Network Designer
Posted 5 days ago by Jobserve
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London
Summary: The Network Designer role is focused on creating Cisco network blueprints for global campus deployments, emphasizing engineering design standards and low-level designs. The position requires ownership of technical blueprints that serve as foundational elements for site-specific solutions. It is a specialized engineering role that prioritizes design depth over broader solution architecture. The designer will act as a technical authority in Cisco campus networking.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and maintain Cisco network blueprints and engineering standards.
- Develop reusable reference architectures for all campus environments.
- Create implementation-ready Low-Level Designs (LLDs).
- Define standards independent of site size or location.
- Act as technical design authority for Cisco campus networking.
- Design core switching architecture, campus LAN, enterprise Wi-Fi, routing and switching architecture, network segmentation, and security zoning.
- Ensure high availability, resilience, and failover design.
- Define standard configurations and build patterns.
- Expert knowledge in BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, HSRP, route redistribution, Layer 2/Layer 3 design, STP, and network protection mechanisms.
- Utilize tooling and visibility tools such as SolarWinds, Cisco Nexus Dashboard, Cisco DNA Centre, and Cisco ISE for network monitoring and operational design.
Key Skills:
- Infrastructure
- Cisco
- Low level design
- Low level routing
- WiFi
- LAN
Salary (Rate): 400.00 GBP Daily
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Description
Role Summary
Engineering-led Network Designer responsible for creating the gold-standard Cisco network blueprints that underpin all campus deployments globally. Owns the engineering design standards, low-level designs (LLDs), routing architecture, and technical blueprints that Solution Architects use as repeatable "Lego blocks" to build site-specific solutions. This is a nuts-and-bolts Cisco engineering role, focused on design depth rather than solution architecture breadth.
Key Responsibilities
Engineering Design Ownership Own and maintain Cisco network blueprints and engineering standards. Develop reusable reference architectures for all campus environments. Create implementation-ready Low-Level Designs (LLDs). Define standards independent of site size or location. Act as technical design authority for Cisco campus networking. Core Cisco Design Core switching architecture design. Campus LAN design. Enterprise Wi-Fi design. Routing and switching architecture. Network segmentation and security zoning. High availability, resilience, and failover design. Define standard configurations and build patterns.
Routing & Network Engineering Expert knowledge of: BGP OSPF EIGRP IS-IS HSRP Route Redistribution Layer 2/Layer 3 design STP and network protection mechanisms Tooling & Visibility SolarWinds Cisco Nexus Dashboard Cisco DNA Centre Cisco ISE Network monitoring and operational design
Skills
- Infrastructure
- Cisco
- low level design
- low level routing
- wifi
- LAN
Employee Value Proposition
world leading CH company
Job Title: Network Designer
Location: London, UK
Rate/Salary: 400.00 GBP Daily
Job Type: Contract
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