At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and support secure cloud infrastructure in a high-security environment.
- Company: Join a leading defence organisation focused on innovative networking solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, benefits package, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with a focus on complex problem-solving.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in national security while working with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Experience in IP networking, Kubernetes, and automation tools required.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
This role sits within a team responsible for building and supporting secure cloud infrastructure in a highly secure environment. The position combines traditional network engineering with cloud-native platform networking, supporting Kubernetes-based services operating within air-gapped infrastructure. You'll work across both physical and virtual networking layers, helping maintain secure, resilient and highly available platforms.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting and improving secure cloud platform networking
- Maintaining and troubleshooting cross-cluster communications within air-gapped Kubernetes environments
- Configuring and supporting software-defined networking technologies
- Implementing automation to reduce operational overhead and improve platform reliability
- Supporting platform upgrades, maintenance activities and incident resolution
- Participating in an on-call rota (1 week in 6)
The team is looking for engineers with experience in several of the following areas:
- IP networking, WAN technologies and Layer 2-7 networking
- Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
- Linux systems administration
- Kubernetes administration in production environments
- Kubernetes networking, including CNI technologies such as Cilium
- Service Mesh technologies such as Istio
- MPLS L3 VPN or cloud-native networking
- Infrastructure automation using Bash, Python, Git or similar tools
- Supporting secure and resilient network environments
This role would suit a Network Engineer who enjoys troubleshooting complex environments, automating repetitive tasks and working across both traditional networking and modern cloud-native platforms.
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