consultant - network and security

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Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.

Why we need this role

Responsible for providing consulting, advisory and technical services to our clients across all industries. Have the capability to work with clients on strategy and architecture in key technical areas to help drive business change, security needs as well as regulatory and compliance.

The technical consultant is responsible within Colt's Go To Market division to work alongside pre-sales and post-sales teams to both generate new business and deliver solution-driven billable work for clients. Working closely with the Lead and Principle Consultants within the department, you will play a key part of delivering complex or bespoke outcomes for clients in multiple industry verticals, with an expectation of autonomy and self-sufficiency within your technical forte.

What you will do

Typical tasks and responsibilities will include:

Supporting and collaborating within the broader consulting practice with fellow cross-technical consultants, architects and engineers with Cloud, Network, Security and architectural skills on short and long-term engagements by assisting with problem-solving and provide insights within established boundaries of responsibility.
Taking full responsibility for specific elements in consulting engagements.
Collaborating with clients in formal and informal consulting engagements. Understand and formalise the client's requirements by collecting data and delivering analysis.
Ensuring proposed solutions for clients are correctly understood and effectively applied.
Working effectively with cross-department and division teams such as Project Management, Innovation, Operations, Product Offering, Marketing and Sales.
Driving revenue and margin in the division through complex new business opportunities, BAU transactional and developing and retaining existing accounts (churn reduction) with the Customer Success group.
Creating technical and non-technical collateral as per customer and project requirements.
Creating and collaborating in the creation of pre-sales related collateral along with the broader consulting practice.
Contributing to practice improvement activities, such as value propositions and work packages.

What we're looking for

Technical strategic planning and architecture.
SME in a key technical area such as Cloud, Infrastructure, Networking or Security.
Working well in a geographically dispersed team.
Self-driven personal development planning.
A broad understanding of the technical consulting landscape encompassing compute, network and security, current industry trends and future direction.
Good presentation and communication skills.
Awareness of general Governance, risk and regulatory frameworks (e.g. GDPR, DORA, NIS2, NIST)
Vendor certification and experience in any of the following:

• Cisco ASA/Firepower / Meraki / Catalyst

• Fortinet – Fortigate/SD-WAN (SASE)

• Palo Alto – security

• Juniper – routing. Switching, Wifi

• Zscaler

Experience conducting discovery and migration activities relating to customer network environments with a view to walk in take on being achieved either in house or with a 3rd party.

What we offer you:

Looking to make a mark?

At Colt, you’ll make a difference. Because around here, we empower people. We don’t tell you what to do.

Instead, we employ people we trust, who come together across the globe to create intelligent solutions.

Our global teams are full of ambitious, driven people, all working together towards one shared purpose: to put the power of the digital universe in the hands of our customers wherever, whenever and however they want.

We give our people the opportunity to inspire and lead teams, and work on projects that connect people, cities, businesses, and ideas. We want you to help us change the world, for the better.

Diversity and inclusion

Inclusion and valuing diversity of thought and experience are at the heart of our culture here at Colt. From day one, you’ll be encouraged to be yourself because we believe that’s what helps our people to thrive. We welcome people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, neurodiversity, age, marital status, pregnancy status, or place of birth.

Most recently we have:

Signed the UN Women Empowerment Principles which guide our Gender Action Plan
Trained 60 (and growing) Colties to be Mental Health First Aiders
Please speak with a member of our recruitment team if you require adjustments to our recruitment process to support you. For more information about our Inclusion and Diversity agenda, visit our DEI pages.

Benefits

Our benefits support you through all parts of life, for both physical and mental health.

Flexible working hours and the option to work from home.
Extensive induction program with experienced mentors and buddies.
Opportunities for further development and educational opportunities.
Global Family Leave Policy.
Employee Assistance Program.
Internal inclusion & diversity employee networks.

A global network

When you join Colt you become part of our global network. We are proud of our colleagues and the stories and experience they bring – take a look at ‘Our People’ site including our Empowered Women in Tech.