Network Presales Consultant Enterprise Network Services

Salary- £65,000 - £95,000 + Bonus, Pension & Healthcare

Location- London / Manchester / Liverpool Hybrid (12 days in office or client site)

Must be UK based and eligible to live and work in the UK.

The Company

A fast-growing, specialised Network & Communications Managed Service Provider is looking to expand their highly skilled Network Team.

They deliver full managed services across Enterprise Networks and Next Generation Security, offering the opportunity to work with and upskill in the latest technologies including:

• Cisco SD-Access
• Cisco ACI
• Cisco ISE
• DNA Centre
• Nexus & Catalyst platforms

Employee development is a key focus, with paid certifications and clear opportunities for career progression and technical advancement.

The Role

As aNetwork Presales Consultant, you will play a key role in shaping enterprise networking solutions for mid to large-scale clients.

Acting as a technical lead within the presales function, you will be responsible for developing High-Level Designs (HLDs), supporting RFP and tender responses, and engaging with stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable and secure technical solutions.

You will work closely with sales, delivery, and technical teams to support the successful positioning of enterprise networking solutions.

Your daily responsibilities will include:

• Leading technical responses for tenders and RFPs
• Developing High-Level Designs for enterprise network solutions
• Designing campus solutions using Cisco SD-Access
• Supporting data centre networking designs using Cisco ACI
• Incorporating identity and security solutions such as Cisco ISE
• Acting as a technical advisor during client engagements
• Supporting the development of scalable and resilient architectures
• Keeping up to date with emerging enterprise networking trends including automation, zero-trust and hybrid cloud

Skills and Experience Required

• Proven experience in a Network Presales or Solutions role
• Strong knowledge of Cisco enterprise networking technologies
• Experience developing High-Level Designs (HLDs)
• Experience supporting RFP and tender responses
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking including routing, switching, and security
• Experience designing scalable and resilient network solutions
• Familiarity with Cisco SD-Access, ACI, ISE, DNA Centre, Nexus or Catalyst platforms

Certifications such asCCNP or CCIEare preferred but not essential.

Additional Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to present technical solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills
• Collaborative approach to working with sales and delivery teams
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills
• Proactive mindset with a commitment to continuous learning

An exciting opportunity for an experienced CRM/CPQ Architect - (Revenue Cloud) has arisen to join a global leader in Cybersecurity. The CRM/CPQ Architect is responsible for the overall technical design, architecture, and strategic direction of the Salesforce Revenue Cloud platform. The role ensures architectural integrity, scalability, and alignment with enterprise standards while leading complex technical decisions and guiding the development team. This is a senior technical leadership role embedded within the Commercial Core team, providing architectural oversight during implementation and establishing patterns that ensure long-term platform sustainability across R1, R2, and R3 releases.

Key Responsibilities:

User Support:

• Provide first-line support for platform users (sales, operations, finance)
• Respond to user queries and troubleshoot common issues
• escalate complex problems to senior team members
• Log and track support tickets to resolution
• Maintain positive user relationships through responsive support.

Basic Administration:

• Manage user accounts, profiles, and permission assignments
• Create and modify reports and dashboards as requested
• Maintain data quality through manual updates and imports
• Assist with sandbox refresh and environment management
• Monitor system alerts and escalate issues as needed.

Configuration Support:

• Assist with basic configuration tasks under supervision
• Update page layouts, fields, and picklist values
• Support testing of new configurations and deployments
• Document configuration changes and processes
• Learn Revenue Cloud configuration patterns from senior team members.

Documentation & Training:

• Create and maintain user guides and FAQ documentation
• Support user training sessions and onboarding
• Document common issues and resolutions
• Maintain knowledge base articles
• Gather user feedback for system improvements.

It is essential for the successful candidate to have a minimum of 2 years experience in IT support or Salesforce administration and have a strong interest in Salesforce platform and CRM systems. Must have a basic understanding of CRM concepts and business processes and have excellent communication and customer service skills. You will be able to pay attention to detail and have the ability to follow documented procedures and an eagerness to learn and develop technical skills. To be based in the UK or Europe with the consideration of remote or hybrid working.

