Salary: £40,000 - 67,500 per year Requirements: Active SC Clearance is mandatory Deep, hands-on expertise in Enterprise Network Engineering Complex OSPF & BGP routing knowledge Design of resilient, high-availability traffic flows experience Extensive experience with Palo Alto firewalls Knowledge of network segmentation and Zero Trust architecture Experience in Data Center Architecture, including VXLAN / EVPN, VRF segmentation, and multi-site fabrics Familiarity with Arista (or equivalent) and F5 BIG-IP (LTM, APM, ASM) Scripting experience with Python and Ansible Understanding of CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) Responsibilities: Design, build, and enhance enterprise network infrastructure across data centers, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, OCI) Implement Palo Alto firewall policies aligned with Zero Trust principles Optimize complex OSPF and BGP environments for maximum resilience Replace manual tasks with Python, Ansible, and Terraform to drive speed and consistency Collaborate with Architecture and Cloud teams to ensure solutions are scalable and secure Drive the transition from legacy systems to VXLAN/EVPN fabrics and SD-WAN technologies Technologies: AWS Ansible Azure CI/CD Cloud Firewall GitLab Network Python Terraform Aruba DevOps Support Security WLAN More: We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (NetDevOps) to join our team on a 12-month contract, with a preferred location in Newcastle, but other locations including Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, or Blackpool are also available. You will have the flexibility of hybrid working, typically around 3 days on-site and 2 days remote. We offer a competitive pay rate of up to £650 per day (Umbrella), and this role requires active SC Clearance. This is an exciting opportunity to design and evolve large-scale enterprise network platforms, bridging traditional networking with modern cloud-integrated infrastructure. last updated 18 week of 2026