Senior Network infrastructure Engineer
Posted 3 days ago by Indotronix Avani UK
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Infrastructure Engineer (NetDevOps) role is focused on designing, building, and evolving large-scale enterprise network platforms with a strong emphasis on automation and Infrastructure as Code. The position requires a hands-on approach to integrate advanced networking solutions in a hybrid-cloud environment. Candidates should possess deep technical expertise in network engineering, security, and cloud integration. This is a contract position with a hybrid working arrangement, primarily based in Newcastle, UK.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and build large-scale enterprise network platforms.
- Integrate automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) into network engineering.
- Work with complex OSPF/BGP environments and design resilient traffic flows.
- Implement security measures using Palo Alto and Zero Trust principles.
- Architect data centre solutions including VXLAN/EVPN and multi-site fabrics.
- Utilize load balancing technologies such as F5 BIG-IP.
- Automate processes using Python, Ansible, Terraform, and GitLab CI/CD.
- Integrate local data centres with cloud services like Azure, AWS, or OCI.
- Contribute to design and delivery in large-scale enterprise environments.
Key Skills:
- Deep hands-on experience in enterprise network engineering.
- Extensive knowledge of security and firewalls, particularly Palo Alto.
- Experience with data centre architecture and multi-site fabrics.
- Proficiency in load balancing technologies, especially F5 BIG-IP.
- Strong skills in NetDevOps and automation tools.
- Experience with cloud/hybrid networking solutions.
- Ability to work in complex or regulated enterprise environments.
- Experience with Aruba Central/ClearPass and SD-WAN is a plus.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Title: Senior Infrastructure Engineer (NetDevOps) Location: Newcastle, UK (Also open to Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, or Blackpool) With Hybrid (60% on-site) Pay Rate: Depends on Experience Type & Duration: Contract |12 Months Contract with InsideIR35
Job Description:
Role Overview: We are seeking a hands-on Senior Infrastructure Engineer with a NetDevOps mindset to design, build, and evolve large-scale enterprise network platforms. This is a "build and delivery" role, not an operations or SRE position. The successful candidate will integrate automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) into traditional network engineering to support critical, hybrid-cloud services.
Key Technical Requirements (Priority Criteria): Candidates must demonstrate deep, hands-on experience in:
- Enterprise Network Engineering: Complex OSPF/BGP environments and designing resilient traffic flows.
- Security & Firewalls: Extensive experience with Palo Alto (policy design/implementation) and Zero Trust principles.
- Data Centre Architecture: VXLAN/EVPN, VRF segmentation, and multi-site fabrics (Arista or equivalent).
- Load Balancing: F5 BIG-IP (LTM/APM/ASM).
- NetDevOps & Automation: Moving away from manual CLI; proficiency in Python, Ansible, Terraform, and GitLab CI/CD.
- Cloud/Hybrid Networking: Proven experience integrating local data centres with Azure, AWS, or OCI.
Experience Profile: Engineer vs. Operator: We need a "builder" who can contribute to design and delivery immediately with minimal ramp-up. Environment: Experience in large-scale, complex, or regulated enterprise environments.
Desirable Extras: Aruba Central/ClearPass, SD-WAN, or experience modernizing legacy environments.
What This Role Is NOT: Not a pure Operations/Monitoring role. Not a standard SRE role (requires deep networking depth). Not an Incident Management role.