Cloud Network Engineer
Posted Today by Summer Browning Associates
£550 Per day
Undetermined
Hybrid
City of London, London
Summary: The role of Cloud Network Engineer involves designing and implementing complex network architectures for a Central Government project in London. The position requires expertise in hybrid and private connectivity, load balancing, and containerized networking, particularly within secure environments. The candidate will also be responsible for network observability and troubleshooting. This is a hybrid position for an initial 12-month contract.
Key Responsibilities:
- Designing and implementing multi-tenant virtual private networks, including complex routing and IP address management.
- Configuring resilient site-to-site connectivity with encrypted tunnels and private interconnects.
- Implementing load balancing solutions for high-traffic applications and managing secure DNS zones.
- Setting up networking for Kubernetes, including private control planes and network policies.
- Utilising diagnostic tools to monitor network health and perform troubleshooting.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in designing and managing complex network architectures in cloud or hybrid contexts.
- Ability to adapt networking expertise to secure, air-gapped, or distributed environments.
- Strong interpersonal skills for building trust with stakeholders.
- Current Professional Cloud Network Engineer certification.
- Background in cyber security, digital services, or infrastructure domains.
- Experience with tools used in secure government contexts.
- Experience working in air-gapped environments.
- Willingness to undertake SC & DV level vetting.
Salary (Rate): £550/day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Summer-Browning Associates are currently supporting our consultancy client on a Central Government project for an initial 12 month contracted located in London (hybrid)
Vacancy: Network Engineer
What You'll Be Doing
- Network Architecture Design: Designing and implementing multi-tenant virtual private networks, including complex routing, peering, and internal IP address management (IPAM).
- Hybrid & Private Connectivity: Configuring resilient site-to-site connectivity, including encrypted tunnels and dedicated private interconnects between distributed locations and central data centers.
- Load Balancing & DNS Management: Implementing sophisticated load balancing solutions for high-traffic applications and managing secure, private DNS zones and forwarding policies.
- Containerised Networking: Setting up and securing networking for Kubernetes (GKE), including private control planes, network policies, and specialised alias IP ranges. In particular, Istio Service Mesh.
- Network Observability: Utilising advanced diagnostic tools and flow logs to monitor network health, visualise throughput, and perform deep-packet troubleshooting.
What You'll Bring
- Proven experience in designing and managing complex, resilient network architectures in a cloud or hybrid context.
- Ability to adapt core networking expertise to the specific constraints of secure, air-gapped, or distributed environments.
- Strong interpersonal skills to build trust across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Desirables:
- Current, non-expired Professional Cloud Network Engineer certification.
- Background in technology delivery across cyber security, digital services, or infrastructure domains.
- Experience with tooling commonly used in secure government contexts (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Gitlab).
- Experience working in air-gapped or disconnected environments with little or no internet connectivity
- Working on OFFICIAL/SECRET/TOP SECRET projects.
NB: Applicant should be willing/be eligible to undertake SC & DV level vetting.
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