Company Description
Location: Milton Keynes, 5 days a week
Contract length: 10-months
IR35: Inside
Start Date: ASAP
As the UK’s largest fibre-only network, and its only proven wholesale challenger, we’re busy setting new standards for what digital infrastructure can and should be.
Designed from scratch for the internet, our network is greener, more reliable and ready for the future. The products we provide over it not only lead the market on speed, value and service, they help businesses to innovate, provide entire communities with a better foundation for their digital lives and support economic growth, locally and nationally.
Job Description
We’re looking for a Senior Network Engineer - Systems contractor to join our team on-a 10-month basis. This role is critical to delivering secure, scalable, and high-performing digital infrastructure that keeps people connected. You’ll lead the full lifecycle of network solutions, applying your expertise to solve complex challenges and drive innovation. If you’re passionate about making a real impact in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment, we’d love to hear from you.
What you’ll be doing:
1. Lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable network solutions that support millions of users across the UK
2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex technical challenges and bring innovative ideas to life
3. Manage the full lifecycle of active network components, ensuring everything runs smoothly from concept to implementation
4. Use your expertise to guide best practices, mentor others, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement
5. Work with cutting-edge technologies in areas like automation, security, and fibre infrastructure to shape the future of connectivity
What you’ll bring to the role:
6. A deep understanding of network technologies and a passion for building reliable, high-performance infrastructure
7. Confidence in solving complex problems and making thoughtful decisions that benefit both the team and the wider business
8. A collaborative mindset, ready to share knowledge and support others while leading projects with clarity and purpose
9. Strong communication skills that help translate technical ideas into meaningful solutions for colleagues and stakeholders
10. A proactive, self-motivated approach with a focus on continuous improvement and delivering results that make a real impact
Qualifications
Specialist depth and breadth of network engineering at scale in one or more of the following areas:
11. Access
12. Core
13. DWDM
14. Automation
15. Security
Excellent understanding of layer 2 and 3 technologies, with a focus on Ethernet, CoS and QoS, MPLS, IPv4 and IPv6
Experience of mixed vendor environments, product life cycle, and technology migrations