Senior Network Engineer

• 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

• 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

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. Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.