Network Engineer - Infrastructure/Devops
I am hiring for Network Engineer - Infrastructure/Devops
Location: UK (Newcastle preferred) - Manchester/Leeds/Birmingham/Blackpool (Peel Park)
Hybrid: 60% Onsite
Job Description:
- Lead the design, implementation, and operation of enterprise network infrastructure services
- Manage and optimise backlogs, automation, and infrastructure reliability improvements
- Design secure and scalable hybrid cloud networking solutions (AWS, Azure, OCI)
- Implement and support network security, SD-WAN, and Zero Trust architectures
- Work closely with architecture and engineering teams to ensure service resilience and performance
- Drive automation using modern DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
Required Experience & Skills:
- Strong experience in large-scale network infrastructure design, build, and operations
- Expertise in BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, EVPN, VRF segmentation
- Hands-on experience with SD-WAN and NGFW (Palo Alto preferred)
- Strong knowledge of F5 Load Balancing (LTM, APM, ASM, BIG-IP)
- Experience in cloud networking (AWS/Azure/OCI)
- Automation experience using Python, Ansible, GitLab CI/CD
- Experience with Aruba Central and ClearPass
- Proven experience in network project delivery and production environments
- Active SC Clearance required
Key Skills:
Network Engineering, NetDevOps, Infrastructure, BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, EVPN, SD-WAN, NGFW, Palo Alto, F5 BIG-IP, Load Balancing, AWS, Azure, OCI, Hybrid Cloud, Zero Trust, Aruba Central, ClearPass, Python, Ansible, GitLab CI/CD, Automation, SC Clearance