Senior Network Engineer

Position: Senior Network Engineer 2 Year Fixed Term Contract
Salary - Up to £68,500.00

Location - Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1XA

Pattern of Work – 36.5 hours, Monday - Friday

Length - 2 year fixed term contract

What you need to know about the role
Responsible for the operational performance, reliability and continual improvement of a multi-site network, this role combines hands-on support with involvement in project delivery, solution design and network optimisation.

You will work closely with vendors and partners, providing technical assurance and constructive challenge, while contributing to the design and evolution of network solutions to ensure they are fit for purpose, secure and deliver value to the business, working alongside specialist security and firewall resources where appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

* Maintain and support the organisation’s multi-site network infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance and security.

* Diagnose and resolve network incidents and problems, taking ownership through to resolution and root cause analysis.

* Plan and implement network changes, upgrades and improvements in line with change control processes.

* Support the delivery of network-related projects, working with internal teams and third-party partners.

* Define and maintain network standards, documentation and best practices, ensuring consistency and maintainability.

* Monitor network capacity, performance and resilience across LAN, WAN and wireless infrastructure, proactively identifying risks and areas for optimisation.

* Contribute to and influence network solution design, reviewing and challenging vendor proposals to ensure they are secure, supportable and aligned to standards.

* Work in partnership with dedicated firewall and security engineers, ensuring network and security designs are aligned and operationally effective.

What we need to know about you

Essential:

* Strong experience supporting multi-site enterprise network environments

* Solid knowledge of routing, switching, VPNs and network security

* Hands-on Aruba and Cisco (switching & wireless) + Clear Pass NAC

* Good understanding of firewall technologies (Palo Alto, Fortinet) and integration

* Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis ability

* Experience implementing controlled changes (ITIL environments)

* Experience reviewing, interpreting and contributing to network designs and standards, with confidence to challenge vendors

* Strong documentation skills (diagrams, standards, procedures)

* Understanding of monitoring, performance and capacity management

* Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders

Desirable:

* Experience with SD-WAN technologies and modern network architectures.

* Exposure to cloud networking (e.g. Azure vNet, VPN/Express Route, hybrid connectivity).

* Experience integrating network platforms with identity and access solutions (e.g. Clear Pass, NAC, 802.1x).

* Relevant industry certifications (e.g. CCNP, PCNSE, NSE4 or equivalent).

* Experience working in industrial, manufacturing or multi-site operational environments.

* Familiarity with network security principles and integration with SOC / MDR services.

* Exposure to network automation, scripting or infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Python, Ansible).

* Experience managing or working alongside managed service providers or external delivery partners.

What we can offer you
We know our employees are our greatest asset and alongside the great benefits packages we offer, we continue to invest in their careers by providing a huge range of training and development opportunities.

Whatever your stage in life, you'll find a range of benefits to complement your work-life balance. The benefits you'll enjoy include:

Defined contribution company pension scheme

27 personal annual leave days + statutory bank holidays

Life Assurance

A comprehensive Company sick pay scheme

Health Cash Plan via our partnership with Simply health

Employee Assistance Programme

Standby and call-out payments

Family friendly benefits including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

What you need to know about us
British Steel is a leading European steel manufacturer, supplying premium long products around the world.

We take great pride in our history and heritage. Not many companies can claim to have generations of families dedicating their working lives to one company, one industry. Steel gets into your blood, and this drives the passion of our people. And these 2 values deliver our third value of performance – making the products our customers want now and in the future.

British Steel has a bright future and we want you to be part of it.

British Steel is an armed forces friendly company, and we actively encourage applications from ex-Armed Forces Personnel, Reservists, Armed Forces Veterans and military spouses/partners