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# Network Engineer

- **Company:** SF Partners
- **Location:** Pershore, UK (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £65,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Border Gateway Protocol, Spanning Tree Protocols, System Configuration, Data Centers, Linux, VMware ESX Servers, Hot Standby Router Protocol, IPv4, IPv6, Multicasting, Network Diagrams, Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Ansible, Virtual Local Area Networks, Virtual Router Redundancy Protocols, Network Switches, Connectivity Problems, System Availability, Firewalls (Computer Science), Routing & Switching, Firepower, Open Network Automation Platform, Cisco Switches, Cisco, Vmware
- **Published:** October 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/network-engineer/sf-partners-admin-job108062888

## About the Role

Strong enterprise networking experience across routing & switching

 - Expert-level knowledge of BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRRP/HSRP and Spanning Tree
 - Strong understanding of QoS, Multicast, IPv4/IPv6 and High Availability networking
 - Hands-on experience with NVIDIA Mellanox Ethernet switches running Cumulus Linux, ideally including MSN2100, MSN3420 or MSN2201
 - Experience installing, configuring and supporting Cisco Catalyst 9300 switching platforms
 - Experience configuring, administering and troubleshooting Cisco Firepower 2100 Series appliances running Firepower Threat Defence (FTD)
 - Modern data centre networking experience including EVPN, VXLAN, MLAG and Leaf-Spine architectures
 - Experience producing technical documentation, implementation plans, network diagrams and operational procedures
 - Experience working within secure, business-critical or air-gapped network environments would be a real plus
 - Strong customer-facing communication skills with the ability to take ownership of technical projects
 - Infrastructure as Code using Ansible

## Description

Network Engineer with key skills in enterprise networking, Cisco routing & switching, NVIDIA Mellanox and modern data centre networking is sought by a high growth technology organisation based near Worcester.

Working within national infrastructure, this Network Engineer will join a close-knit technical team delivering secure, high-performance networking solutions across business-critical and highly secure environments.

On a day-to-day basis, this Network Engineer will work across high-performance routing and switching environments including Cisco Catalyst 9300 switching platforms, Cisco Firepower 2100 Series appliances running Firepower Threat Defence (FTD), alongside NVIDIA Mellanox Ethernet switches running Cumulus Linux.

This role would suit an experienced Network Engineer with a strong background in enterprise networking who enjoys solving complex routing, switching, firewall and connectivity problems and is comfortable combining hands-on engineering with customer engagement.

In return, this Network Engineer can expect a dynamic, engaging and technically challenging environment with excellent progression opportunities and the autonomy to take ownership of complex networking projects using modern data centre technologies., Network Engineer, Cisco, CCNP, CCIE, Routing, Switching, BGP, OSPF, VLAN, VRRP, HSRP, Spanning Tree, QoS, Multicast, IPv4, IPv6, Cisco Catalyst 9300, Cisco Firepower, Firepower 2100, FTD, NVIDIA, Mellanox, Cumulus Linux, EVPN, VXLAN, MLAG, Leaf-Spine, Ansible, Linux, VMware, ESXi, Network Automation


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