Salary: £69,611 to £77,801, comprising a basic salary of £66,581 and a concessionary payment of £3,030. The exact salary offered within this range will depend on your skills and experience. An additional Skills Payment is available once your skills level is confirmed, £3,822 for Level 1 or £8,190 for Level 2. Flexible working: We offer a range of working patterns, including full-time, part-time, and compressed hours, with flexible start and finish times to support a work-life balance. While most of our work is carried out on-site due to its sensitive nature, occasional home working may be possible depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website . GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners, MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks and espionage. At GCHQ, you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. As a Solutions Architect, you ll help deliver technology solutions that support GCHQ s mission, drawing on your experience to lead design work, manage a team, and make strategic architectural decisions. The nature of our work requires advanced, innovative technology, offering you the chance to apply your skills to unique and meaningful challenges. Working across a range of complex projects, you ll shape solution designs, produce clear documentation and models, and ensure alignment with established architectural standards. You ll work closely with stakeholders, balancing technical, business, cost, and risk considerations to deliver scalable and resilient solutions. Day-to-day, you ll collaborate with delivery teams, engineers, and business colleagues to clarify requirements, adapt designs and guide their implementation. You ll produce and maintain artefacts, provide clarity and direction, and mentor less-senior colleagues. Occasional travel across the UK will also be required so you can work closely with colleagues from all areas of the organisation. To apply, you ll bring experience in solutions architecture, including leading the design of end-to-end digital or technology solutions. You ll have familiarity with frameworks such as TOGAF, NIST, and ITIL, along with experience managing or line-managing a team. You ll be skilled at producing artefacts that guide delivery teams and at explaining design decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Effective stakeholder management, collaboration and negotiation skills will also help you align differing user needs with organisational priorities. Adaptability, time management, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving will support you in delivering well-rounded solutions to complex challenges. When you join us, you ll have a full induction to GCHQ so you can understand who we are and what we do. Once in your role, you ll receive formal and on-the-job training, along with all the support you need to thrive. We re committed to continuous professional development and to providing the space for you to grow, innovate and experiment. Typically, around 20% of your time is dedicated to developing yourself and supporting others. We know development looks different for everyone, so we ll tailor our support to your learning style, whether that s through books, courses, conferences or stretch assignments. We ll cover the cost of professional qualifications and give you the time and support to achieve them. From day one, you ll have access to mentors and subject-matter experts, and we ll work with you to build a structured development plan aligned with your goals. *At GCHQ, diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. You can find out more about our culture, working environment and diversity on our* *website* *.* To find out more and apply, please visit our website. *To be eligible to apply, you must be a British Citizen. If you hold dual nationality, of which one component is British, you will still be considered. Candidates must normally have been resident in the UK for seven out of the last ten years. This is particularly important if you were born outside the UK. We welcome applications from candidates of all ages, and there is no upper age limit. You can apply at 17; if successful, you will not be offered a start date prior to your 18th birthday. Full eligibility details can be found on our* *website.*

Details

• SC Clearance needed
• 6-Month Contract
• Outside IR35

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee solution assurance and accreditation across security, network and hosting platforms.
• Work with project teams and platform providers to track platform readiness and delivery impacts.
• Maintain architecture models in Sparx EA and documentation in SharePoint/Confluence.
• Produce and maintain future-state high-level designs and roadmaps.
• Engage senior stakeholders and collaborate with the wider architecture function.
• Enterprise/Solution Architecture background.
• Architectural modelling (Archimate / Sparx EA).
• Experience in client, healthcare or disconnected environments.
• Solution assurance and governance involvement.

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Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network providing audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. Forvis Mazars in the UK spans 14 offices across the nation and has over 3,400 professionals, with 190 partners. We have a clear purpose and a shared commitment to shape a better future.

You’ll join a collaborative and inclusive team where you’re supported to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and contribute from day one. You’ll work with a diverse client base, develop meaningful connections, and gain experience that extends beyond your local team. Together, we grow, belong and impact.

About the team

Our Business Services team is a collective of creative, strategic, forward-thinking business enablers. Together the People & Culture, Marketing & Communications, IT, Operations, Finance and Quality & Risk Management teams make it their mission to ensure Mazars has the right tools, technology, strategies and services in place to deliver exceptional client service and future-proof our growing business

About the role

The Senior IT Architect is responsible for designing and governing the firm’s application and integration landscape that supports critical business functions across the UK firm.

The role will work closely with project and change teams, stakeholders, and technical subject matter experts to design technology systems and solutions that are aligned with the firm’s business strategy. They are responsible for ensuring the architecture is aligned to the firm’s technology roadmap.

Forvis Mazars has migrated significant services to the cloud and now requires a lead architect to design and build the next generation of solutions including core finance and HR technology landscape, automating data flows, integrating systems, supporting in the delivery of real-time reporting and analysis, whilst driving a more mature awareness to data architecture and governance across the firm.

What we are looking for

• Ownership of the firm’s integration and application architecture in alignment to Business and IT Strategy.
• Ensuring the firm’s technology platforms integrate efficiently, securely, and consistently.
• Delivering architectural governance, documentation and artefacts, with high-quality design standards to agreed timeframes.
• Contributing to the fully documented mapping of the entire UK technology estate.
• Modernising legacy integrations with repeatable, scalable and well architected designs.
• Contributing to the wider delivery of scalable, secure, technology solutions for 3,700 users in conjunction with the wider IT function.
• Contributing towards the continual maturing of the Architecture function within the firm.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Forvis Mazars diversity, equity and inclusion are central to our values. We value our people’s unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experience, and know this diversity create better outcomes for our clients. We seek to attract, develop, and retain the best talent, inclusive of sex, ethnicity, disability, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, and faith. We select candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications, and experience and aim to support all our team

Package Description:

At Agincare, we believe technology should enable exceptional care.As we continue our exciting journey of growth and digital transformation, were investing in our systems, data, and infrastructure to support our expanding services across the UK.

Were now looking for a Data & Integration Solution Specialist to play a pivotal role in shaping our evolving digital landscape.

