At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and support secure network environments using cutting-edge technologies like VMware NSX.
- Company: Join a leading firm safeguarding the UK's critical systems with innovative network solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive hourly rate, flexible hours, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities to mentor and lead technical teams.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in network engineering while working on high-stakes projects.
- Qualifications: Strong experience in network virtualisation and a solid understanding of networking protocols.
The predicted salary is between 92.53 - 92.53 £ per hour.
Location: Yeovil, Somerset
Onsite: Full time on site (flexible extended hours available)
Duration: 6 months
Rate: £92.53 Per hour (Umbrella)
Security Clearance: Active DV clearance or lapsed DV is required due to the sensitive nature of the project
Your Impact
Do you want to grow your career in network engineering and work on projects that safeguard some of the UK's most critical systems? As a Senior Network Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, configuring, and supporting secure network environments that keep critical services connected and protected. You will lead the resolution of complex customer challenges in an agile, innovative, and collaborative environment. This role requires close engagement with technical teams, stakeholders, and customers to ensure successful delivery of secure networking solutions.
We are seeking a Senior Network Engineer with strong NSX / network virtualisation expertise to support the delivery of secure and complex infrastructure projects.
What You Will Do
- Design, configure, and support network virtualisation solutions (e.g. VMware NSX) within secure and enterprise environments
- Take ownership of engineering delivery for one or more work packages, including planning, estimation, execution, and reporting
- Develop and review high- and low-level network designs and technical documentation
- Integrate and test network components, ensuring compliance with performance and security requirements
- Provide mentoring, guidance, and technical leadership to Network Engineers and Technicians
- Collaborate with stakeholders, project teams, and customers to ensure solutions meet requirements
- Drive continuous improvement and contribute to engineering standards and governance
What You'll Bring
- Strong experience designing, configuring, and supporting network virtualisation platforms (e.g. NSX or similar)
- Ability to balance hands-on engineering with technical leadership and mentoring responsibilities
- Confidence to take ownership of solutions and represent networking in technical discussions
Core Areas (Must Have)
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP, OSI model, and routing/switching protocols (BGP, OSPF, QoS, VPNs, VLANs)
- Network virtualisation (NSX-T): design, configuration, and support of NSX-based networking environments
- Software-defined networking: implementation of logical switching, routing, and micro-segmentation
- Integration of NSX networking within virtualised and platform environments (e.g. VCF)
- Hands-on experience with Cisco or equivalent multi-vendor network equipment
- Network security technologies (firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN, segmentation)
- Familiarity with virtualisation and cloud networking concepts
- Network monitoring, diagnostic, and analytics tools
- Understanding of ITIL and service management frameworks
- Experience delivering within secure, enterprise, or defence environments
Desirable
- VMware NSX-T deep expertise and certification (or equivalent experience)
- VCF networking integration (vSphere, vSAN, Aria Suite)
- Overlay / underlay network design concepts
- Automation of network configuration (Ansible, Terraform, APIs)
- Integration with security tooling (SIEM, SOC platforms)
- Cloud networking (AWS, Azure) and hybrid connectivity
- Experience working in highly secure or regulated environments
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