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Form of work Natilik is a Global Technology Solutions Partner.
Our mission continues to be two-fold; growing a brand that is seen as the industry’s ‘Confident Guide’ sat between the vendors who make technology, and our clients who want to use it to help deliver the outcomes most important to them. We offer products, services, platforms, applications, and expertise to help. We also want to continue to build a business that we can be proud of, with a focus on five stakeholders: clients, people, partners, communities, and shareholders; putting our people at the heart of everything we do. From the small and simple, to the large and complex, we want a life-long partnership, a company our clients and employees can rely on.
There has never been a more exciting time to take a step into the world of digital transformation, and we’re looking for individuals to confidently guide our clients on their journey.
THE ROLE:
Our Solution Architects work closely with the Sales community to workshop and design detailed technical solutions. The primary value of this role is to understand a client’s existing technical landscape and to understand their desired outcomes and build a detailed technical solution which meets the identified business objectives, engaging with clients and prospects to generate positive interest in the technologies we are working with and the business benefits that can be gained from the investment in these technologies.
On a day to day basis, our Solutions Architect will:
Conduct workshops and technology showcases to demonstrate business value of proposed solutions
Clearly articulate solutions and business value through client meetings and detailed, clear and concise client facing documentation
Competently use vendor pricing & design tools, working alongside internal stakeholders on commercial elements of proposed solutions
Maintain great relationships with clients and internal stakeholders, acting as a trusted technical solutions advisor
Share insight and knowledge where appropriate, helping to grow the overall knowledge of the team and ultimately improve Natilik’s overall technical capabilities
Collaborate directly with clients and clearly capture their requirements to enable you to architect and design the correct low to medium complexity technology solution to meet their business challenges.
Natilik's Solution Architects are expected to have experience in designing and deploying Cisco technologies, ideally working as a Pre-Sales Consultant or similar.
The following skills would make for a great addition to our team:
Security
Experience designing and deploying Zero Trust solutions leveraging capabilities such as SD-Access, ISE, Umbrella etc. for Enterprise level clients
Experience designing solutions leveraging the following firewall technologies - Cisco ASA, Cisco FTD, CheckPoint, Fortinet Palo Alto, Cisco Meraki
Design, configuration and deployment experience of NAC solutions (Cisco ISE preferable)
Exposure to other security technologies such as email security; content security and advanced analytics advantageous
Highly technical background with proven experience designing and delivering enterprise grade security solutions
Enterprise Networking
Understanding and experience of the Cisco Routing and Switching product portfolio
Architecture and provisioning of solutions within MPLS or SD-WAN based environments (specifically Cisco/Meraki based architecture)
Design experience of Cisco switching technology and protocols including Software Defined Access
Automation and orchestration tools and features and DevOps methodology (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, Vendor specific tools like Cisco DNA Center)
Cloud
Advanced working knowledge and certification against at least one of the major public cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, MS Azure)
Experience programmatically deploying and managing multi-cloud environments (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet etc.)
Experience designing and delivering mission critical multi-cloud deployments underpinned by DevOps practices
Designing and deploying private cloud technology architecture
Design experience of Cisco Nexus and ACI data centre technology
Desirable Skills & Abilities:
CCNP or CCIE qualifications
Experience of Cisco UCS product range
Understanding and experience of Hyperconverged Infrastructure technology (inc. Cisco Hyperflex)
Understanding of storage technologies and platforms such as Pure Storage, NetApp and EMC
Coding skills to support DevOps (Python, REST API, GIT etc.)
Working knowledge of containerisation e.g., Docker, Kubernetes
Interest and appreciation for wider technology trends such as big data, IoT, analytics, AI
BENEFITS:
25 days paid annual leave per annum, rising with tenure
Contribution to a nominated Super account
Health Insurance
EAP scheme
Quarterly Awards and Bonuses
Flexible Working
Industry-leading home working and mobility technology
Gym Membership
Why Natilik?
With Centres of Excellence in London, New York, and Sydney, we are a truly global partner delivering solutions to clients across 62 countries.
In the UK, we have recently been named as the first Partner to be awarded Quad Mastership, which recognizes our expertise across Networking, Security, Data Centre, Hybrid Cloud, and Collaboration. We’ve also been listed as the Number 1 Great Place to Work in the medium-sized Tech category. Internationally, we are continuing to grow in size and stature and we are confident of replicating the success that we've had in the UK.
At Natilik we know it's crucial that our people reflect the diversity of our clients around the world. And we know that having people from all walks of life makes us a more creative and innovative company. That variety of experience, culture, and background allows our teams to be better. We make sure we do whatever we can to support our people too: making them feel valued and included and unlocking their potential is essential. We're incredibly proud of our diversity.
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