Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Randstad UK
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 169K

Job location

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Wireless LAN
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Border Gateway Protocol
Software as a Service
Cloud Computing
Computer Networks
Data Centers
Python
Routing
Network Segmentation
Open Shortest Path First
Ansible
Zero Trust Network Access
Wide Area Networks
Wi-Fi Technology
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Multi-Cloud
Firewalls (Computer Science)
Gitlab
Firewall Services Module
Terraform
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Big Ip
Legacy Systems

Job description

  • Design & Implementation: Build and enhance enterprise network infrastructure across data centers, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, OCI)
  • Security First: Implement Palo Alto Firewall policies aligned with Zero Trust principles
  • Traffic Engineering: Optimize complex OSPF and BGP environments for maximum resilience.
  • Automation: Replace manual tasks with Python, Ansible, and Terraform to drive speed and consistency
  • Collaboration: Work alongside Architecture and Cloud teams to ensure solutions are scalable and secure.
  • Modernization: Drive the transition from Legacy systems to VXLAN/EVPN fabrics and SD-WAN technologies.

Requirements

To be successful, you need deep, hands-on expertise in:

  1. Enterprise Network Engineering
  • Complex OSPF & BGP routing.
  • Design of resilient, high-availability traffic flows.
  1. Firewall & Security
  • Extensive experience with Palo Alto Firewalls.
  • Network segmentation and Zero Trust architecture.
  1. Data Center Architecture
  • VXLAN/EVPN, VRF segmentation, and multi-site fabrics.
  • Experience with Arista (or equivalent) and F5 BIG-IP (LTM, APM, ASM).
  1. Automation & NetDevOps
  • Scripting with Python and Ansible.
  • CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).

Desirable Skills (The "Nice-to-Haves")

  • Aruba Central/ClearPass
  • SD-WAN technologies
  • SaaS and cloud-delivered WLAN/WiFi solutions
  • Prior experience modernizing large-scale Legacy public sector networks

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