Network Engineer - Site Resilience
Location - Remote (with occasional trip to Edinburgh as required)
Duration - 6months (possible extensions)
Day rate - £450 (OUTSIDE ir35)
An experienced Network Engineer is required to support the design, build and ongoing operation of enterprise network infrastructure. This role sits within the Site Resilience domain and focuses on delivering resilient, secure and high-performing network services while supporting a wider transition from on-premise infrastructure towards cloud-based products.
Key responsibilities
Design and deliver new network infrastructure, including data centre re-location activities
Install, configure and support routers, switches, firewalls and remote access devices
Manage and plan data centre networking, including power distribution and best-practice design
Improve network and firewall performance, efficiency and resilience
Enhance the network platform through continuous, incremental improvements
Maintain vulnerability management in line with internal security policies
Support data centre, campus network and Wi-Fi refresh projects
Provide network consultancy and technical support to other teams and projects
Support disaster recovery assurance activities, targeting a 2-hour RTO and zero RPO
Participate in out-of-hours work where required to ensure service continuity
Essential skills & experience
Extensive experience with Palo Alto technologies and network security
Strong background with Cisco and Juniper platforms, including Nexus
Expert knowledge of routing and switching (OSPF, BGP) and L2/L3 design
Experience with NSX and firewall administration
Proven data centre design and management experience
Agile working practices (Kanban, retrospectives, continuous improvement)
Experience designing and leading infrastructure projects
Certified to CCNP or higher
Experience with multi-datacentre fabrics and IPAM/monitoring tools
Desirable
Network automation and IaC (Ansible, Python, CI/CD)
Arista technologies and CloudVision
Advanced network monitoring and observability tools
SDN, security architecture and DR/BCP assurance experience
Please apply today or email your CV to to be considered
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
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