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# Technical Network Specialist

- **Company:** Profectus Recruitment
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £117,000.0 - £130,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Wireless LAN, Border Gateway Protocol, Cloud Computing, Network Planning and Design, Routing, Wi-Fi Technology, Scripting, Firewalls (Computer Science), Juniper, Open Network Automation Platform, Cisco
- **Published:** May 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/technical-network-specialist-manchester-lancashire/2776908944-2/

## About the Role

* Proven delivery of enterprise wired, wireless, and WAN networks end to end
 * Strong experience producing and owning LLDs and technical build standards
 * Hands-on experience with live production migrations and cutovers
 * Experience working across multiple concurrent projects or client environments
 * Ability to operate as technical authority alongside PMs and stakeholders
 * Experience working in Statement of Work (SOW)-led delivery environments

Essential Technical Skills

 * Juniper switching
 * Aruba switching (AOS-CX)
 * Juniper Mist WLAN
 * Aruba Central
 * Enterprise WiFi 6 / WiFi 7 deployments
 * Cato Networks (SASE / WAN edge)
 * Firewall integration and troubleshooting (Juniper / Cisco)
 * Experience with Cisco coexistence or migration environments
 * Cloud-managed networking platforms (Mist, Aruba Central, Cato)

Desirable Skills

 * BGP routing (WAN / firewall adjacency)
 * Python scripting or network automation
 * Campus, education, or multi-site estate experience
 * Exposure to aerospace or higher education environments

Ways of Working

 * Delivery-focused, outcome-driven approach aligned to SOWs
 * Comfortable working across multiple concurrent client engagements
 * Hands-on delivery across remote and on-site environments
 * Strong focus on stability, quality, and successful live cutovers
 * Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders

## Description

Job Title: Technical Network Consultant (Juniper / Aruba / WAN / SASE)Locations: University of Plymouth, Cambridge Aerospace, University of Manchester (Hybrid - UK travel required)Rate: Up to £500/day (Outside IR35)Duration: 6-month contract (with potential extensions)Start: ASAP We are seeking a senior, hands-on Technical Network Consultant to support multiple large-scale enterprise network programmes across higher education and aerospace environments. This is a delivery-focused role spanning design, build, migration, and live cutover activity across multiple UK sites.Key Responsibilities

 * Deliver end-to-end enterprise network solutions across wired, wireless, and WAN environments
 * Lead network design assurance and produce Low Level Designs (LLDs) and build standards
 * Own and execute live migrations and production cutovers across multiple concurrent sites
 * Provide technical leadership across complex, multi-client delivery engagements
 * Define configuration standards and support repeatable deployment models
 * Produce as-built documentation and support operational handover
 * Act as escalation point during live delivery and transition phases
 * Ensure continuity of service and knowledge transfer during organisational change


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