Local Area Network Engineer in City of London

World Wide Technology (WWT) is a global technology integrator and supply chain solutions provider. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build, and deliver business results, from idea to outcome.

World Wide Technology UK is looking for a Network Engineer with strong experience in campus Cisco network technologies, Wi-Fi, campus security, and ideally some knowledge of Fortinet firewalls, though internal support for Fortinet is available. Familiarity with Cisco Catalyst Centre, automation pipelines, and a willingness to perform a range of tasks from racking equipment to liaising with end users is essential.

Candidates will be involved in network design, implementation standards, automation, testing procedures, and the use of third-party and internal resources for specialized tasks.

This is a contract role & Inside IR35.

Contract Duration: 3 months Rolling Contract

Location: London, United Kingdom (Hybrid with 2 days onsite per week)

Key Responsibilities:

• Network Design and Implementation: High-level designs for new sites are in place, with templates under development; engineers will focus on implementation, requirements gathering, and delivery, with most sites being straightforward (e.g., two switches, a few access points), and more complex fabrics planned for future larger sites.
• WAN and Firewall Configuration: Most sites use internet connectivity with VPNs to data centres and local internet breakout; Fortinet firewalls are standard, and while Fortinet skills are advantageous, internal experts will handle advanced configuration, with the expectation that engineers can perform basic troubleshooting and testing.
• Testing and Quality Assurance: Testing standards and runbooks are being developed by another internal team, though support for execution of the defined testing with a focus on synthetic and real-user transaction testing, failover scenarios, and ensuring robust handover to end users will be expected to avoid past issues with insufficient site testing.
• Wi-Fi Survey and Deployment: For large sites, third parties conduct active Wi-Fi surveys; for smaller sites, the same vendors are used, with potential for in-house surveys in the future; engineers are expected to handle physical installation, controller configuration, and performance validation, but not survey/placement of WAP designs.
• Automation and Monitoring Tools: The team is increasing use of automation pipelines and tools such as Cisco Catalyst Centre and ThousandEyes, with internal expertise available for advanced deployments; engineers should be able to adapt to these workflows and participate in ongoing automation initiatives.

Candidates will be required to go through background checks before commencing contract. Must be eligible to live and work in the specified work location. Some occasional travel may be required. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: World Wide Technology is committed to equal opportunities and actively seeks applications from all sectors of the community irrespective of sex, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, having responsibility for dependents, age, religion/beliefs, or any other reason which cannot be shown to be justified.