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# Network Engineer

- **Company:** CBS Butler Limited
- **Location:** Gloucester, UK
- **Salary:** £123,500.0 - £136,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Confluence, Computer Networks, Data Centers, Network Security, Network Control, Network Planning and Design, Network Monitoring, Computer Networking Systems, Computer Network Technologies, Firewalls (Computer Science), SDN Network
- **Published:** September 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2977633379-2

## About the Role

+Palo Alto

+Cryptographic technologies

+SC / DV clearance, * Extensive professional Network Engineering experience.

 * CCNP or equivalent networking experience.
 * Palo Alto Experience
 * Strong firewalling experience, ideally PCNSE or equivalent.
 * Strong experience across multi-vendor networking technologies.
 * Proven experience in network design and project delivery.
 * Experience with service provider and data centre networking.
 * Experience working with high-grade encryption / cryptographic technologies.
 * Experience operating within secure defence or government environments.
 * Ability to present complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
 * Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

## Description

We are seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join a specialist team supporting the operation, maintenance and continued development of a highly secure defence network environment.

This is a technically challenging role requiring strong networking and firewall expertise, with responsibility for maintaining network availability, delivering architectural changes and supporting secure, mission-critical services., * Operate and maintain a complex secure network environment, including gateways and cross-connects to international networks.

 * Monitor network performance, identify outages proactively and ensure SLAs are maintained.
 * Design and implement network and architectural changes in line with project and service requirements.
 * Provide technical consultation to delivery teams and senior stakeholders.
 * Work with defence stakeholders and international partners to design, coordinate and deliver network initiatives.
 * Manage network perimeter security, internet-facing security policies and deployed network assets.
 * Support software-defined networking and inter-enclave firewalling.
 * Contribute to the design and delivery of service provider and data centre network solutions.
 * Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation using tools such as Confluence.
 * Support the configuration and management of secure networking and cryptographic technologies.


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