2,126 Fiber Optics jobs in the United Kingdom

• Design, deploy, and manage complex fiber optic networks.
• Perform in-depth analysis and troubleshooting of network performance issues.
• Develop and implement network security best practices.
• Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to define network requirements.
• Evaluate and recommend new networking hardware and software.
• Document network configurations, procedures, and standards.
• Mentor junior engineers and share knowledge within the team.
• Ensure network resilience and disaster recovery planning.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience (5+ years) in telecommunications network engineering, with a strong focus on fiber optics.
• Expertise in optical transport technologies (e.g., DWDM, ROADM).
• Proficiency in IP networking, routing (BGP, OSPF), and switching.
• Experience with network monitoring and analysis tools.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CCNA/CCNP/CCIE, relevant optical certifications) are highly desirable.

• Design, plan, and implement fiber optic network infrastructure, including FTTx deployments.
• Conduct site surveys and assessments to determine optimal network routes and equipment placement.
• Manage network configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of fiber optic systems and associated hardware.
• Perform fiber splicing, testing, and fault location using specialized equipment.
• Collaborate with project teams, technicians, and other engineers to ensure successful network deployment.
• Maintain accurate network documentation, including schematics, maps, and asset records.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and safety regulations.
• Respond to network outages and perform timely repairs to minimize downtime.
• Stay updated on emerging fiber optic technologies and best practices.
• Participate in on-call rotations for emergency network support.
• Analyze network performance data and recommend optimization strategies.
• Support the integration of new technologies and services into the existing network.

• Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in telecommunications network engineering, with a strong focus on fiber optics.
• Proficiency in fiber optic technologies, including splicing, testing, and optical transmission systems.
• Experience with network design tools and CAD software.
• Familiarity with network protocols relevant to telecommunications (e.g., Ethernet, MPLS, TCP/IP).
• Knowledge of OSP (Outside Plant) and ISP (Inside Plant) fiber optic installation standards.
• Ability to interpret network diagrams and technical specifications.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel for site visits and field work as part of the hybrid arrangement.

• Design and plan fiber optic network layouts, ensuring optimal performance, capacity, and resilience.
• Oversee the deployment and implementation of new network infrastructure, including routers, switches, and transmission equipment.
• Monitor network performance using specialized tools, identifying and resolving bottlenecks or outages proactively.
• Conduct regular network health checks, system diagnostics, and preventative maintenance.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues, performing root cause analysis and implementing effective solutions.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive network documentation, including diagrams, configurations, and procedures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including field operations and project management, to ensure successful project delivery.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry best practices in telecommunications and fiber optics.
• Ensure network security protocols are implemented and maintained effectively.
• Provide technical expertise and support to other teams as required.

• Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in telecoms network engineering, with a strong focus on fiber optic technologies.
• In-depth knowledge of optical networking principles, DWDM, FTTx, and related technologies.
• Proficiency with network monitoring and management tools (e.g., SNMP, Nagios, SolarWinds).
• Experience with routing protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF) and IP networking.
• Strong understanding of network security principles and best practices.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a methodical approach to troubleshooting.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a remote environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with remote teams.
• Relevant certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, or vendor-specific certifications are highly desirable.

• Design and engineer robust and scalable fiber optic network solutions to meet current and future demand.
• Oversee the installation, configuration, and commissioning of fiber optic network equipment, including DWDM, OTN, and PON systems.
• Develop and implement network maintenance schedules and perform regular system checks to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues, identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions in a timely manner.
• Conduct site surveys and feasibility studies for new network deployments and upgrades.
• Collaborate with field technicians, project managers, and other engineering teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Develop and maintain detailed network documentation, including design diagrams, as-built records, and operational procedures.
• Stay abreast of emerging fiber optic technologies and industry best practices.
• Ensure compliance with network standards, safety regulations, and company policies.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of network design and operational processes.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in telecommunications network engineering, with a specialization in fiber optics.
• In-depth knowledge of optical transmission technologies (e.g., DWDM, OTN, GPON/XG-PON).
• Hands-on experience with fiber optic splicing, testing, and troubleshooting equipment.
• Familiarity with network monitoring tools and protocols.
• Strong understanding of network design principles and best practices.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and diagnostic skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively in a field-oriented environment.

Location:
Taunton (Hybrid, with potential for remote)

Clearance:
SC Cleared

Duration:
3 Months (Initial)

Day Rate:
£325

We're seeking an experienc
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Network & Firewall Engineer to join on a 3-month contract, supporting the delivery of secure, high-performance connectivity and resilience across a large enterprise environment.

This is a senior technical role where you'll act as the go-to authority on networking and firewall technologies, shaping and guiding the organisation's infrastructure strategy while also remaining hands-on in delivery.

What you'll be doing

• Leading on the design, configuration, and management of enterprise network infrastructure (LAN, WAN, VPN, SD-WAN).
• Overseeing firewall policies and network security zones (Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto or similar).
• Monitoring performance, resolving incidents, and ensuring service resilience.
• Supporting digital transformation projects by providing expert technical input.
• Mentoring and guiding engineers, setting standards, and driving best practices.

