Principal Consultant - Network Security

Job Summary

About the Role

The Principal Consultant is a senior consulting role responsible for leading the solution architecture, technical ownership, and successful delivery of complex client engagements within the ivision Consulting Services organization.

Responsibilities

• Understands client business goals and requirements and translates into technical architecture and design.
• Leads workshops and whiteboarding sessions.
• Designs target architectures for complex, multi-site environments combining Cisco Secure Access (SSE) and Cisco SD-WAN, and advises clients on a unified security posture using Cisco Security Cloud Control for centralized visibility and hybrid firewall policy orchestration.
• Oversees projects from initiation to completion in partnership with the Project/Program Manager to ensure a high level of client satisfaction.
• Manages project risks and implements strategies and solutions for clients.
• Provides subject matter expertise in solution development.
• Facilitates clear and effective communication among internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment and understanding.
• Architects solutions that integrate Cisco XDR, Security Cloud Control, identity services, and security operations workflows to improve detection, response, visibility, and operational effectiveness.
• Manages time to successfully execute assigned project tasks and to meet billable utilization targets while meeting project timelines and maintaining client satisfaction.
• Tracks time and notes for assigned project tasks and overall project status.
• Oversees practice team administration tasks and approval processing as needed.
• Provides guidance to project team members to maximize performance and alignment with project goals.
• Identifies project risks and proactively communicates internally and externally to drive client satisfaction while solving client's business challenges.
• Partners with the Project/Program Manager, who is responsible for project governance, scheduling, financial management, resource coordination, and overall project administration.
• Maintains a primary focus on maximizing billable utilization while safeguarding delivery quality and team sustainability.
• Develops architecture and implementation strategies for enterprise networking initiatives including campus networking, WAN modernization, SD-WAN, routing, switching, wireless infrastructure, segmentation, and network security services.
• Provides architectural oversight throughout the engagement lifecycle, reviews key technical deliverables, validates implementation approaches, and serves as the final escalation point for architecture, design, and implementation decisions.
• Advises clients on future-state networking and security strategies, modernization roadmaps, platform consolidation opportunities, and operational transformation initiatives aligned to business goals.
• Manages project risks and implements strategies and solutions for clients.
• Ensures project deliverables and timeline are executed in accordance with the project's Statement of Work while maintaining ivision's high quality standards.
• Provides guidance to project team members to maximize performance and alignment with project goals.
• Identifies project risks and proactively communicates internally and externally to drive client satisfaction while solving client's business challenges.
• Facilitates clear and effective communication among internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment and understanding.
• Provides technical support and guidance to project team members.
• Partners with the Project/Program Manager, who is responsible for project governance, scheduling, financial management, resource coordination, and overall project administration.
• Maintains a primary focus on maximizing billable utilization while safeguarding delivery quality and team sustainability.
• Develops architecture and implementation strategies for enterprise networking initiatives including campus networking, WAN modernization, SD-WAN, routing, switching, wireless infrastructure, segmentation, and network security services.
• Provides architectural oversight throughout the engagement lifecycle, reviews key technical deliverables, validates implementation approaches, and serves as the final escalation point for architecture, design, and implementation decisions.
• Advises clients on future-state networking and security strategies, modernization roadmaps, platform consolidation opportunities, and operational transformation initiatives aligned to business goals.
• Manages project risks and implements strategies and solutions for clients.
• Ensures project deliverables and timeline are executed in accordance with the project's Statement of Work while maintaining ivision's high quality standards.
• Provides guidance to project team members to maximize performance and alignment with project goals.
• Identifies project risks and proactively communicates internally and externally to drive client satisfaction while solving client's business challenges.
• Facilitates clear and effective communication among internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment and understanding.
• Provides technical support and guidance to project team members.
• Partners with the Project/Program Manager, who is responsible for project governance, scheduling, financial management, resource coordination, and overall project administration.
• Maintains a primary focus on maximizing billable utilization while safeguarding delivery quality and team sustainability.
• Develops architecture and implementation strategies for enterprise networking initiatives including campus networking, WAN modernization, SD-WAN, routing, switching, wireless infrastructure, segmentation, and network security services.
• Provides architectural oversight throughout the engagement lifecycle, reviews key technical deliverables, validates implementation approaches, and serves as the final escalation point for architecture, design, and implementation decisions.
• Advises clients on future-state networking and security strategies, modernization roadmaps, platform consolidation opportunities, and operational transformation initiatives aligned to business goals.
• Manages project risks and implements strategies and solutions for clients.
• Ensures project deliverables and timeline are executed in accordance with the project's Statement of Work while maintaining ivision's high quality standards.
• Provides guidance to project team members to maximize performance and alignment with project goals.
• Identifies project risks and proactively communicates internally and externally to drive client satisfaction while solving client's business challenges.
• Facilitates clear and effective communication among internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment and understanding.
• Provides technical support and guidance to project team members.
• Partners with the Project/Program Manager, who is responsible for project governance, scheduling, financial management, resource coordination, and overall project administration.
• Maintains a primary focus on maximizing billable utilization while safeguarding delivery quality and team sustainability.
