Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer

Posted 1 week ago by Solutions Through Knowledge Contracts Limited

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£400 Per day
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Hybrid
Knutsford, Cheshire, UK
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Auditing External Auditing Input/Output Metropolitan Area Networks Network Discovery Network Infrastructure Network Topology Project Management Stakeholder Engagement Stakeholder Management Topology Traffic Analysis Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Wide Area Networks

Summary: The Senior Network Engineer role focuses on enhancing enterprise network infrastructure through strategic design and architecture rather than day-to-day operations. The position requires expertise in MPLS, WAN, MAN, and VPN technologies, particularly in the context of a global network transformation program. The engineer will conduct audits, document findings, and provide technical advocacy during a migration to SD-WAN/SASE. This role emphasizes discovery, documentation, and design adjudication rather than hands-on configuration tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Perform passive network discovery and audit of a MPLS environment
  • Build and document network topology, configuration and traffic maps
  • Estimate and validate QoS/CoS policies through traffic analysis
  • Review and technically challenge high and low-level designs
  • Provide expert input on MPLS, VPN, SD-WAN and SASE for design reviews
  • Support the Project Manager with risk identification and continuity planning

Key Skills:

  • Proven experience in MPLS (Layer 3 VPN, label switching), WAN/MAN, VPNs
  • Experience of VPN over MPLS
  • Ability to audit networks where direct config access is limited
  • Strong knowledge of traffic analysis, QoS/CoS, and topology mapping
  • Familiarity with Fortinet SD-WAN and SASE concepts
  • Experience in large-scale enterprise/global networks
  • Strong documentation and stakeholder engagement skills

Salary (Rate): £400 per day

City: Knutsford

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Role: Senior Network Engineer
Location: Knutsford, Cheshire - Hybrid 2-3 days onsite
Duration: 9 months
Rate: £400 per day - Outside IR35/Limited Company
Standard hours: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm

Role
Are you a Senior Network Engineer ready to go beyond day-to-day operations and make a lasting impact on enterprise network infrastructure? This is your opportunity to transition into a more strategic, architecture-focused role - where your technical expertise will contribute to the high and low level design of a global network transformation programme.

As Senior Network Engineer, you must possess strong MPLS, WAN, MAN and VPN expertise (commercial experience of VPN over MPLS is essential).
You will be auditing, documenting and analysing the existing MPLS environment and then acting as a technical advocate during a MPLS to SD-WAN/SASE migration.

This is not a hands-on configuration role, but a discovery, documentation, traffic analysis and design adjudication role.

Responsibilities

  • Perform passive network discovery and audit of a MPLS environment
  • Build and document network topology, configuration and traffic maps
  • Estimate and validate QoS/CoS policies through traffic analysis
  • Review and technically challenge high and low-level designs
  • Provide expert input on MPLS, VPN, SD-WAN and SASE for design reviews
  • Support the Project Manager with risk identification and continuity planning
Skills & Experience
  • Proven experience in MPLS (Layer 3 VPN, label switching), WAN/MAN, VPNs
  • Experience of VPN over MPLS
  • Ability to audit networks where direct config access is limited
  • Strong knowledge of traffic analysis, QoS/CoS, and topology mapping
  • Familiarity with Fortinet SD-WAN and SASE concepts
  • Experience in large-scale enterprise/global networks
  • Strong documentation and stakeholder engagement skills

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