Network and Security Engineer

Network & Security Engineer Professional Services - Central London (Hybrid)

The Opportunity We're looking for an experienced Network & Security Engineer to join our Professional Services team, delivering high-impact networking and security projects for a wide range of mid-market and enterprise clients across finance, retail, manufacturing, and technology.You'll be hands-on across the full project lifecycle - from solution design and customer workshops, through deployment, to handover into operational support. This is an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology, sharpen your technical expertise, and play a key role in delivering secure, saleable, and innovative solutions.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing secure network solutions - running customer workshops, producing HLD/LLD documentation, and building POCs to validate solutions.
• Implementing solutions - preparing changes, building configuration templates, creating test scripts and deployment runbooks, and configuring routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Leading projects - acting as lead engineer on both large (multi-month) and smaller projects, balancing competing priorities while ensuring successful delivery.
• Knowledge sharing - developing tools, guides, and processes to strengthen the team's capability and mentoring junior engineers.
• Staying ahead of the curve - becoming a subject matter expert across key networking and security technologies while continuing your own professional development.

What We're Looking For

• Strong customer-facing skills, with the ability to explain technical detail clearly and produce quality documentation.
• Organised, detail-driven, and able to balance multiple deadlines in a structured way (ITIL background helpful).
• Passionate about technology, with a drive to learn and develop.
• Hands-on technical expertise including:
  • Networking: Strong 3rd Line equivalent - Cisco routing/switching, WAN, campus, and data centre (ACI, Nexus 5K/7K/9K, VXLAN, EVPN).
  • Firewalls: Cisco ASA/Firepower, Palo Alto, FortiGate
  • Wireless: Cisco & Meraki Wi-Fi (ideally certification required).
  • Monitoring tools: SolarWinds, ThousandEyes.

Qualifications & Certifications

• Essential:
  • CCNP (or equivalent experience)
  • Cisco Wi-Fi certification and proven engineering experience
• Highly Desirable:
  • CCIE R&S
  • Palo Alto PCNSA/PCNSE
• Desirable:
  • CCNP Security, Cisco CCNA Security, Checkpoint SA/SE
  • Cloud certifications (AWS SAA/SAP, Azure MCSA/MCSE)
  • ITIL and/or project management certification
  • Degree or diploma in a related discipline

If you're a technically strong Network and Security Engineer who thrives on delivering secure, business-critical networking solutions and enjoys working directly with customers, we'd love to hear from you.