Network Engineer

Network Implementation Engineer – Campus Refresh Programme

My client within Financial Services is looking for THREE Network Implementation Engineers to join a major Campus Refresh Programme on an initial 12-month contract. The role will support a large-scale network transformation programme, delivering critical infrastructure upgrades across the client's London headquarters, including a live trading floor and other business-critical operational areas. This is a hands-on delivery role where you'll play a key part in designing, implementing and migrating network services as part of a multi-year transformation programme.

What You'll Be Doing

• Delivering campus network refresh and migration activities across multiple floors
• Deploying, configuring and validating new network infrastructure
• Supporting equipment room relocations and network service migrations
• Migrating services via temporary and permanent core/distribution environments
• Refreshing and upgrading enterprise wireless infrastructure
• Supporting wireless site surveys, Access Point deployment and validation across campus locations
• Troubleshooting Wi-Fi connectivity, coverage and performance issues during implementation and post-migration validation
• Working closely with Cabling, AV, Security and End User Testing teams to ensure successful delivery
• Driving network workstreams from planning through to implementation and handover

Typical Work Allocation

• Network Implementation – 60%
• Design & Engineering – 20%
• Project Coordination, Validation & Governance – 20%

Essential Technical Skills

• Cisco Catalyst Switching Catalyst 6500
• Catalyst 4500
• Catalyst 9410
• Cisco Wireless Technologies Access Points (3800 Series – 9130 Series)
• Wireless Controllers (5508, 5520 & 9800)
• Cisco Management Platforms Cisco Catalyst Centre
• Cisco Prime Infrastructure
• Campus Network Design & Delivery
• Strong Layer 3 Networking
• BGP Routing within Enterprise Campus Environments

Desirable Experience

• Firewall awareness within campus networks
• Basic Multicast configuration
• Voice VLAN configuration
• Enterprise Wi-Fi deployment, troubleshooting and RF/coverage validation
• Experience within enterprise office and trading floor environments

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience delivering network projects within large enterprise organisations
• Strong implementation and migration expertise rather than operational support
• Ability to plan, coordinate and execute complex network changes
• Experience working within structured change control environments
• Comfortable working with Project Managers to sequence technical activities effectively
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across infrastructure, security, cabling and business teams
• Experience delivering repeatable, template-driven network deployments at scale