Network Engineer - Cisco Catalyst SD WAN Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by Syntax Consultancy
£350 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Berkshire Reading, UK
Summary: A Senior Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Engineer is needed for a 3-6 month contract, primarily working remotely with occasional on-site travel to Newbury. The role requires expertise in Cisco vManage dashboards and APIs, along with a strong understanding of routing protocols and security services. The position demands flexibility for a 24/7 shift rota and offers a competitive daily rate outside of IR35 regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and operate Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN.
- Understand and implement routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), VRF-based segmentation, AAR, QoS design, and security services.
- Utilize Cisco vManage dashboards and APIs effectively.
- Provide input for WAN/LAN changes, routing and design decisions, and risk assessments.
- Lead and support complex network changes and incident troubleshooting.
- Assist in operational governance and act as a technical advisor.
- Ensure strong governance in regulated environments.
- Manage configuration drift detection and remediation.
- Support best practices for security posture and firmware upgrades.
- Maintain an end-to-end view across WAN, LAN, and Wi-Fi.
- Support 3rd Line teams on complex routing scenarios and incidents.
- Operate as a technical authority and build customer relationships.
Key Skills:
- Experience with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN.
- Strong understanding of routing protocols and security services.
- Hands-on experience with Cisco vManage dashboards and APIs.
- Ability to provide input for WAN/LAN changes and risk assessments.
- Experience in regulated environments or Critical National Infrastructure.
- Strong governance and operational assurance skills.
- Flexibility for 24/7 shift rota.
- Proven experience as a technical authority.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Self-motivated with team collaboration skills.
Salary (Rate): £350 daily
City: Newbury
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Network Engineer - Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Engineer (vManage)
£330-£350/Day- Outside IR35
3-6 Months Contract
Newbury/Remote
A Senior Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Engineer with Cisco vManage dashboards and APIs experience is required. Understanding of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), VRF-based segmentation, AAR, QoS design and enforcement, Security services (Firewall, IDS/IPS, URL filtering) etc.
3-6 Month Contract working remote (WFH) and travel on-site Newbury as needed (Hybrid). Paying £330-£350/day per day (Outside IR35). Start ASAP ideally May 2026. Flexibility is needed as you will be required to provide 24/7 Shift Rota.
Required Skills & Experience
- Experience designing and operating Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN .
- Excellent understanding of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), VRF-based segmentation, AAR, QoS design and enforcement, Security services (Firewall, IDS/IPS, URL filtering) etc.
- Hands-on experience with Cisco vManage dashboards and APIs.
- Provide input for Simple, medium, complex WAN/LAN changes, Routing and design decisions (underlay/overlay, VRFs, segmentation, etc.) and risk assessment for proposed changes.
- The successful candidate will lead and support complex network changes, incident troubleshooting as needed, assist in operational governance, and act as a technical advisor to both the customer and internal teams.
- Strong governance with experience in regulated or CNI (Critical National Infrastructure or highly regulated environments.)
- Change, Governance & Operational Assurance: including Configuration drift detection and remediation, Template governance in vManage, Version, feature and compatibility alignment.
- Flexibility is needed as you will be required to provide 24/7 Shift Rota.
- Help with best practice for security posture, firmware upgrade strategy etc.
- Maintain a strong end-to-end view across WAN, LAN, and Wi-Fi, ensuring seamless handoff between domains.
- Support 3rd Line teams on complex routing scenarios, inter-domain dependencies (WAN-LAN and Security) and support for incidents and problems.
- Proven experience operating as a technical authority and not just a delivery engineer.
- Self-motivated, with the ability to build strong customer relationships and work effectively in a team environment. Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Strongly Desirable
- Experience in Critical National Infrastructure or highly regulated environments.
- Familiarity with ServiceNow or equivalent ITSM integration
- Cisco certifications (eg CCNP/CCIE Enterprise) Desirable.