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# Network Engineer (Service Provider WAN

- **Company:** Qube Research & Technologies
- **Location:** UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Border Gateway Protocol, Complex Networks, Continuous Integration, IPv4, Multi-protocol Systems, Python (Programming Language), Multicasting, Network Configuration and Change Management, Routing, TCP/IP, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Wide Area Networks, Model-Driven Development, Open Network Automation Platform, Cisco
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/network-engineer-service-provider-wan-qube-research-technologies-8123422

## About the Role

* Strong operational experience with MPLS environments.
 * Deep knowledge of:
 * BGP (including EVPN, VPNv4, IPv4)
 * MPLS forwarding and label distribution
 * Multicast and MVPN
 * Proficiency with at least one major routing platform (e.g., Arista, Cisco).
 * Proven ability to troubleshoot complex MPLS, routing, and forwarding behaviour.
 * Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, QoS, routing protocols, and traffic engineering concepts.
 * Experience working in environments with strict availability and reliability requirements.
 * Useful additional experience includes:
 * Network automation (e.g., Python)
 * Model-driven networking
 * CI/CD concepts applied to network configuration
 * Telemetry and streaming-based monitoring approaches

## Description

You will join the Network Engineering function responsible for the design, reliability, and optimisation of QRT's wide-area network. The team supports large-scale routing infrastructure and collaborates closely with stakeholders across operations, systems engineering, and automation to ensure robust connectivity for global research and trading activities.

Your Future Role within QRT

 * Operate, troubleshoot, and enhance large-scale WAN environments to ensure availability and performance.
 * Design, implement, and support MPLS-based solutions
 * Configure and maintain routing services across multiple BGP address families.
 * Design, implement, and troubleshoot multicast services using technologies such as MVPN.
 * Analyse and validate MPLS label operations and end-to-end forwarding behaviour.
 * Support TCP/IP-based services and traffic flows across a multi-site network footprint.
 * Produce and maintain accurate technical documentation, including design artefacts and operational procedures.
 * Collaborate with engineering and operations stakeholders to progress projects and BAU activities.
 * Act as an escalation point for complex network issues requiring deep technical investigation.


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