Principal Consultant

Xalient is a global boutique specialising in the convergence of identity-driven security and secure networking. We help the world’s leading enterprises stay secure, connected, and ready for the future - bringing together deep technical expertise, business insight, and AI-powered innovation to solve the complex challenges of modern digital businesses.

Independent by design and driven by a passion for exceptional service, Xalient combines global reach with the agility and customer intimacy of a boutique provider. Our advisory, professional, and managed services teams operate across the UK, US, EMEA and Asia - delivering fast, tangible outcomes and long-term impact.

Xalient is trusted by forward-thinking enterprises to reduce risk, optimise performance, and navigate today’s digital complexity with confidence.

You will lead the design, implementation, and optimization of secure, scalable networks across enterprise environments. This role combines deep technical expertise in routing, switching, firewall architecture, and cloud connectivity with strategic advisory capabilities to guide clients through complex transformations.

You will serve as the strategic and technical lead in designing, implementing, and securing enterprise-grade network designs that support business-critical operations across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. This role demands deep expertise in routing, switching, firewall architecture, SD-WAN, and network access control, combined with a strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, threat mitigation, and compliance standards.

As a Principal Consultant, you will engage directly with senior stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable, secure network solutions. You will lead complex projects from discovery through delivery, mentor engineering teams, and act as a trusted advisor in areas such as zero trust architecture, segmentation, secure remote access, and cloud connectivity. The role also includes evaluating emerging technologies, conducting risk assessments, and contributing to strategic roadmaps that align IT infrastructure with long-term business goals.

A key objective is to provide the link between the Project and Service Delivery functions to support the service team and ensure efficient and successful project and service delivery. Commercial and technical aptitude are a critical factor to ensure the projects are viable, supportable technically and financially suitable for the business and client.

Maintain skills and accreditations to ensure market leading specialisation capability which differentiates our Xalient offering to customers.

Support Sales, Pre-Sales, Technical Consultants and MS Support colleagues with deep technical knowledge and expertise to assist them to bid best practice and market leading solutions.

Based from home / US offices or out meeting customers as required. Occasional international travel will be required (by agreement) : -

• Working closely with the Principal Consultants within the team in the US and EMEA.
• Acting as an ambassador for the company, raise its profile, branding and credibility within the market, delivering excellence to delight our customers
• Technical solution design of networking and security and managed service solutions. This includes defining solution hardware, licenses, professional services budgets and services
• Provide 'technical authority' for Xalient proposals. Submit content or validate content for high level designs for peer review. Peer review designs from other peers and colleagues with critical / positive appraisal
• Technical business consultancy services, acting in a vendor agnostic manner, assessing and analysing client business needs and helping defining solutions to problems and a clear roadmap for the transformation journey. Producing documentation with a high level of accuracy.
• Project leadership and implementation of security and network / security managed service projects carrying out tasks including build, configuration, testing, migration and transition into service
• Ensure continuity for the customer by providing an effective handover to the support, including the handover / transition of defined business and technical requirements, end state designs, new service requirements
• Maintain close, sensitive and long-term working relationships with key customers as a trusted advisor
• Feedback design issues / new functionality to PS team / support engineer colleagues to continually improve the delivery and understanding of the Company’s solution
• Keep up to date with developments in Networking, SDWAN, Security, Identity and associated technologies and the customer and supplier marketplaces, in order to appreciate future customer requirements and to improve Xalient’s solutions.

Design and Consultancy

SD-WAN Design & Implementation :

SASE Design & Implementation :

Strong Enterprise Switching & Routing :

Next-Gen Firewall & Security :

Network Automation & Monitoring :

Network segmentation and zero trust architecture

Public Cloud

Certifications (highly desirable)

Experience

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy or maternity or age.

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