Network Engineering Lead

Network Engineering Lead

Posted 7 days ago by 1751011700

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£600 Per day
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Summary: The Network Engineering Lead role involves overseeing and delivering engineering work packages for a global campus network transformation in a financial services organization. This hands-on position requires a highly experienced Cisco-certified engineer with a strong background in enterprise network projects. The role encompasses various network environments including LAN, WAN, DC, and Wi-Fi. The ideal candidate will lead technical initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance network infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the architecture, design, and deployment of enterprise-class network solutions
  • Provide high-level technical support for network infrastructure incidents and changes
  • Develop and enforce networking standards, policies, and best practices
  • Collaborate with security, cloud, and infrastructure teams on cross-functional initiatives
  • Act as a technical lead for major network projects, migrations, and upgrades
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues across LAN, WAN, Data Centre, and Cloud environments
  • Perform network performance tuning and capacity planning
  • Mentor and guide junior network engineers; foster knowledge sharing
  • Document network configurations, processes, and procedures
  • Interface with vendors and service providers for hardware/software procurement and support

Key Skills:

  • Active Cisco CCIE certification (Routing & Switching, Enterprise Infrastructure, or equivalent) (desirable)
  • Minimum 8–10 years of hands-on network engineering experience
  • Proven experience in designing and managing large-scale enterprise networks
  • Strong proficiency in routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), switching technologies (STP, VLAN, VTP), and firewall technologies
  • In-depth knowledge of Cisco technologies (Catalyst, Nexus, ASA, Firepower, ISE)
  • Experience with SD-WAN, VPN, MPLS, and cloud networking (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Familiarity with automation tools (Ansible, Python, Terraform) is a plus
  • Experience in managing network monitoring tools (SolarWinds, NetFlow, etc.)

Salary (Rate): £600 daily

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:
A financial services organisation requires a Network Engineering Lead to oversee and deliver engineering work packages as part of a global campus network transformation programme. This is a "hands-on" network engineering role encompassing LAN, WAN, DC and Wi-Fi and would suit a highly experienced Cisco-certified engineer who has led the delivery of enterprise network projects, ideally in a financial services environment.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead the architecture, design, and deployment of enterprise-class network solutions
  • Provide high-level technical support for network infrastructure incidents and changes
  • Develop and enforce networking standards, policies, and best practices
  • Collaborate with security, cloud, and infrastructure teams on cross-functional initiatives
  • Act as a technical lead for major network projects, migrations, and upgrades
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues across LAN, WAN, Data Centre, and Cloud environments
  • Perform network performance tuning and capacity planning
  • Mentor and guide junior network engineers; foster knowledge sharing
  • Document network configurations, processes, and procedures
  • Interface with vendors and service providers for hardware/software procurement and support
Required Qualifications & Experience:
  • Active Cisco CCIE certification (Routing & Switching, Enterprise Infrastructure, or equivalent) (desirable)
  • Minimum 8–10 years of hands-on network engineering experience
  • Proven experience in designing and managing large-scale enterprise networks
  • Strong proficiency in routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), switching technologies (STP, VLAN, VTP), and firewall technologies
  • In-depth knowledge of Cisco technologies (Catalyst, Nexus, ASA, Firepower, ISE)
  • Experience with SD-WAN, VPN, MPLS, and cloud networking (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Familiarity with automation tools (Ansible, Python, Terraform) is a plus
  • Experience in managing network monitoring tools (SolarWinds, NetFlow, etc.)
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