Network Engineer - 12 Months - Fully Remote - Outside IR35
Hamilton Barnes
20 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Temporary contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Compensation
£ 78KJob location
Remote
Tech stack
Border Gateway Protocol
Complex Networks
Internet Protocol
IPv6
Multi-protocol Systems
Python
Live Connect (Windows)
Routing
Open Shortest Path First
Ansible
Virtual Local Area Networks
Wide Area Networks
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Job description
- Provide operational support for enterprise IP networks, including LAN and WAN environments.
- Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot routing and switching technologies (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, STP, MPLS).
- Perform deep-dive fault analysis to resolve complex network incidents and performance issues.
- Support planned network changes, upgrades, and optimisations in line with change management processes.
- Monitor network performance and capacity, identifying risks and improvement opportunities.
- Work closely with other infrastructure, cloud, and security teams to support end-to-end service delivery.
- Maintain accurate network documentation, diagrams, and configuration records.
- Engage with vendors and service providers as required to resolve issues.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of IP networking and TCP/IP fundamentals.
- Hands-on experience operating production networks using BGP and OSPF.
- Solid routing and switching experience in enterprise or service-provider environments.
- Proven ability to troubleshoot Layer 2-4 network issues.
- Experience working in remote teams and supporting live services.
Desirable:
- Experience with MPLS, SD-WAN, or large-scale WAN environments.
- Basic network automation or Scripting experience (eg Python, Ansible).
- IPv6 experience.