Senior Network Engineer (x3)

Hamilton Barnes
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
6 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 70K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Network Architecture
Routing
Wide Area Networks
Load Balancing
Fortinet
Cisco networks
VMware

Job description

  • Design, support, and enhance large-scale enterprise network infrastructure.

  • Lead and support SD-WAN environments across WAN and branch connectivity.

  • Act as a senior escalation point for complex routing, switching, and WAN issues.

  • Support and improve Cisco-based routing and switching estates.

  • Deliver network upgrades, migrations, and improvement projects.

  • Work closely with internal IT and business stakeholders to ensure performance and resilience.

  • Produce and maintain high-quality documentation and network designs.

  • Contribute to both BAU operations and project-led work.

Requirements

Skills / Must Have:

  • Strong enterprise networking background with Cisco routing and switching.

  • Proven experience with SD-WAN using one or more vendors, including:

  • Fortinet SD-WAN

  • HPE Aruba SilverPeak

  • Cisco Viptela

  • Versa Networks

  • Cato Networks

  • Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

  • VMware Velocloud

  • Confident troubleshooting WAN, LAN, and routing issues in complex environments.

  • Experience operating in large, business-critical networks.

  • Clear communicator with a pragmatic, senior engineering mindset.

Nice to Have:

  • Fortinet SD-WAN experience.

  • Exposure to F5 load balancing.

  • Experience in regulated, transport, or critical national infrastructure environments.

Benefits & conditions

  • Final salary pension scheme (rare and valuable).

  • Private medical cover.

  • Extensive benefits package.

About the company

This is a chance to join a large, mission-critical transport and logistics organisation where the network genuinely matters. The infrastructure supports nationwide operations and is treated as a strategic asset, not an afterthought. The business is investing heavily in SD-WAN and core network modernisation, and these roles sit right at the heart of that journey. You'll be trusted to design, improve, and support a complex enterprise network, working with modern WAN technologies and solid Cisco foundations.

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