VRRP, routing policy, multicast, and related enterprise services
Undertake hands-on build, proof-of-concept, lab validation, and technical testing activity to de-risk delivery and validate designs before deployment into production
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues encountered during project delivery, implementation, migration, or testing phases
Work closely with project managers, security teams, and customer stakeholders to ensure solutions are aligned to agreed design principles, standards, and governance requirements
Support change execution through the preparation, rehearsal, and implementation of changes within controlled project and operational environments
Produce and maintain accurate technical documentation, including configuration baselines, as-built records, network diagrams, test results, and support handover material
Contribute to technical workshops, design reviews, and customer discussions, with the confidence to explain technical decisions clearly and credibly
Understand how network infrastructure integrates with wider platform components, including compute and storage environments built on VMware, Nutanix, and Hyper-V
Strong enterprise networking background with hands-on experience in project delivery, implementation, and design
Cisco networking expertise to CCNP/CCIE level preferred; with strong relevant experience
Strong understanding of modern data centre and campus network design patterns
Experience with Palo Alto firewalls and centralised management through Panorama is desirable
Ability to produce detailed technical and low-level design documentation to a high standard
Experience of delivering technical solutions in structured and governed environments
Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills across complex network environments
Comfortable working directly with customers, including large enterprise or blue-chip organisations
Experience in regulated or critical infrastructure sectors such as energy, utilities, oil and gas, defence, or OT environments would be beneficial
Cisco ISR and ASR Routers
Datacentre technologies, Cisco Nexus, VXLAN, VPC’s & End User Compute
Campus Switching Catalyst 9XXX series switches, Stackwise virtual
IPSec VPN’s & Cisco SDWAN
Cisco Secure firewall / FTD
SASE solutions, Palo Alto Prisma Access, Cisco Secure Connect
Cisco Wireless – WLC’s (C9800 series)
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Experiences with Azure and AWS cloud environments
Cisco Meraki Wireless, Security and Switching technologies
Cisco ACI – Application Centric Infrastructure HP and Aruba Platforms
DevNet Principles, Automation, Ansible, Python
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