Network Architect - Internet Service Provider

Job description

Ready to take the next step in your career?

Join a leading communications and technology services organization delivering solutions that help people and businesses connect, collaborate, and operate more effectively in an increasingly digital world. The company supports customers through innovative technology across a range of critical areas, including connectivity and cybersecurity.

This opportunity is for a Network Architect to take ownership of a key enterprise account, combining technical leadership with customer engagement. The role sits between engineering and presales, requiring expertise in network and security design, architecture governance, major incident leadership, and stakeholder management at a senior level.

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, feel free to reach out and apply today!

Responsibilities

Lead technical resource on the account — the go-to for architecture, escalation, and strategy

Attend and lead CAB calls, representing the technical position clearly and confidently

Face‐to‐face with the customer regularly — building the relationship and holding it under pressure

Produce network and security architecture designs across a complex, multi‐vendor environment

Lead P1 incidents — coordinate the response, manage the room, drive resolution without necessarily being the one in the CLI

Blend of 3rd line escalation support and forward‐looking design work

Have difficult conversations with customers when things go wrong — professionally and confidently

Required Skills/Qualifications

Genuinely technical — this is non‐negotiable. You must have deep network and security knowledge

Strong Cisco networking and firewall background (essential)

Exposure to Forcepoint and/or Check Point security platforms

Experience producing network architecture and design documentation at enterprise level

Comfortable leading P1 situations — calm, authoritative, decisive

Credible in front of senior customer stakeholders — you can hold a room

Able to navigate difficult client conversations without losing the relationship

Experience working within a managed service or systems integrator environment preferred

Working Setup

Cisco Networking

Cisco Firewalls

Forcepoint

Check Point

Location & Working Pattern

Hybrid: 3 days a week in Belfast

Benefits

Global systems integrator — enterprise‐scale accounts and genuine career weight

Salary

£55,000 – £65,000 base salary (up to £72,000 depending on experience)

#J-18808-Ljbffr

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Belfast

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

28-07-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English