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# SDE Consultant

- **Company:** ROC
- **Location:** Thatcham, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Domain Name System (DNS), VMware ESX Servers, Routing, Virtual Local Area Networks, Virtualization Technology, Data Logging, Identity Services Engine, Network Access Control, Computer Network Technologies, Firewalls (Computer Science), Juniper, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Cisco, Servicenow
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2858059230-sde-consultant

## About the Role

* Strong 3rd Line / Infrastructure experience (3-5 years minimum)
 * Experience in a Managed Services environment
 * Expertise in networking technologies including:
 + Juniper (Mist), Aruba, or Cisco (switching, routing, wireless)
 + VLANs, DNS, DHCP, and certificate services
 + Firewalls (Fortinet, Cisco, Palo Alto, Check Point)
 * ESX / virtualisation experience
 * Network Access Control (Cisco ISE / Aruba ClearPass)
 * Familiarity with ITSM tools (e.g. ServiceNow)
 * Confident working directly with customers and senior stakeholders, * Cisco CCNP (or equivalent)
 * ITIL v4 Foundation
 * Knowledge of Cyber Essentials / ISO 27001
 * Experience with Infoblox DDI
 * Experience managing change, problem, and major incidents
 * Security clearance (BPSS or SC)

## Description

We're looking for a skilled and proactive Service Delivery Engineer to join our Managed Services team. This is a senior technical role where you'll take ownership of service performance, reliability, and continuous improvement across customer environments.

You'll act as a key technical escalation point, working closely with customers, internal teams, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality managed services that exceed expectations. This role blends deep technical expertise with strong communication and service management skills.

What You'll Be Doing

 * Proactively monitor and optimise customer platforms to ensure performance, availability, and capacity targets are met
 * Act as the final escalation point for complex incidents, providing advanced troubleshooting and resolution
 * Collaborate with customers and internal teams to drive continuous service improvement
 * Support onboarding and transition of new managed service customers, including setup of monitoring, connectivity, and management tools
 * Review and manage network changes, ensuring compliance with logging, monitoring, and security standards
 * Maintain accurate technical documentation, including diagrams and operational processes
 * Work alongside Account Managers and Sales teams to scope and support new opportunities
 * Provide technical leadership across problem management and complex change activities


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