Network Engineer - Cisco Catalyst SD WAN Engineer
Posted Today by Syntax Consultancy Ltd
£350 Per day
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Hybrid
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Summary: The role of a Network Engineer - Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Engineer focuses on managing and implementing Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN solutions, utilizing Cisco vManage dashboards and APIs. The position requires expertise in routing protocols and security services, along with the ability to lead complex network changes and provide operational governance. The role is hybrid, requiring both remote work and occasional travel to Newbury. The successful candidate will also be responsible for maintaining a strong security posture and supporting 3rd line teams on complex routing scenarios.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and operate Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN solutions.
- Utilize Cisco vManage dashboards and APIs for network management.
- Lead and support complex network changes and incident troubleshooting.
- Provide input for WAN/LAN changes and risk assessments.
- Maintain governance and operational assurance in regulated environments.
- Support 3rd Line teams on complex routing scenarios and inter-domain dependencies.
- Assist in best practices for security posture and firmware upgrade strategies.
- Build strong customer relationships and work effectively in a team environment.
Key Skills:
- Experience with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN and vManage.
- Strong understanding of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF) and security services.
- Hands-on experience with network design and governance.
- Proven experience as a technical authority in network engineering.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience in regulated environments or Critical National Infrastructure.
- Familiarity with ITSM tools like ServiceNow.
- Cisco certifications (CCNP/CCIE) are desirable.
Salary (Rate): £350/day
City: Newbury
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
description: 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 (e.g. CCNP/CCIE Enterprise) Desirable.