Senior Infrastructure Engineer - NetDevOps & Cloud Networking

Salary: £To be confirmed on application (our client has asked for this not to be advertised).

Location: Newcastle (preferred), Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Blackpool Hybrid working – approx. 60% on-site

Contracting Authority:
Government Client
Contract Length: 31/3/2027
Clearance: SC

Experience Profile

• Candidates will be assessed on depth of experience in automation, cloud, and CI/CD. Evidence must be demonstrable and aligned to real delivery outcomes.

• Proven track record as a Network / Infrastructure Engineer within large-scale enterprise environments

• Experience delivering engineering and build work, not purely operations or support

• Ability to contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up

• Comfortable working across multiple work streams and priorities

• Experience in regulated or complex environments is advantageous

• We are seeking a true network/infrastructure engineer with a Net Dev Ops  mindset and demonstrable hands-on capability across automation and cloud delivery.

Essential Skills & Experience
Enterprise Networking

• Strong hands-on experience with BGP and OSPF in complex enterprise environments

• Proven ability to design and implement secure, resilient network architectures

• Deep understanding of enterprise and hybrid network patterns
Security & Firewalls

• Extensive experience with Palo Alto firewalls

• Strong capability in policy design across on-prem and cloud

• Solid understanding of Zero Trust networking principles
Data Centre & Architecture

• Experience with VXLAN, EVPN, VRF segmentation, multi-site fabrics

• Familiarity with vendors such as Arista or equivalent

• Load balancing experience (e.g. F5 BIG-IP)

• Net Dev Ops , Automation & Cloud (Critical)
Candidates must demonstrate proven, hands-on delivery experience (not theoretical or exposure only) in:

• Network automation using Python and/or Ansible

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent)

• Working with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Git Lab CI/CD) to deploy infrastructure into cloud environments

• Designing and implementing hybrid cloud networking solutions

• Strong practical experience with at least one major cloud provider (Azure, AWS, or OCI)

Nice to Have

• Aruba Central / Clear Pass

• SD-WAN technologies

• Cloud-delivered WLAN / WiFi solutions

• Experience modernising legacy network environments

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