Network Specialist

The Company A UK-based IT Resilience managed service provider with a strong reputation for innovation and growth. The company has expanded significantly, winning new business and industry awards, while maintaining a close-knit, collaborative culture. Many senior staff have progressed internally from entry-level roles, supported by a strong ethos of development and mentorship. The Role Seeking a highly experienced networking professional to support and enhance data centre infrastructure. The successful candidate will work closely with internal teams to design, build, and maintain high-performance, secure networking systems that support core business services. This role blends strategic thinking with hands-on technical execution, offering the opportunity to make a visible impact across the organization. Responsibilities Design, deploy, and maintain data centre networking infrastructure (Layer 2 & Layer 3). Manage and optimize MPLS and VPLS networks. Provision and manage cross-connects with infrastructure providers and peering partners. Configure and administer firewalls (rules, VPNs, HA, traffic shaping). Manage enterprise switching environments (Mellanox and Meraki). Collaborate with systems/platform teams for scalable deployments. Ensure network security, redundancy, and compliance. Document network topology, standards, and troubleshooting procedures. Support migrations, incident response, and performance tuning. Candida…