Network Engineer

• Diagnose and resolve complex incidents across SDWAN, WAN, LAN/WLAN, VPN/SASE, and load-balancing platforms, ensuring compliance with financial services regulations
• Implement network configuration changes using approved templates and security baselines, maintaining audit trails
• Validate device configurations, firmware posture, and compliance with golden standards and sector-specific requirements
• Support onboarding of new sites and services using Zero-Touch Provisioning and Infrastructure-as-Code pipelines
• Manage routing policies, QoS, wireless performance tuning, and load balancer configuration updates
• Collaborate with vendor management teams on escalated transport or device issues, ensuring regulatory requirements are met
• Contribute to CMDB enrichment through topology validation and asset reconciliation
• Support automated impact assessments and change risk analysis, with a focus on operational resilience
• Participate in continuous service improvement initiatives such as monitoring optimisation and capacity analysis
• Ensure all network operations adhere to financial services regulations and frameworks such as FCA, PRA, DORA, ISO 27001, and SOC
• Maintain documentation and audit trails for all changes, incidents, and compliance activities
• Maintain accurate incident, request, and change records in ServiceNow
• Produce and present operational reports, dashboards, and summaries for internal and customer stakeholders, highlighting compliance, risk management, and performance

Technologies:

• AWS
• Ansible
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• CMDB
• Cisco
• Firmware
• Support
• ITSM
• LAN
• Load Balancing
• NAT
• Network
• Python
• SDWAN
• Security
• ServiceNow
• Terraform
• VPN
• WLAN

More:

We deliver advanced network operations support, configuration management, and lifecycle maintenance for financial services clients. Our work spans SDWAN, WAN, LAN/WLAN, VPN/SASE, and load-balancing environments, with a strong focus on regulatory, security, and compliance standards. We operate in a highly regulated environment and value expert technical leadership, continuous service improvement, automation, and operational resilience. The role also involves close collaboration with internal teams, vendors, and senior stakeholders, and requires confident communication and audit-ready documentation.

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in network engineering, including advanced support and implementation for regulated or financial environments
• Strong understanding of network principles, design, operational environments, and compliance requirements
• Proven experience with complex incident resolution, change management, and performance optimisation
• Experience with data centre network technologies, cloud and security services, including Azure, AWS, load balancing, and DNS
• Familiarity with ITSM workflows, SDWAN/VPN concepts, and ServiceNow
• Experience with SASE management, including Fortinet or Netskope
• Advanced routing and switching skills, including BGP/OSPF, ACLs, and NAT
• Experience with SDWAN technologies such as Fortinet or Cisco
• Knowledge of wireless LAN operations and performance tuning
• Familiarity with F5 or equivalent load-balancing platforms
• Exposure to automation or scripting, including Python, Terraform, or Ansible
• Experience with network compliance, configuration management, and infrastructure documentation
• Familiarity with automation frameworks and CI/CD for network configuration
• Fluent written and spoken English, with the ability to produce audit-ready documentation and communicate confidently with senior and executive stakeholders
• Highly desirable: hands-on provisioning and troubleshooting with voice technologies such as Avaya or Cisco Call Manager
• Highly desirable: relevant certifications such as CCNP, Fortinet NSE5/7, Meraki ECMS2, or F5
• Highly desirable: experience with SolarWinds, Infoblox, Zero-Touch Deployment, or automation tools