Network Engineer in Corsham

Location: Corsham – hybrid working at MOD Corsham

Salary: £50,000 – £55,000 + excellent company benefits + yearly bonus

Security Clearance:

You must hold SC clearance as a minimum and be eligible for DV clearance or already DV cleared. Due to the nature of the work you must be a sole British citizen.

NexGen Associates are working in partnership with a well-established IT Consultancy delivering critical services across the UK Government and Defence sectors. Our client is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join their growing technical team supporting secure MOD environments.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior technical architects and stakeholders to design deliver and support robust network infrastructure across complex and highly regulated environments. You will play a key role in ensuring network services are secure resilient and aligned with both operational and strategic requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with technical architects service delivery teams and key stakeholders to design implement and optimise secure network solutions aligned to client and programme requirements.
• Deliver end-to-end network engineering activities including design build configuration testing deployment and ongoing support.
• Configure administer and support LAN and WAN environments including switches routers firewalls and associated network hardware.
• Maintain network performance availability and security ensuring compliance with MOD standards policies and accreditation requirements.
• Diagnose and resolve complex network incidents and faults providing timely and effective resolution within agreed SLAs.
• Support change and release activities including documentation impact assessments and implementation planning.
• Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation including network diagrams build guides and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with external partners including MOD and wider UK Government stakeholders ensuring solutions align with architectural and security objectives.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives identifying opportunities to enhance network performance security and resilience.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience working within MOD or Defence network environments.
• Strong Cisco networking experience including configuration administration and hardware deployment.
• Solid understanding of LAN and WAN technologies routing switching and network security principles.
• CCNA qualification or equivalent practical experience.
• Exposure to cloud networking concepts and platforms such as AWS is desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to communicate effectively at both technical and non-technical levels.
• Comfortable working in secure structured environments with a collaborative and delivery-focused mindset.

On Offer

• The opportunity to work on high-profile secure programmes within UK Defence and Government.
• A supportive and technically strong environment with clear opportunities for progression and professional development.
• Access to modern tools technologies and training to support continuous learning and career growth.