This is a newly created role within our IT team a rare opportunity to build, influence, and future-proof our data and integration ecosystem from the ground up. With scope to lead a small team in the future, this role offers real impact, visibility, and progression.

Why join us?

As Agincares data and integration specialist, youll be at the heart of our digital transformation.Youll design and deploy integration solutions, build robust data pipelines, and support the development of Power BI reporting that helps our teams make smarter, faster decisions.

Youll work closely with stakeholders across the business, influence technical direction, and help create a future-proof architecture that supports our ambition.And as the role grows, theres potential to lead a small team giving you the chance to shape not just our systems, but our capability.

What Youll Be Doing

Integration Solutions
Design and implement robust integration solutions (APIs, ETL, microservices, ESBs), developing reusable patterns and frameworks to ensure secure, reliable, and scalable data exchange across enterprise systems.

Middleware & Platforms
Select, configure, and manage middleware/iPaaS platforms, optimising performance, availability, and security with strong monitoring and error-handling practices.

Data Architecture & Governance
Define data architectures, schemas, and ETL pipelines, embedding governance, quality, security, and lifecycle management to support both operational and analytical needs.

Power BI & Analytics
Collaborate with business teams to deliver high-quality Power BI dashboards and reports, designing optimised datasets that enable accurate, timely, data-driven decisions.

Stakeholder Engagement & Standards
Work with internal teams and vendors to align integration strategy with business goals, clearly communicating technical solutions. Produce robust documentation and establish best-practice standards for integration and data management.

Future Leadership
Mentor junior colleagues, with scope to line manage and grow a small team as the function develops.

What Were Looking For

• Proven experience designing and implementing integration solutions (APIs, ETL, microservices, ESBs) in complex enterprise environments.
• Hands-on expertise with middleware or iPaaS platforms.
• Strong programming skills (Java, C#, Python or similar), with solid understanding of JSON, XML, REST, and SOAP.
• Experience architecting and maintaining data pipelines, ETL processes, and data warehouse/schema design.
• Skilled in Power BI (dataset design, modelling, report/dashboard delivery).
• Strong understanding of data governance, security, compliance, and performance tuning.
• Excellent communication skills able to engage confidently with both technical and business stakeholders.

This role can be based at any of our office locations in Portland, Poole, or Grantham.

About Agincare

Were a family run business thats been caring and supporting people since 1986. With over 4,500 team members, were one of the UKs largest care providers and are continuing to grow.We have over 100 locations across England including care& nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties and live-in offices.

Agincare are signatories of the Care Leaver Covenant and are committed to supporting care leavers to live independently.We are proud to be able to offer a guaranteed interview to care leavers, or an informal conversation about our career opportunities.

All of our care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare and we welcome applications from all.

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Network Design Engineer Aruba Tech Consultancy Salary up to 75,000 (Potentially Higher for the right candidate) Manchester, Hybrid 3 days per week on-site SC Clearance eligibility Required

MERITUS are working with a large technology consultancy looking for a Network Design Engineer (with strong Aruba experience) to join in their Manchester office.

As a Senior Aruba Network Engineer / Network Solution Designer, you will be responsible for designing and delivering Aruba-focused enterprise networking solutions across switching, wireless and network security environments. You will take ownership of the design phase following pre-sales engagement, developing detailed low-level designs (LLD) and guiding the technical delivery of solutions through implementation and testing.

You will work closely with customers and internal teams to ensure Aruba networking solutions are deployed efficiently, securely and in line with best practices. This role requires strong technical expertise across the Aruba ecosystem, alongside the ability to provide technical leadership and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

The role is based in Manchester & the company operate a hybrid working model with 3 days per week on-site.

Main Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver Aruba-based enterprise networking solutions, including campus switching, wireless LAN and cloud-managed networks.
• Produce detailed low-level design documentation (LLD) covering Aruba switching, wireless architecture and network security integration.
• Lead the implementation and technical delivery of Aruba infrastructure projects, ensuring high performance, reliability and scalability.
• Work closely with customers and internal teams to translate technical requirements into Aruba-focused network solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex networking challenges and support root cause analysis across Aruba switching, wireless and SD-WAN environments.

Skills Required:

• Strong hands-on experience with HPE Aruba networking technologies, including Aruba switching and enterprise wireless platforms.
• Knowledge of Aruba AOS-S and AOS-CX switching, including configuration, deployment and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Aruba wireless solutions (AOS-8 / AOS-10) and wireless network design in enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with Aruba Central, Aruba ClearPass and Aruba SD-WAN for network management, security and access control.
• Understanding of wider networking technologies including LAN, WAN, security and wireless networking, with knowledge of Cisco environments considered advantageous.

Benefits:

• Salary up to 75,000 (potentially higher for the right candidate)
• Up to 10% annual bonus
• Enhanced pension 5% employee, 10% employer
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Hybrid / Flexible working - 3 days per week on-site

Got your attention?

If you believe that you have the skills and experience for the Network Design Engineer role - then please get in touch. We also offer a referral scheme for any candidates whose details are passed to us that we successfully place. If you have any further questions then please contact Ryan Harris at MERITUS.

