Network Designer
| Posting date: | 11 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £60,000.0 to £70,000.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Up to 70k, benefits and bonuses |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 April 2026 |
| Location: | City of London, London, EC2V 6DN |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4778751_1773252287 |
Summary
Network Solution Design Specialist - ARUBA
Contact Lorenz Pasch at Hays if you have the required Aruba and Design experience ASAP. Contact details are on LinkedIn.
London, Bristol or Birmingham (Hybrid - 3 days on-site)
Competitive Salary + 10% Bonus + Strong Pension
Overview
We are looking for an experienced Network Design Engineer who is happy to function at the sharp end of post-sales delivery. You'll take high-level designs and turn them into clean, technically robust low-level solutions that work in the real world.
The Environment
The stack is Aruba-led, with exposure to Cisco environments. Strong Aruba experience is essential.
- Campus LAN/WLAN
- SD-WAN
- NAC / Identity
- Multivendor network refresh programmes
What You'll Be Doing
- Converting HLD into detailed Low Level Designs (LLD)
- Owning technical direction through implementation
- Acting as technical authority during deployment
- Managing risk and mitigation across projects
- Working alongside pre-sales, PM and support teams
- Engaging directly with enterprise stakeholders
Technical Stack (Core Focus)
- Aruba AOS-CX / AOS-S switching
- Aruba WLAN
- Aruba Central
- Aruba ClearPass
- Aruba SD-WAN
- Cisco LAN/WAN, Wireless, ISE, SDA (advantageous)
Aruba Associate level certification (or equivalent real-world depth) expected.
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