Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Location: Northampton (Hybrid - 2 days per month onsite)

Salary: £70,000 + Excellent Benefits

I'm working with a well-established, technology-driven business based in Northampton, which is currently hiring a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to join their experienced infrastructure team.

In this role, you'll take ownership of network design, delivery, and support across both on-premise and AWS cloud environments. Acting as the Network Lead, you'll oversee key network projects, manage escalated incidents, and play a key role in shaping the organisation's network strategy.

You'll work with a variety of networking vendors and technologies, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance across the entire network estate. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer looking to step into a more strategic, leadership-oriented position.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and deliver network projects from design to implementation.
• Resolve complex and escalated network support issues.
• Manage and maintain cloud networking services in AWS.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and cloud teams to enhance performance and security.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and network standards.
• Provide mentoring and guidance to junior engineers.

What You'll Bring

• Strong background in network engineering and infrastructure management.
• Expertise with major networking vendors (Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with AWS networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, etc.).
• Excellent troubleshooting skills across LAN/WAN environments.
• Experience working in hybrid or cloud-first environments.
• A collaborative, proactive approach with an eye for continuous improvement.

Why Join?

• Hybrid working - only 2 days a month onsite in Northampton.
• Work with a forward-thinking tech team on enterprise-level cloud projects.
• Opportunities to lead, influence, and innovate within a supportive environment.
• Strong benefits package and genuine career progression opportunities.

If you're an experienced Network Engineer with strong cloud experience (particularly in AWS) and you're looking for your next challenge in a high-performing, collaborative team, we'd love to hear from you.