Prestigious opportunity for a Network Solutions Design Engineer (Aruba) with a global leader in the provision of cutting-edge connectivity and digital solutions, delivering world-class broadband, mobile and network services.

Our customer solutions design team lead the way in implementing complex Voice, Network, Wireless and Security Solutions across a wide array of vendors such as Cisco, Fortinet, Juniper, Aruba and Microsoft using technologies such as SD-WAN, SD-A, ISE, ACI, Webex, MS Teams & NextGen FWs. We are inviting you to join our success story based in Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds or Newcastle in a hybrid role 3 days a week in the office and 2 days remotely.

Taking High Level Designs into Low-Level detail at the Post-Sale stage, implementing the solution followed by thorough testing before handing over to the relevant support or managed service teams. You will be responsible for: -

• Capturing detailed customer technical requirements and translating them into technical solutions design
• Management and delivery of the technical direction of the solutions design
• Managing the review and validation processes for both new and in-life products and services
• Managing customer solutions design engagement, statement of work creation and 3rd party deliverables
• Facilitating strong customer relationships at a senior level
• Customer migration planning and implementation
• Resolving complex solution and service issues, leading root cause analysis and escalation
• Identification of potential risks, implementing controls and mitigations
• Ensuring delivery of thought leadership in complex bids and agreeing a strategic approach

If you possess a combination of the following skills, then LET’S TALK!

• Experience in low level and high level design of complex network solutions
• Proven experience in network design, ideally with enterprise or public sector clients.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills
• HPE Aruba certified to Associate level (changed to Associate level) with a solid working knowledge of the following would be highly advantageous:
• Aruba AOS-S Switches
• Aruba AOS-8 WLAN
• Aruba AOS-CX Switches
• Aruba AOS-10 WLAN
• Aruba Central
• Aruba ClearPass
• Aruba SD-WAN
• Knowledge of Cisco networking technologies advantageous:
  • Traditional Cisco WAN
  • Traditional Cisco LAN
  • Cisco Wireless
  • Cisco SDA
  • Catalyst Centre
  • Cisco ISE

In return, you will be rewarded with ongoing training and career development, 10% on target bonus, an enviable pension scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, discounted broadband, mobile and TV packages and much more.

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Job Title: Network Proxy (Zscaler) Architect
Location: Knutsford, UK(3 days WFO)
Duration: 30/9/2026
Pay Rate: £653 per day through FCSA Umbrella

Job Description:
Lead Zscaler and enterprise Proxy security architecture including secure web gateway and zero trust access.

Key Responsibilities:
Design and optimise Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) and Private Access (ZPA).
Create Client file strategies, traffic steering, authentication flows.
Ensure integration with identity providers and zero trust policies.

Technical Skills:
Zscaler, Palo Alto Prisma, Symantec ProxySG.
Understanding of SSL inspection, CASB, and SASE frameworks.

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.

UK Wide

£100,000-£115,000

Are you passionate about transforming the modern workplace and improving employee experience at scale?

We’re looking for an Employee Experience Advisory Consultant to help organisations navigate complex digital workplace challenges and shape the future of work.

In this role, you’ll bring strategic insight, technical expertise, and thought leadership to senior stakeholders-guiding CxO-level clients through large-scale transformation programmes and modern workplace initiatives.

Employee Experience Advisory Consultant, you will:

• Use your deep technical knowledge to design creative, forward-thinking workplace solutions.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, influencing major transformation deals and advising on workplace strategy.
• Assess digital workplace maturity, identify improvement opportunities, and develop strategic transformation roadmaps.
• Help organisations modernise Legacy environments, remove productivity blockers, and transition to scalable, user-centric cloud solutions.
• Translate complex business challenges into clear, competitive technology propositions.
• Represent the advisory function at senior/board level and act as a trusted advisor to clients.

Skills & Experience

• Expertise in Modern Workplace technologies, including Microsoft 365, collaboration platforms, endpoint management, virtual desktop solutions and device life cycle strategies.
• Ability to evaluate digital workplace maturity, define operating models, and shape long-term strategic roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of user-centric design, colleague experience measurement, and insight-driven improvement.
• Experience modernising Legacy estates and resolving infrastructure blockers.
• Knowledge of change management frameworks to drive adoption and support behavioural change.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and thought-leadership capabilities.
• A proactive, growth-mindset approach with a commitment to continuous improvement.

We’re seeking a Cloud & Platform Engineering Advisory Lead who is passionate about solving realworld challenges through technology. You’ll collaborate with senior stakeholders-both internally and across major client organisations to shape cloud strategy, architect scalable and secure solutions, and influence innovative transformation programmes.

Cloud & Platform Engineering Advisory Lead

Location: Bases UK-Wide
Organisation: Leading IT Consulting Business & Leading Global Cloud Partner!
Working Model: Hybrid (office, client site, and home)
Salary: £100,000 to £109,000 base salary + benefits, perks, healthcare options + 10% bonus

About the Opportunity

The infrastructure and cloud landscape is evolving rapidly as organisations pursue greater standardisation, automation, and strategic guidance on their digital journeys. This role sits within a leading Cloud Infrastructure Services practice, working at the forefront of industry transformation and helping clients simplify complexity with clarity, creativity, and confidence.

