At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and support secure network solutions while mentoring junior engineers.
- Company: Join a leading Cyber & Security Solutions team focused on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible hybrid working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: 6-month contract with potential for extended hours to reduce onsite days.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by safeguarding critical systems in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience with network virtualisation and strong problem-solving skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Your impact
Do you want to grow your career in network engineering and work on projects that safeguard the UK's most critical systems? Network Engineers are at the heart of designing, configuring, and supporting secure networks that keep our customers connected and protected.
Your work will see you take the lead in solving customer problems in an agile, innovative and team-centric manner. The role may involve a blended hybrid working model, with a mixture of working from home and working on site to ensure close collaboration with the wider team and with our customers.
A Senior Network Engineer is required to join the Cyber & Security Solutions Division team.
What you will do as a Senior Network Engineer:
- Design, configure, and support network virtualisation solutions (eg VMware NSX) within secure and enterprise environments.
- 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.
- Strong experience in designing, configuring, and supporting network virtualisation platforms (eg NSX or similar).
- Confidence to take ownership of solutions and represent networking in technical discussions.
- 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 (eg 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.
- VCF networking integration (vSphere, vSAN, Aria Suite).
- Overlay/underlay network design concepts.
- Automation of network configuration (Ansible, Terraform, APIs).
- Cloud networking (AWS, Azure) and hybrid connectivity.
100% onsite in Yeovil although extra hours can be worked to reduce days onsite to 3 or 4. 6 months contract.
Locations
Senior Infrastructure Engineer - IT Services in Bath, Somerset employer: Synergize Consulting Limited
Join a forward-thinking company that prioritises innovation and collaboration, offering Senior Infrastructure Engineers the chance to work on critical network projects in Yeovil. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, you will benefit from mentoring opportunities and a hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance while ensuring close teamwork. Our inclusive culture fosters creativity and problem-solving, making it an ideal environment for those looking to make a meaningful impact in network engineering.
Contact Details:
Synergize Consulting Limited Recruitment Team
