Senior Network Engineer - DV Cleared
Hunter Selection
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
5 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
£ 75KJob location
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Proxmox
Border Gateway Protocol
Data Centers
VMware ESX Servers
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Multi-protocol Systems
Python
Kernel-Based Virtual Machine
Routing
Open Shortest Path First
Ansible
Load Balancing
Firewalls (Computer Science)
Juniper
Terraform
Job description
- Designing and leading improvements across core, distribution, and data centre networks
- Working heavily with Juniper MX / EX / QFX / SRX
- Driving SDN adoption using Juniper Apstra
- Delivering scalable EVPN/VXLAN underlay/overlay designs
- Improving routing, security, and performance across BGP, OSPF, MPLS
- Automating wherever possible using Ansible / Python / Terraform
- Supporting virtual networks across ESXi, KVM, Proxmox
Requirements
- Strong Juniper engineering experience (design + build + troubleshoot)
- Solid SDN, automation, and IaC skills
- Deep understanding of routing, switching, and data centre fabrics
- Experience with firewalls, VPN, load balancers, DCI, segmentation, monitoring tools
- Eligible Developed vetting clearance (DV)
Why it's a great role
- High autonomy, big technical scope
- Modern Juniper environment with major transformation projects
- Chance to genuinely shape architecture and introduce automation
About the company
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.