We’re seeking a Cloud & Platform Engineering Advisory Lead who is passionate about solving real-world challenges through technology. You’ll collaborate with senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Senior Leaders (including CxOs) to advise on major transformation programmes and complex cloud/platform engineering initiatives.
• Drive growth by shaping compelling technology solutions and competitive cloud propositions.
• Build and nurture long-term strategic relationships with both clients and internal teams.
• Design innovative, practical solutions rooted in strong technical expertise and a problem-solving mindset.
• Represent the advisory function in strategic forums and contribute to thought leadership.
• Collaborate across diverse technical teams, supporting knowledge-sharing, mentoring, and continuous learning.

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong experience designing and implementing cloud solutions using AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud (certifications advantageous).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Solid understanding of cloud strategy, platform engineering, and operating models, with hands-on expertise in areas such as:
• Automation
• Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
• FinOps
• Proven ability to translate business needs into scalable, user-focused cloud solutions.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and team-empowerment skills.
• A growth mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.

Security Clearance Requirements

To be appointed to this position, you must be eligible to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance, which includes:

• Continuous UK residency for the last 5 years
• Eligibility based on nationality and immigration status
• Employment history checks
• An unspent criminal record (DBS) check

Please APPLY now to learn more!

Prestigious opportunity for a Network Solutions Design Engineer (Aruba) with a global leader in the provision of cutting-edge connectivity and digital solutions, delivering world-class broadband, mobile and network services.

Our customer solutions design team lead the way in implementing complex Voice, Network, Wireless and Security Solutions across a wide array of vendors such as Cisco, Fortinet, Juniper, Aruba and Microsoft using technologies such as SD-WAN, SD-A, ISE, ACI, Webex, MS Teams & NextGen FWs. We are inviting you to join our success story based in Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds or Newcastle in a hybrid role 3 days a week in the office and 2 days remotely.

Taking High Level Designs into Low-Level detail at the Post-Sale stage, implementing the solution followed by thorough testing before handing over to the relevant support or managed service teams. You will be responsible for: -

• Capturing detailed customer technical requirements and translating them into technical solutions design
• Management and delivery of the technical direction of the solutions design
• Managing the review and validation processes for both new and in-life products and services
• Managing customer solutions design engagement, statement of work creation and 3rd party deliverables
• Facilitating strong customer relationships at a senior level
• Customer migration planning and implementation
• Resolving complex solution and service issues, leading root cause analysis and escalation
• Identification of potential risks, implementing controls and mitigations
• Ensuring delivery of thought leadership in complex bids and agreeing a strategic approach

If you possess a combination of the following skills, then LET’S TALK!

• Experience in low level and high level design of complex network solutions
• Proven experience in network design, ideally with enterprise or public sector clients.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills
• HPE Aruba certified to Associate level (changed to Associate level) with a solid working knowledge of the following would be highly advantageous:
• Aruba AOS-S Switches
• Aruba AOS-8 WLAN
• Aruba AOS-CX Switches
• Aruba AOS-10 WLAN
• Aruba Central
• Aruba ClearPass
• Aruba SD-WAN
• Knowledge of Cisco networking technologies advantageous:
  • Traditional Cisco WAN
  • Traditional Cisco LAN
  • Cisco Wireless
  • Cisco SDA
  • Catalyst Centre
  • Cisco ISE

In return, you will be rewarded with ongoing training and career development, 10% on target bonus, an enviable pension scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, discounted broadband, mobile and TV packages and much more.

What you need to do now

If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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Senior CRM Developer - Microsoft Dynamics 365

Salary: £75,000 + BenefitsStaffordshire (Hybrid - 1 day a month)Consultancy Environment

Are you an experienced CRM Developer with deep expertise in Microsoft Dynamics 365? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced consultancy where no two projects are the same? This senior role offers the opportunity to drive high-impact digital transformation programmes for a wide range of clients.

About the Role

As a Senior CRM Developer, you’ll be responsible for designing, developing, and delivering custom solutions across the Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform ecosystem. You’ll work closely with clients to understand their requirements, translate them into technical designs, and deliver quality solutions that enhance business processes and user experience.

