Senior Networking Consultant

We are seeking an experienced Senior Networking Consultant to join our professional services team on a permanent basis. This is a client-facing strategic role focused purely on high-level networking consultancy. The successful candidate will provide expert guidance network design strategies and advisory services to enterprise clients across multiple industries.

This is not a hands-on implementation or build role. You will not be responsible for physical deployments configurations or break-fix activities. Instead you will act as a trusted advisor translating complex business requirements into optimal network architectures recommending best-practice solutions and ensuring clients achieve maximum value from their networking investments.

Key Responsibilities:

Conduct comprehensive network assessments audits and gap analyses for clients.

Design and present high-level network architectures migration strategies and optimisation roadmaps (LAN WAN SD-WAN data centre cloud connectivity and security).

Advise clients on Cisco-centric networking technologies future-proofing strategies and alignment with business objectives.

Develop technical proposals scoping documents and business cases for networking projects.

Provide strategic consultancy during pre-sales and post-sales phases including workshops proof-of-concept planning and executive-level presentations.

Collaborate with internal delivery teams to ensure proposed designs are feasible and meet client requirements (without performing the actual build work yourself).

Stay current with emerging networking trends Cisco roadmaps and industry best practices to deliver thought-leadership to clients.

Mentor junior consultants and contribute to the continuous improvement of our consultancy methodology.

Requirements

Essential Requirements:

Certification: Must hold a current and valid Cisco certification at Professional level or higher (CCNP Enterprise CCNP Security CCNP Data Center or CCIE in any track). CCIE is strongly preferred.

Experience: Minimum 8 years relevant experience in networking with at least 4 years spent in a pure consultancy or advisory capacity (design strategy and client-facing architecture roles).

Location: Must already live in Durban (no relocation support will be offered).

Proven track record of successfully delivering complex networking consultancy engagements to mid-to-large enterprise clients.

Deep technical knowledge of Cisco technologies including routing/switching SD-WAN wireless network automation and security integration.

Strong business acumen with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Excellent communication presentation and documentation skills.

Valid drivers licence and own vehicle (required for client visits in the Durban and greater KwaZulu-Natal region).

If you are a strategic thinker who thrives on solving complex networking challenges through consultancy rather than implementation and you meet the Durban residency and Cisco certification criteria we would like to hear from you.