Network Design Engineer - Fortinet


Company:	Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary:	£60,000 to £70,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and London, M1 4BT
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 2 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	2 Nov 2026
Closing date:	9 Nov 2026

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Summary

We're recruiting for an experienced Network Solution Designer / Network Architect to join a major UK organisation delivering complex, secure network solutions for enterprise customers.

This is a senior, customer-facing technical role with a strong focus on Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, combining hands-on solution design with technical leadership, consultancy and design governance. You'll work with customers to understand business requirements and translate them into secure, scalable and resilient network architectures.

You'll take ownership of network solutions throughout the design lifecycle, working alongside customers, architects, security specialists and delivery teams. Opportunities exist in

Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and London.

Responsibilities will include:

Designing end-to-end enterprise network solutions, with a particular focus on Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Producing solutions across WAN, LAN, routing, switching, security and network resilience

Taking designs from initial requirements through to implementation and handover

Leading customer workshops and technical design reviews

Supporting bids, proposals and pre-sales activity

Acting as a trusted technical advisor to customers and senior stakeholders

Providing technical governance and reviewing complex network designs

Helping develop design standards, frameworks and reusable solution patterns

Mentoring colleagues and sharing technical expertise across the wider team

The key requirement is strong enterprise network design experience combined with genuine Fortinet Secure SD-WAN expertise.

If you possess a combination of the following, then LETS TALK!:

Strong experience designing Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solutions within complex enterprise environments

Broad network design knowledge spanning WAN, LAN, routing, switching, security and resilience

Experience translating business requirements into detailed technical solutions

Strong customer-facing and stakeholder-management skills

Experience leading design reviews and providing technical governance

Confidence presenting technical solutions and running customer workshops

Experience in any of the following would strengthen your application but is not essential:

Fortinet certifications such as NSE, FCF or FCSS

SASE and Zero Trust

AWS, Azure or Google Cloud networking

Firewalls and secure access technologies

Network automation, orchestration or Infrastructure as Code

MPLS and Internet WAN

SD-WAN migrations and large-scale network transformation

Network strategy and future-state architecture

The position offers a 10% target bonus, 25 days' holiday and a strong pension, alongside a wider flexible benefits package.

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