This is a senior, client-facing role with the autonomy to lead development workstreams and contribute to solution architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of Dynamics 365 CE/CRM customisations, plugins, workflows, and integrations
• Build solutions across Power Platform, including PowerApps, Power Automate, and Dataverse
• Translate client requirements into scalable, secure technical designs
• Integrate Dynamics 365 with external systems using APIs and Azure services
• Contribute to presales conversations, estimations, and technical scoping
• Provide technical guidance to junior developers and support project teams
• Stay on top of Microsoft roadmap updates and best practices

Essential Skills & Experience

• Extensive hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE / CRM
• Skilled in C#, .NET, JavaScript, and modern development frameworks
• Strong expertise in plugins, custom workflow activities, business rules, and form scripting
• Experience with Power Platform (Canvas/Model-Driven Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse)
• Knowledge of Azure Functions, Logic Apps, API Management, or similar integration tools
• Ability to work in a consultancy or multi-project environment
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills
• Microsoft certifications (PL-400, MB-400, PL-600, AZ-900) desirable

What’s on Offer

• £75,000 base salary
• Hybrid working with flexibility
• Exposure to varied and challenging client projects
• Continuous training and professional development
• Support for Microsoft certifications
• Clear progression pathways in a growing consultancy

DCS Recruitment and all associated companies are committed to creating a working environment where diversity is celebrated and everyone is treated fairly, regardless of gender, gender identity, disability, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, age, or nationality

Role: Dental Solution Architect

Location: Bath (Hybrid)

Clearance: Active SC Clearance or SC eligible

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Dental Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of secure, resilient dental IT solutions for complex and often disconnected environments. This role is ideal for someone who combines deep dental systems knowledge with hands-on architectural experience in offline/edge deployments and a strong understanding disconnected solution e.g. across land, sea and air

Translating clinical and operational requirements into scalable technical architectures, ensuring solutions work reliably in low-connectivity settings while meeting stringent security and compliance standards expected in defence environments, including alignment with creating technical requirements to support procurement of Dental services

Working with the business and procurement teams to undertake document review, review of non-functional requirements and update. Supporting procurement activities for the development of the ITN and vendor selection. What are the recommendations market analysis.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end solution architecture for dental platforms operating in disconnected or intermittently connected environments (e.g., deployed clinics, mobile units, remote facilities).

Design secure, resilient architectures covering:

• Practice management systems
• Dental imaging and records
• Clinical workflows
• Data synchronisation and replication

Define offline-first and edge patterns, including:

• Local data stores
• Sync conflict resolution and understand challenges
• Store-and-forward models
• Secure data exchange between disconnected and sync into HealthShare (InterSystems etc)
• Work closely with clinical stakeholders, product teams, engineers, and security specialists to turn operational needs into robust technical designs.

Produce high-quality architectural artefacts:

• High-level and low-level designs and approvals for Assurance
• Data flows
• Security models
• Integration patterns and designs to support Assurance business approvals
• Guide engineering teams through implementation, providing architectural governance and technical leadership for Alpha (MVP) and stage environments for testing
• Evaluate vendors and technologies for suitability in constrained and regulated environments.
• Support accreditation and assurance activities where required.

Essential Experience & Skills

Proven experience as a Solution Architect (or similar senior technical role).

Strong background in dental IT systems, such as:

• Dental PMS / EHR
• Imaging (DICOM or equivalent)
• Clinical workflows
• Demonstrable experience designing disconnected / low-bandwidth solutions, including:
• Offline-first architectures
• Edge deployments
• Data synchronisation strategies

Solid understanding of UK defence environments, including:

• Secure system design
• Working within regulated or classified contexts
• Stakeholder engagement in defence programmes
• Experience with modern architectures (cloud, hybrid, edge).
• Strong data architecture knowledge (structured clinical data, imaging, replication).
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to clinical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable

• Experience supporting military or government healthcare programmes.
• Familiarity with NHS or UK public-sector health systems.
• Knowledge of interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7, DICOM).
• Security architecture experience (Zero Trust, identity federation, encryption).
• Previous work on deployable or mobile healthcare platforms.

Senior ITSM Architect

Must have an Active DV Clearance

4 Day Weeks available

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior ITSM Architect to support major digital transformation programmes within secure and regulated environments. This role focuses on designing robust ITSM tooling solutions that enable reliable service delivery across complex estates. You will work within an Agile team, reporting to a Solution Owner, and take ownership of architecture design across a range of ITSM platforms.

About the Role - Senior ITSM Architect

• As a Senior ITSM Architect, you will design, configure, and customise ITSM tooling solutions across cloud, on premises, and hybrid environments.
• You will produce clear design documentation and ensure solutions align with service management processes and security requirements.
• You will collaborate with delivery teams to improve service efficiency, resilience, and automation.
• The role involves shaping scalable tooling architectures that support long term operational needs.

Key Skills - Senior ITSM Architect

• Extensive experience with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow, BMC Remedy, BMC Helix, CA Service Desk, Cherwell, Freshworks, or ManageEngine.
• Strong working knowledge of ITSM, ITIL, ITOM, and eTOM processes.
• Experience designing secure, large scale ITSM solutions across complex estates.
• Solid understanding of Windows Server, Active Directory, SQL Server, PKI, and certificate management.
• Scripting and development knowledge including SQL, PowerShell, JavaScript, REST APIs, C#, Power BI, and reporting tools.

Use your expertise to shape enterprise service management capability as a Senior ITSM Architect.

To apply, please send your CV by pressing the apply button.

Azure Architect

Salary: £70,000-£90,000 Location: UK Type: Permanent, Full-Time

About the Role:

Vivo Talent are seeking an Azure Architect to design and deliver cloud solutions for our client, with a broad focus on Azure and modern data platforms, including Microsoft Fabric.

