Network Solutions Architect
Waterstons
Date: 1 week ago
City: Durham, England
Salary:
£46,500
-
£72,000
per year
Contract type: Full time
A Bit About Us
At Waterstons, we don’t just build technology—we create meaningful business transformations. With a global presence spanning the UK and Australia, we partner with businesses to unlock their full potential through innovative solutions.
Our clients tell us our people are our greatest strength, and who are we to disagree? That’s why we invest in our team with unlimited holidays, flexible working, and private healthcare—because we believe the best work happens when people feel valued.
Did we also mention that we’ve been awarded Gold Investors in People for a fourth consecutive time?
What You’ll Be Doing
We’re looking for someone with a broad technical background who has a strong working knowledge across LAN/WAN/WLAN technologies. Key areas of experience for a successful candidate include network design and implementation of both wired and wireless networks, and configuration and deployment of Cisco and Meraki hardware (switching, routing, firewalls, wireless).
This is a senior role within the Technology Solutions team, and you will be expected to build relationships across our client base and be involved in engagements from end-to-end. This includes initial requirements gathering, solution design and proposal writing, hands-on technical delivery, and handover to support.
Your Day-to-Day
As well as offering a competitive salary, we have an attractive benefits package including:
Waterstons is committed to creating and an inclusive, understanding, and flexible place to work. We value diversity, equality and inclusion and encourage everyone to 'bring their whole selves' to work. We believe that a company that works to truly embrace and value diversity, create an environment where everyone from any background can do their best work, and feel valued and appreciated is a better company to work for.
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Waterstons are gathering the data in this application for the purpose of recruitment and to ensure we can contact you regarding this application. For information about what we do with your personal data see our Privacy Notice.
At Waterstons, we don’t just build technology—we create meaningful business transformations. With a global presence spanning the UK and Australia, we partner with businesses to unlock their full potential through innovative solutions.
Our clients tell us our people are our greatest strength, and who are we to disagree? That’s why we invest in our team with unlimited holidays, flexible working, and private healthcare—because we believe the best work happens when people feel valued.
Did we also mention that we’ve been awarded Gold Investors in People for a fourth consecutive time?
What You’ll Be Doing
We’re looking for someone with a broad technical background who has a strong working knowledge across LAN/WAN/WLAN technologies. Key areas of experience for a successful candidate include network design and implementation of both wired and wireless networks, and configuration and deployment of Cisco and Meraki hardware (switching, routing, firewalls, wireless).
This is a senior role within the Technology Solutions team, and you will be expected to build relationships across our client base and be involved in engagements from end-to-end. This includes initial requirements gathering, solution design and proposal writing, hands-on technical delivery, and handover to support.
Your Day-to-Day
- Understanding the client’s requirements and architecting Solutions
- Technical designs and proposal writing
- Taking the lead on large projects and supporting work carried out by other team members
- Broad technical knowledge, with a deep knowledge of Networking
- Attend client-facing meetings / pre-sales with clients.
- Supporting the operations of client environments
- Contributing to the development of our offering by exploring and developing new technologies
- If some (or most) of the following sound like you, we'd love to hear from you:
- Minimum 5 Years experience in designing and implementing solutions using Cisco and Meraki hardware (switching, routing, firewalls, wireless)
- Technical competence across the full stack of Microsoft Windows Server Technologies (Active Directory Domain Services, Group Policy management, and general Windows Server technologies).
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- An ability to communicate effectively at all levels within an organisation.
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to manage competing demands on their time.
- MSP background desirable
- CCNP
As well as offering a competitive salary, we have an attractive benefits package including:
- A healthy work life balance with flexible and agile working being the norm
- Unlimited holiday allowance
- EV car scheme (salary sacrifice)
- Rest days
- Room to grow with supported development opportunities and sponsored training
- Enhanced family policies
- If you ever need it, company sick pay and life assurance
- Supported wellbeing with regular initiatives, an employee assistance programme and private medical insurance
- Flexible benefits such as a dental scheme, eye care support, season ticket loan and cycle to work
Waterstons is committed to creating and an inclusive, understanding, and flexible place to work. We value diversity, equality and inclusion and encourage everyone to 'bring their whole selves' to work. We believe that a company that works to truly embrace and value diversity, create an environment where everyone from any background can do their best work, and feel valued and appreciated is a better company to work for.
Privacy Statement
Waterstons are gathering the data in this application for the purpose of recruitment and to ensure we can contact you regarding this application. For information about what we do with your personal data see our Privacy Notice.
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