Customer Solutions Design Specialist (Network)

TL;DR

Customer Solutions Design Specialist (Network): Designing and delivering complex, secure end-to-end network solutions for critical Defence programmes with an accent on multi-vendor architecture and stakeholder management. Focus on creating high-level and low-level designs, leading technical projects, and ensuring design assurance through governance.

Location: Must be based in Bristol, Chippenham, or Manchester (Onsite). Security Clearance required (5 years minimum UK residency, no dual passport holders).

Company

hirify.global is a leading B2B powerhouse providing secure connectivity and collaboration platforms to over 1.2 million business customers in the UK.

What you will do

• Produce complex, multi-vendor high-level and low-level designs from concept to delivery.
• Collaborate with customers to translate business needs into practical, secure network solutions.
• Provide technical leadership for complex, bespoke projects and mentor junior team members.
• Create statements of work and bills of materials for project delivery.
• Drive design assurance through peer reviews and technical governance checkpoints.
• Plan and cost resource requirements against project deliverables.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Network Design within enterprise, service provider, or public sector environments.
• Must hold or be eligible for UK Security Clearance (5 years minimum UK residency, no dual passport holders).
• Proficiency in Cisco and HPE Aruba WAN/LAN and SDWAN technologies.
• HPE Aruba Associate or Cisco CCNP level certification.
• Strong stakeholder management and technical leadership skills.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into practical technical designs.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Riverbed, Packeteer, Palo Alto NGFW, and MPLS.
• Experience working in defence or secure environments.

Culture & Benefits

• 10% on-target annual bonus.
• Market-leading pension scheme (5% employee / 10% employer contribution).
• 25 days of annual leave plus holiday purchase scheme.
• Access to 24/7 online private GP for you and your family.
• Market-leading paid carers leave and equalized maternity/paternity/adoption leave.
• Discounts on EE and BT products.