You will oversee solution delivery across the full project lifecycle, from architecture and implementation to optimisation, acting as a trusted advisor to clients and internal teams.

This client-facing role will also contribute to internal capability through standards, architectures and best practice guidance, with potential for line management as the Azure practice grows.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design scalable, secure and cost-effective Azure solutions spanning infrastructure, data, analytics and applications.
• Incorporate Microsoft Fabric and modern data architecture patterns (e.g., Lakehouse, Medallion Architecture).
• Guide and mentor internal teams, ensuring best practices, governance, and architectural integrity.
• Conduct technical design reviews and provide recommendations to improve performance, resilience, and cost efficiency.
• Promote DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud governance practices.
• Stay up to date with Azure and Microsoft Fabric capabilities, contributing knowledge and reusable assets to the team.

Required Certifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)

Skills & Experience:

• Strong experience designing and delivering enterprise Azure solutions across infrastructure, data and applications.
• Hands-on experience with Azure services, architecture patterns, landing zones and governance frameworks.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, ARM, Terraform).
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills.
• Client-facing experience and ability to lead or influence technical teams.

Position - Full Time, Permanent
Location - London, Hybrid
Salary - £65,000-£85,000

Job Description: Senior Design Consultant

Our client is a leading independent technology partner and global integrator with over 30 years of experience. With a team of over 800 global experts, they specialize in providing end-to-end connectivity solutions that propel organizations everywhere.
From structured cabling to managed services, our client s end-to-end services provide infrastructure that can be completely relied upon. They offer a complete solution for business connectivity through a Design, Build, Deploy, and Optimise approach.

Our client is a rapidly growing organization; finding and retaining the highest calibre of people is fundamental to their success. They work hard to create a challenging, supportive, and satisfying working environment for all employees and have successfully achieved the Investors in Diversity Foundational Award for their commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.

The Role

The Senior Design Consultant will act as the lead consultant across several strategic and key accounts. You will hold full responsibility for ensuring accurate, high-quality design and estimation outputs are produced at both the pre-sales and post-sales stages of the project lifecycle.

Working closely with sales, commercial, and operations teams, you will oversee the preparation of technical cost submissions, coordinate revisions, and manage all post-sales deliverables including construction drawings, variation responses, and site surveys.

Key Objectives:

• Optimize revenues, margins, and win rates through strong leadership.
• Ensure all design and cost outputs align with client expectations.
• Support the company s broader strategic and commercial goals.

What you will be doing:

• Bid & Response Development: Prepare quotations and conduct technical/commercial assessments to support the sales team in evaluating project viability, risks, and opportunities.
• Resource Leadership: Lead and coordinate allocated resources to ensure the timely, high-quality delivery of tender submissions and design development through a hands-on approach.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with sales, operations, and commercial departments to ensure comprehensive responses to client tenders.
• Strategic Planning: Work with Senior Sales Directors to develop account plans and establish pricing/sales strategies for allocated accounts.
• Stakeholder Management: Liaise effectively with clients, main contractors, consultants, and internal teams, representing the company in formal design meetings and presentations.
• Risk Mitigation: Develop accurate pre-contract information and manage Pre-Contract Review (PCR) processes.
• Post-Sales Support: Coordinate design changes, manage variations, and ensure change control compliance within commercial and contractual frameworks.
• Validation: Review and validate tender cost proposals and Bills of Materials (BoMs), ensuring alignment with internal policies.
• Technical Oversight: Ensure detailed design outputs including general arrangement plans, cabinet layouts, and schematics meet industry and client standards.
• Mentorship: Proactively mentor team members, conduct peer reviews to identify errors, and support the development of junior consultants.

What our client is looking for:

• Sector Expertise: Extensive experience in Telecommunications Infrastructure Cabling and ICT.
• Design Proficiency: Proven track record in designing structured cabling solutions.
• Data Centre Experience: Extensive experience in the delivery of Hyperscale Data Centre projects.
• Communication: Ability to produce and deliver professional client presentations in a clear and confident manner.
• Adaptability: Ability to absorb and manage new services and applications in a fast-paced environment.
• Project Management: The temperament to manage multiple competing priorities effectively.
• Technical Portfolio: Proven ability to develop comprehensive, detailed design packages.

Preferred but not Essential:

• Professional Qualifications: RCDD, CNIDP, or CDCP.
• Manufacturer Accreditation: Evidence of accredited manufacturer training.

If you feel you have the required skills and experience, please apply now via our website: (url removed) to be considered for this Senior Design Consultant position.
In addition, feel free to contact our Service Delivery Manager, Lucas Smyth, for more information if required: (url removed) & (phone number removed)

We are currently seeking an experienced Enterprise Solution Architect for a 6-month contract (Inside IR35) based in London, with a hybrid arrangement requiring 3 days onsite. This role is embedded within a complex enterprise environment and supports a large-scale programme of work, where you’ll serve as the single point of architectural accountability across multiple workstreams.

