Network Engineer

Contract Details

Authority:
Government Client
Length:
Core 01/04/2026 – 31/03/2028;
Option 01/04/2028 – 30/09/2028
Security Clearance: SC

Wiltshire – 2-3 days on site anticipated; TBD with functional manager.

• Demonstrable experience of at least 3 years within the industry with detailed knowledge and understanding of the design, implementation, and troubleshooting of the following:
• Hierarchical IP Subnetting.
• Routing protocols, internal and external, OSPF, and BGP.
• Advanced knowledge of routers, switches and firewalls.
• Core network technologies and infrastructure:
• Cisco Nexus
• Cisco IOS XE
• Leaf and Spine network architecture
• VXLAN Overlay networks
• Dual Cloud Dual Hub DMVPN Solutions
• Firewall IPS/IDS
• AAA Management Platform e.g. ISE
• VXLAN
• TRL Crypto – configuration of devices and management of keymat.
• All aspects of QOS (Traffic Shaping / Policing / Scheduling / Congestion Management and Avoidance).
• At least one of the following professional certifications obtained within the last five years:
• Networking certification – at least CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) or similar.
• Virtualisation certification - VMware VCP-NV (VMware vCenter Certified Professional – Network Virtualisation)
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills to solve problems and propose new ideas.
• Competency in MS Office Suite.

• Experience of working within the public sector, preferably Defence.
• Defence networks and gateways.
• Delivering accredited secure solutions within the UK Public Sector.
• Delivering in Agile (SAFE4) and Waterfall projects.
• Large Virtualisation infrastructure environments that operate at scale.
• Knowledge of the Atlassian toolset (JIRA and Confluence) to record and document work.
• A Computer Science university-based education at Bachelors or Masters level.
• Experience in developing secure architecture within a multi‑tenanted environment.
• Chartered Engineer Status.

Our dedicated team would be pleased to discuss in more detail how we may be able to help.