SD-WAN Engineer (Contract, £450/day)

If you're the person people call when an SD-WAN rollout actually needs to work — not just look good on a slide — keep reading.

Our client is a market-leading communications and technology transformation partner, trusted by thousands of organisations to modernise how they connect, communicate, and operate. They don't sell theory. They design and deploy real-world, enterprise-grade solutions at scale — across CCaaS, networking, cyber security, and unified communications.

Growth has been strong. Complexity is increasing. And they need a senior Fortinet SD-WAN engineer who can lead from the front.

This is not a "follow the runbook" role. This is ownership, architecture, and execution.

What You'll Be Trusted With:

You'll take the lead on designing and delivering Fortinet SD-WAN solutions across enterprise and service-provider environments — end to end.

• Owning SD-WAN architecture, design, and deployment from HLD to LLD
• Leading migrations from legacy WANs to modern, secure SD-WAN environments
• Configuring and optimising FortiGate, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer
• Acting as the technical authority in front of customers and stakeholders
• Mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar across the team
• Troubleshooting complex, high-impact networking issues when it matters most
• Ensuring every deployment meets security, resilience, and best-practice standards

You'll be given autonomy, trust, and access to serious projects — not micromanagement.

What You Bring:

• 5+ years in network engineering
• 3+ years delivering Fortinet SD-WAN in production environments
• Deep hands-on experience with FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer
• Strong grounding in BGP, OSPF, MPLS, IPSec, QoS
• Confidence leading large-scale deployments and migrations
• The ability to communicate clearly with both engineers and non-engineers

Nice to have (not blockers):

• Experience in MSP or complex multi-client environments
• Exposure to cloud integrations (AWS / Azure)
• Fortinet certifications (NSE5–8 / FCP / FCSS)

Location: UK - Remote

Contract: 3 months

Rate: to £450 per day

Start: week 1/2 January 2026

Eligibility: UK based

If you're a Fortinet SD-WAN specialist we'd like to speak with you!