Job Description

Posted 2 weeks ago

Senior IT Consultant

Salary: up to £60,000

Permanent, Full-time

Work Location: Portishead

About the Company:

Our client is a growing and ambitious Managed Service Provider (MSP) known for delivering high-quality IT services and technical solutions. With a strong reputation for customer excellence, they support businesses in optimising their IT infrastructure, enhancing security, and ensuring seamless connectivity. They are now looking for a talented Senior IT Engineer to join their team and play a crucial role in delivering expert IT support and project solutions to their clients.

About The Opportunity:

This is a Senior IT Consultant role focused on enterprise network design and delivery, including LAN/WAN, VPN, SD-WAN, firewalls, and cloud networking. The position combines hands-on technical leadership, end-to-end project delivery, and client-facing consultancy, working closely with internal engineering teams and clients to deliver secure, scalable infrastructure solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

* Design, implement, and optimise enterprise networks (LAN/WAN, VPN, SD-WAN, firewalls, routing & switching)

* Lead end-to-end IT infrastructure and network projects: planning, delivery, budgets, and timelines

* Act as a trusted advisor to clients, translating business needs into technical solutions, running workshops, and presenting recommendations

* Mentor and guide junior consultants and engineers

* Ensure security, compliance (ISO/Cyber Essentials), and disaster recovery planning

* Participate in on-call support as required

Your Experience and Skills:

* Proven network consulting and infrastructure delivery experience in MSP or enterprise environments

* Strong hands-on and design experience across enterprise networking technologies

* Strong knowledge of Cisco, Fortinet, SonicWall, Azure & AWS networking

* Experience in project management and cross-functional coordination

* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

* Comfortable working directly with clients in a consultancy capacity

Desirable Experience

* Experience mentoring or leading technical teams

* Exposure to compliance frameworks and security-led design

* A passion for continuous learning and emerging technologies

If this sounds like a role you’d be interested in and are looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you.

To apply for the Senior IT Consultant role, send your CV today, and we will review it and contact you immediately. We are a recruitment company that specialises in projects and programmes