At a Glance
- Tasks: Support major office relocations and data centre migrations using advanced networking technologies.
- Company: Join a leading firm in the financial services sector with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive contract rate, hands-on experience, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Fast-paced role with occasional out-of-hours support and excellent career advancement potential.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of network transformation and make a real impact in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in network engineering and strong technical skills with Arista, Aruba, and Cisco.
The predicted salary is between 48060 - 58740 £ per year.
- Network Engineer
- London | Contract (Inside IR35)
- We are seeking an experienced
Network Enginee r to support a major office relocation, data centre migration, and network transformation programme.
This includes the deployment of a new FX trading platform, migration of critical network infrastructure, and the relocation of services across multiple sites and data centres.
The successful candidate will play a key role in the migration and implementation o f Arista, Aruba, and Cis co networking technologies, alongside Layer 2 and Layer 3 telecoms migrations.
You will work closely with third-party telecom providers to migrate existing circuits and services while ensuring minimal disruption to business-critical operations.
This is a hands-on engineering role requiring strong technical expertise across both physical infrastructure and logical network migrations.
The position will involve working within fast-paced, highly available environments and will require occasional out-of-hours support for cutovers, implementation windows, and post-migration validati on.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the planning, implementation, and execution of office relocation and data centre migration activities.
- Deploy and migrate network infrastructure using Arista, Aruba, and Cisco technologies.
- Perform Layer 2 and Layer 3 network migrations, ensuring service continuity and network stability.
- Coordinate with telecom providers to migrate WAN circuits, carrier services, and existing connectivity.
- Execute network cutovers, testing, validation, and troubleshooting activities.
- Install, patch, and manage physical network infrastructure, including copper and fibre cabling.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, migration runbooks, and implementation plans.
- Work closely with infrastructure, telecoms, and business stakeholders across multiple locations.
- Provide out-of-hours support during critical migration and implementation pha ses.
- Required Experience
• Proven track record delivering
- Office relocation projects
- Data centre migration programmes
- Network implementations supporting trading platforms or other business-critical systems
Strong hands-on experience with
- Arista networking technologies
- Aruba networking technologies
- Cisco networking technologies
Excellent understanding of Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, including
- Switching
- Routing
- VLANs
- Trunking
- Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
- Link Aggregation Control Protocol(LACP)
- IP addressing
- Interface configuration
- Connectivity testing and troubleshooting
- Multicast networking
- Experience delivering telecom and WAN migrations, including carrier transitions and service handovers.
- Experience working directly with telecom providers and network carriers to migrate and validate services.
Strong practical cabling experience, including
- Copper and fibre patching
- Rack installations
- Cable routing and management
- Labelling standards
- Physical infrastructure best practice
- Preferred Experience
- Financial services, capital markets, or trading environment experience.
- Experience supporting low-latency or business-critical platforms.
- Knowledge of multicast networking within trading environments.
- Experience with Infinera or optical transport platforms.
Familiarity with
- Out-of-band management solutions
- Console access technologies
- Structured migration methodologies
- Detailed migration runbooks and change procedures
- Relevant certifications such as
- CCNA
- CCNP
- Arista ACE
- Equivalent industry certifications
Office Relocation Network Engineer in London employer: System Recruitment Specialists
As an IT Project Manager Consultant, you will thrive in a dynamic work environment that values innovation and collaboration. Our company offers competitive benefits, a supportive culture that encourages professional growth, and the opportunity to lead impactful projects in a vibrant office relocation setting. Join us to be part of a team that prioritises employee development and fosters a sense of community while delivering cutting-edge technology solutions.
Contact Details:
System Recruitment Specialists Recruitment Team
