Network Engineer (F5 Focus)
Posted Today by Huxley
£600 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Location Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Network Engineer focuses on designing, implementing, and optimizing network infrastructure solutions within a dynamic engineering team. The position emphasizes leadership in F5 load balancing and traffic management while ensuring performance and security across multi-vendor environments. Candidates are expected to troubleshoot complex issues and contribute to architectural decisions rather than just operational support. This is a contract position requiring on-site presence three days a week in specified locations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and support scalable network infrastructure solutions
- Lead on F5 load balancing and traffic management design and deployment
- Work across proxy and load balancing environments to ensure performance, resilience, and security
- Collaborate with wider engineering teams to deliver infrastructure enhancements and upgrades at pace
- Contribute to network architecture and design decisions, not just operational support
- Troubleshoot complex network issues across multi-vendor environments
- Support integration with security and monitoring toolsets
Key Skills:
- Expertise in network design and implementation
- Experience with F5 load balancing and traffic management
- Strong troubleshooting skills in multi-vendor environments
- Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams
- Knowledge of network security and monitoring tools
Salary (Rate): £600 daily
City: Liverpool
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
We are seeking a highly skilled Network Engineer to join a fast-paced, project-driven environment focused on building, enhancing, and securing critical network infrastructure. This role sits within a high-performing engineering team and requires individuals who can design, implement, and optimise network solutions, rather than purely operate or maintain them.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and support scalable network infrastructure solutions
- Lead on F5 load balancing and traffic management design and deployment
- Work across proxy and load balancing environments to ensure performance, resilience, and security
- Collaborate with wider engineering teams to deliver infrastructure enhancements and upgrades at pace
- Contribute to network architecture and design decisions, not just operational support
- Troubleshoot complex network issues across multi-vendor environments
- Support integration with security and monitoring toolsets
Logistics:
- 3 days a week in Liverpool / Warrington / Chester / Wrexham
- 6 month contract
- £550 - £600 p/d inside IR35
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Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC387148 England and Wales