Role Overview: The position demands strong end-to-end Solution Architecture capabilities, with a particular emphasis on integration patterns. While an appreciation for engineering is valued, this is not a hands-on engineering role-it’s focused on delivering pragmatic architectural solutions. You’ll integrate across a diverse technology landscape, including core banking platforms like Temenos, digital platforms such as Backbase, and KYC/AML/regulatory systems like Oracle Finance.

Core Skills and Experience Required:

• Demonstrable experience with various integration patterns and end-to-end solution architecture.
• Proven track record of integrating technologies in a broad enterprise setting.
• Excellent communication skills to bridge business and technical stakeholders, translating requirements into effective architectural outcomes.
• Experience in agile delivery models within large enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with large-scale transformation programmes, acting as the key architectural contact for delivery teams, vendors, and stakeholders.

This is a fantastic chance to contribute to a high-impact programme in a dynamic setting.

Senior Technical Lead - Bespoke Software Consultancy

Central Bristol (Hybrid)

£70,000-£80,000

Partnering with a high-growth digital consultancy

SR2 are partnering with an ambitious Bristol-based software consultancy to hire a Senior Technical Lead to lead complex client projects and elevate technical excellence across the organisation.

This is a high-impact leadership role where you’ll shape architecture, guide delivery, mentor other technical leads, and influence technical standards company-wide.

You’ll balance hands-on engineering with strategic technical leadership - owning delivery while developing people and driving innovation.

What you’ll be doing:

• Taking full technical ownership of complex bespoke software projects
• Designing and evolving scalable, maintainable software architectures
• Selecting appropriate technologies, frameworks and patterns
• Overseeing DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure best practices
• Acting as an escalation point for complex technical challenges
• Mentoring and developing engineers and existing tech leads
• Interpreting and delivering on non-functional requirements (performance, security, availability)
• Navigating complex stakeholder environments and constructively challenging requirements
• Contributing to technical pre-sales, solution design and discovery
• Driving innovation, including adoption of emerging technologies such as AI

What they’re looking for:

• Strong background in software engineering and solution architecture
• Proven experience leading complex technical projects
• Strong DevOps and engineering best practice mindset
• Experience mentoring and developing engineers
• Confident client-facing communicator
• Commercial awareness and comfort contributing to pre-sales
• Passion for innovation and evolving technical standards
• Security clearance desirable

Why this role stands out:

• High-trust culture with strong technical autonomy
• Real influence on technical direction and company standards
• Visible leadership across multiple projects
• Hybrid flexibility and extensive benefits
• Investment in professional growth

Our client and we are committed to building diverse and inclusive teams and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. If this opportunity excites you, even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply.

If you’re a technically credible consultant who enjoys leading engineers, shaping solutions, and unlocking innovation - this is a standout opportunity. If you’re looking to work in a collaborative culture and tackle meaningful software problems, then get in touch at .

AMEDIS Solution Architect

Duration: 6 months
Clearance: Active SC required
Hybrid / On-site requirements: Travel to Client site 2-3 days per week, near Bath

Key responsibilities:

• Manage solution assurance and accreditation processes for security, networks and hosting platforms, for project testing and implementation phases.
• Manage interactions with projects and platform providers to understand target platform availability and plans, and associated impact on implementation plans.
• Maintenance of architecture models in Sparx EA, along with associated project documentation in SharePoint and Confluence (Atlassian).
• Provide architecture and design services to design, document and maintain the future logical and physical high-level design and roadmap for the solution space.
• Engage with senior stakeholders.
• Engage with architecture capability.

Experience/Skills:

• Enterprise/Solution architecture
• Architectural Modelling (Archimate/Sparx EA)
• Client and/or healthcare or similar deployed/disconnected environments
• Solution design assurance, governance and sign-off participation
• SAFe Agile
• Technical team engagement
• Contribution to project planning
• Functional/Technical Product Evaluation.

None-essential experience:

• Defines and governs solution architecture
• Deep HLD/SDD/LLD technical design expertise demonstrated by long history of legacy app modernisation projects.

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!

Domain Architect Supply Chain Retail/ FMCG

We’re excited to be working exclusively with a leading consumer brand partnering their search for a Supply Chain Domain Architect to lead technology strategy and architectural design within a defined business or technology domain. You’ll shape the Supply Chain domain roadmap, influence enterprise decisions, and guide the design of complex solutions across multiple programmes.

This is a high-visibility role where your expertise will have a massive influence on long-term technology investment, drive modernisation, and enable teams to deliver scalable, future-ready solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Define and own the Supply Chain domain architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Shape and evaluate solution options, guiding lifecycle planning and platform modernisation.
• Provide design assurance, approve high-level designs, and enforce alignment to enterprise standards
• Collaborate with Product, Platform, and Programme teams to prioritise work, influence investments, and guide delivery
• Mentor Solution Architects and Engineers, sharing knowledge and best practices

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in enterprise-scale Supply Chain architecture within retail or FMCG.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise and solution architecture principles I.E. TOGAF
• Experience with WMS integrations, automation
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills

This is your chance to lead architecture strategy at the enterprise level, shape transformative solutions, and make a tangible impact on business outcomes