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Job Title: Senior Network Engineer
Location: Remote (UK-Based) with Travel to Client Sites as Required
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: £60,000 – £78,000 + Benefits
The Opportunity
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer with deep experience in enterprise and data centre networking, including Software-Defined Networking (SDN). This is a hands-on technical role with full project lifecycle ownership — from presales consultancy and design through to implementation, migration, and knowledge transfer.
The successful candidate will be a confident self-starter, capable of working autonomously and engaging effectively with clients and stakeholders. This role suits someone looking to apply their expertise across a range of high-impact, enterprise-scale networking projects.
Key Responsibilities
Lead technical presales discussions, audits, and discovery workshops.
Produce high- and low-level network designs for complex environments.
Deliver full project implementations including configuration, testing, and cutovers.
Perform migrations, acceptance testing, documentation, and knowledge transfer.
Act as a technical SME across a range of campus, WAN, and DC solutions.
Essential Skills & Experience
Hands-on experience one or more of the following Cisco technologies:
Cisco ACI
Viptela/Catalyst SD-WAN,
Cisco SDA
Cisco Catalyst Centre (DNA Centre) for automation and assurance.
Cisco ISE, 802.1x, TrustSec, and zero-trust architectures.
Cisco Nexus 7000/9000, including EVPN VXLAN.
Solid grasp of core protocols such as BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, VXLAN, EVPN, and LISP.
Full project lifecycle experience across:
Audit and discovery
HLD/LLD production
Implementation and testing
Documentation and stakeholder handover
Desirable Skills & Experience
Experience with:
Fortinet (FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer)
Cisco ASA, Firepower, FMC
Cisco Secure Access/SASE, DUO
Cisco UCS, Intersight, Nutanix
Arista (CloudVision, AVD, EVPN VXLAN)
Juniper MIST (wired/wireless, assurance)
Cloud networking in AWS/Azure
Relevant certifications (preferred but not mandatory):
CCIE/CCNP (Enterprise, DC, Security)
Cisco DevNet Associate/Professional
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology
* Industries
Technology, Information and Internet
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