Consulting Engineer (Data Centre)

Salary: £39,000 - 79,000 per year

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, or equivalent, with 7+ years of relevant experience in customer-facing technical consulting, pre-sales, and/or service delivery roles.
• Deep knowledge of L2/L3 networking protocols and technologies, including vPC, STP, HSRP, OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP, with strong hands-on Nexus 2K/5K/7K/9K platform experience.
• Proven experience in the design and deployment of Data Centre solutions, including traditional DC standalone Nexus design, Cisco VXLAN Fabric, and Cisco ACI Fabric solutions using ACI MultiPod, Multisite, and Remote Leaf Fabric architectures.
• Experience integrating network services appliances such as firewalls, IPS, load balancers, and WAN optimizers within Data Centre solution designs.
• Professional-level certification, such as CCNP or Cisco DevNet, or equivalent vendor certification, such as VCP, expected.
• Strong communication and planning skills, with a self-motivated focus on execution.
• Knowledge of software programmability, automation, orchestration, and/or virtualization technologies, including Python, Ansible, and Terraform.
• Experience with compute, virtualization, and container environments including Cisco UCS, HyperFlex, VMware, Microsoft, and Kubernetes.
• Technical familiarity with multi-cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud from a network integration perspective.
• A current active UK Government Security Clearance, or willingness to be put forward for one, would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Build strong, trust-based customer relationships by applying technical expertise to the design and implementation of sophisticated Data Centre and networking solutions that accelerate business outcomes.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of cutting-edge Cisco Data Centre technologies for large and complex customer network environments.
• Leverage innovative technology to solve real-world business problems and deliver scalable, robust services.
• Integrate emerging AI and automation methods into delivery practices to automate manual deployment processes and support infrastructure-as-code platforms.
• Analyze and monitor network performance, providing impactful options for optimization, efficiency, and capability improvements.
• Support the team in complex problem resolution, demonstrating deep technical expertise to resolve sophisticated issues across a broad range of data centre technologies.
• Develop and contribute digital intellectual capital, repeatable delivery frameworks, and knowledge-sharing practices.
• Provide critical feedback to Engineering and Product organizations to influence future product roadmaps.

Technologies

• AI
• AWS
• Ansible
• Azure
• Cloud
• Cisco
• Fabric
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Network
• Nexus
• Python
• Security
• Terraform
• VMware

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We are Ciscos Customer Experience (CX) team, a group of extraordinary technical professionals dedicated to delivering a best-in-class customer experience. We tackle tough business challenges with network-centric solutions that accelerate customer success and loyalty. As the face of Cisco, we drive digital transformation through design, implementation, and optimization across a broad range of Cisco technologies. We collaborate closely with Cisco account teams, partners, and multifunctional groups to deliver meaningful technology transitions and real business outcomes. We are a high-performing, globally connected team with a strong culture of continuous learning, mentorship, and knowledge sharing. At Cisco, we are revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era and beyond, backed by 40 years of innovation and a worldwide network of experts. We offer the opportunity to grow and build at global scale, with impact everywhere.

last updated 36 week of 2026