Network Engineer

CleanTech Talent
Glasgow, United Kingdom
3 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
£ 95K

Job location

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Border Gateway Protocol
Cloud Computing
Configuration Management
Computer Networks
Software Debugging
Distributed Systems
Network Topologies
IP Addressing
Internet Protocol
Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC)
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Python
Network Security
Networking Basics
Network Planning and Design
Routing
Radio-Frequency Identification
Ansible
TCP/IP
Virtual Local Area Networks
Dynamic Routing
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Cloud Platform System
Delivery Pipeline
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Firewall Services Module
Terraform

Job description

We are proud to be supporting a fast-growing technology company at the forefront of satellite and cloud infrastructure in their search for a Senior Network Engineer. Due to the sensitive nature of this engagement, the client's name will be shared with candidates at the shortlisting stage., Network Design & Architecture

  • Design L3 network topology across satellite, ground, and cloud environments
  • Define IP addressing schemes, segmentation, and routing domains
  • Model connectivity patterns and failure scenarios

Routing & Connectivity

  • Implement and operate dynamic routing protocols
  • Design route advertisement, filtering, and failover strategies
  • Handle intermittent and flapping connectivity gracefully

Overlay & Secure Networking

  • Build secure multi-hop paths with strong encryption and isolation
  • Implement secure tunnel configurations (WireGuard / IPsec)
  • Define and enforce SSH access policies, firewall rules, and least-privilege communication

Automation & Infrastructure

  • Develop automation pipelines using Terraform and Ansible
  • Support scalable rollout and configuration management across distributed sites

Operational Integration

  • Align networking behaviour with satellite scheduling and operational windows
  • Design safe state transitions and failover scenarios
  • Improve observability, monitoring, and alerting across the stack

Requirements

Our client is seeking a Senior Network Engineer with strong technical fundamentals and a genuine passion for solving complex infrastructure challenges. You'll be comfortable working across architecture, implementation, and troubleshooting, and you take strong ownership of everything you touch.

Essential Experience

  • Advanced-level experience with IP networking and routing
  • Hands-on BGP experience covering design, operation, and troubleshooting; familiarity with distance-vector protocols
  • Solid Linux networking skills, including VLANs, MTU, TCP/IP, and complex NAT
  • Proven experience designing and operating VPNs and tunnelling technologies in distributed environments (WireGuard, StrongSwan, GRE + IPsec)
  • AWS networking expertise: VPC, TGW, Cloud WAN, VPN, and edge or hybrid networking
  • Strong grasp of overlay vs underlay networking principles
  • Extensive infrastructure automation experience with Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent
  • Scripting or coding ability in Python
  • Proven ability to debug complex, distributed systems

Desirable

  • Exposure to satellite, telecom, or RF systems
  • Experience with hardware operations, rack installation, or cable management
  • Broader cloud platform experience beyond AWS, This role is being managed exclusively by Cleantech Talent on behalf of our client. If you have the background and ambition to take on this challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits & conditions

  • High ownership from day one, you'll design and ship, not just maintain
  • Join a technically exceptional team building something with real-world impact
  • Shape architecture at an early stage of a complex, mission-critical system
  • An opportunity that sits at the cutting edge of clean technology infrastructure

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