• Develops architecture and implementation strategies for enterprise networking initiatives including campus networking, WAN modernization, SD-WAN, routing, switching, wireless infrastructure, segmentation, and network security services.
• Provides architectural oversight throughout the engagement lifecycle, reviews key technical deliverables, validates implementation approaches, and serves as the final escalation point for architecture, design, and implementation decisions.
• Advises clients on future-state networking and security strategies, modernization roadmaps, platform consolidation opportunities, and operational transformation initiatives aligned to business goals.
• Manages project risks and implements strategies and solutions for clients.
• Ensures project deliverables and timeline are executed in accordance with the project's Statement of Work while maintaining ivision's high quality standards.
• Provides guidance to project team members to maximize performance and alignment with project goals.
• Identifies project risks and proactively communicates internally and externally to drive client satisfaction while solving client's business challenges.
• Facilitates clear and effective communication among internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment and understanding.
• Provides technical support and guidance to project team members.
• Partners with the Project/Program Manager, who is responsible for project governance, scheduling, financial management, resource coordination, and overall project administration.
• Maintains a primary focus on maximizing billable utilization while safeguarding delivery quality and team sustainability.
• Develops architecture and implementation strategies for enterprise networking initiatives including campus networking, WAN modernization, SD-WAN, routing, switching, wireless infrastructure, segmentation, and network security services.
• Provides architectural oversight throughout the engagement lifecycle, reviews key technical deliverables, validates implementation approaches, and serves as the final escalation point for architecture, design, and implementation decisions.
• Advises clients on future-state networking and security strategies, modernization roadmaps, platform consolidation opportunities, and operational transformation initiatives aligned to business goals.
• Manages project risks and implements strategies and solutions for clients.
• Ensures project deliverables and timeline are executed in accordance with the project's Statement of Work while maintaining ivision's high quality standards.
• Provides guidance to project team members to maximize performance and alignment with project goals.
• Identifies project risks and proactively communicates internally and externally to drive client satisfaction while solving client's business challenges.
• Facilitates clear and effective communication among internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment and understanding.
• Provides technical support and guidance to project team members.
• Partners with the Project/Program Manager, who is responsible for project governance, scheduling, financial management, resource coordination, and overall project administration.
• Maintains a primary focus on maximizing billable utilization while safeguarding delivery quality and team sustainability.
• Develops architecture and implementation strategies for enterprise networking initiatives including campus networking, WAN modernization, SD-WAN, routing, switching, wireless infrastructure, segmentation, and network security services.
• Provides architectural oversight throughout the engagement lifecycle, reviews key technical deliverables, validates implementation approaches, and serves as the final escalation point for architecture, design, and implementation decisions.
• Advises clients on future-state networking and security strategies, modernization roadmaps, platform consolidation opportunities, and operational transformation initiatives aligned to business goals.
• Manages project risks and implements strategies and solutions for clients.
• Ensures project deliverables and timeline are executed in accordance with the project's Statement of Work while maintaining ivision's high quality standards.
• Provides guidance to project team members to maximize performance and alignment with project goals.
• Identifies project risks and proactively communicates internally and externally to drive client satisfaction while solving client's business challenges.
• Facilitates clear and effective communication among internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment and understanding.
• Provides technical support and guidance to project team members.
• Partners with the Project/Program Manager, who is responsible for project governance, scheduling, financial management, resource coordination, and overall project administration.
• Maintains a primary focus on maximizing billable utilization while safeguarding delivery quality and team sustainability.
• Develops architecture and implementation strategies for enterprise networking initiatives including campus networking, WAN modernization, SD-WAN, routing, switching, wireless infrastructure, segmentation, and network security services.
• Provides architectural oversight throughout the engagement lifecycle, reviews key technical deliverables, validates implementation approaches, and serves as the final escalation point for architecture, design, and implementation decisions.
• Advises clients on future-state networking and security strategies, modernization roadmaps, platform consolidation opportunities, and operational transformation initiatives aligned to business goals.
• Manages project risks and implements strategies and solutions for clients.
• Ensures project deliverables and timeline are executed in accordance with the project's Statement of Work while maintaining ivision's high quality standards.
• Provides guidance to project team members to maximize performance and alignment with project goals.
• Identifies project risks and proactively communicates internally and externally to drive client satisfaction while solving client's business challenges.
• Facilitates clear and effective communication among internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment and understanding.
• Provides technical support and guidance to project team members.
• Partners with the Project/Program Manager, who is responsible for project governance, scheduling, financial management, resource coordination, and overall project administration.
• Maintains a primary focus on maximizing billable utilization while safeguarding delivery quality and team sustainability.
• Develops architecture and implementation strategies for enterprise networking initiatives including campus networking, WAN modernization, SD-WAN, routing, switching, wireless infrastructure, segmentation, and network security services.
• Provides architectural oversight throughout the engagement lifecycle, reviews key technical deliverables, validates implementation approaches, and serves as the final escalation point for architecture, design, and implementation decisions.
• Advises clients on future-state networking and security strategies, modernization roadmaps, platform consolidation opportunities,