What we're looking for

• SC Cleared
  and available at short notice.
• Cisco CCNP-level knowledge and experience.
• Proven track record leading on enterprise networking and firewall management.
• Strong hands-on skills with network monitoring and diagnostic tools.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across technical teams and stakeholders.

Full Time, Permanent

The closing date for applications is 23.59 on 3rd October 2025

Interviews will be held: w/c 20th October

The University of Reading is an exciting and vibrant place to work where there are opportunities to get involved with a wide variety of work, from corporate systems to high profile research groups, and from the museums and archives to a working farm. The University offers a generous holiday allowance of 26 standard leave entitlement, 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days. We will provide a flexible, friendly working environment, good annual leave provision, training opportunities and the chance to work in an environment with a wide variety of challenges.

The Connectivity Team within Digital Technology Services (DTS) oversee the delivery and management of all secure, reliable and scalable network solutions across the campus infrastructure forming the foundation for all IT services across the University.

We are looking for a Network Engineer to join the team and help support the current infrastructure and assist in the delivery of our new network based on Juniper's IP-CLOS topology underpinned by Juniper Mist AI. Working with modern technology at an enterprise scale, this is a rare opportunity to learn and make a difference to the customers of the network

You must have the following to be considered for the role:

• Experience of working with network equipment at the edge, distribution and core.
• Associate Level certification or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of Network Access Control (NAC) products
• Experience of working with enterprise Wi-Fi

In addition, you should be able to:

• Demonstrate good working practices in a technical support environment.
• Experience of working within IT Service Management frameworks such as ITIL

You will have :

• Solid experience of working with enterprise networks
• Associate Level certification or equivalent experience
• Solid understanding of wireless networks and RF fundamentals
• Able to work on-site

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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We're looking for an engineer who is independent and excited about getting things done. You'll be responsible for building and improving the enterprise network infrastructure and have ownership of the service and its impact on employee productivity at Wave. You will own the entire networking stack and be responsible for Administration of all enterprise networking infrastructure, planning and implementation of systems as we rapidly scale our business.

In this role you'll:

• You'll join an autonomous team focused on a single area of Wave's IT org. You will report directly to the IT Director. Typically, you'll be responsible for network Infrastructure end-to-end, from design through deployment and maintenance.
• You will be joining at a time of transformation, in the IT organization evolving from a flat team structure to area of skilled ownership, along with the business is growing at a pace of taking ownership of projects and business needs such as:
• Network and Security Infrastructure:
• • Dedicated administration for all office locations across 7+ countries of operations in Africa.
• Standardisation of network stack.
• Standardised approach to internet management across all geographical locations.
• Disaster Recovery ownership
• Network hardware lifecycle management: procurement, maintenance, management, monitoring
• Automations, for example:
• • Orchestration of VLANs, VPNs, Zero Trust and firewall rules.
• Automated hardware configuration management
• Zero Touch deployments
• Networking monitoring, alerting and self-healing
• Traffic Engineering and Load Balancing
• Inventory and topology management
• Incident response
• Our stack (prior experience is a strong plus, but not required):
• • Firewall: Palo Alto, Sophos
• Switching: Cisco, HPE
• WLAN: Cisco, Aruba, Sophos
• Automation: Python
• Orchestration: Puppet, Ansible

Remote

• You can work remotely as long as your working hours align with GMT +/- 1, with reliable Internet access as long as you have work authorization.
• Every year, you'll travel to Africa for a one-week immersion trip. (Wave covers all costs.)
• Our salaries are competitive and are calculated using a transparent formula. For this role, depending on your experience level and location, we are offering a salary of up to $166,900 USD (paid in your local currency equivalent) plus a generous equity package.
• Major benefits:
• • Subsidized health insurance for you and your dependents and retirement contributions (both vary from country to country)
• 6 months fully paid parental leave and subsidized fertility assistance
• Unlimited vacation with a 20-day minimum requirement
• $10,000 annual charitable donation matching

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience as a Network Engineer.
• Experience as a Network Engineer managing multiple, international sites, including single sites of 2,000+ endpoints.
• Good communication skills with stakeholders and expectation management.
• Successful candidates must be willing to travel to our operating countries when required as part of your regular duties. For the first year, up to 50% travel may be required to review all the current setups.

• Have experience working closely with Data Center engineers.
• Speak French, or are interested in learning.
• Are excessively detail-oriented and seek to achieve excellence in everything you do.
• Are a self-starter and proactive about achieving ambitious targets.
• Love owning projects - you're autonomous yet know when to escalate problems.
• Willing to go the distance to get something done.
  Are comfortable defaulting to over-communication and overreaching when it comes to coordination.

• We have a rapidly growing in-country team in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Uganda, Niger, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon plus remote team members spread across the world.
• We're deeply passionate about our mission of bringing radically affordable financial services to the people who need them most.
• We foster autonomy for our employees. You'll own your projects at every stage, from understanding the problem to monitoring your solution in production.
• We raised the largest Series A in Africa in 2021. Our world-class investors, include Founders Fund, Sequoia Heritage, Stripe, Ribbit Capital, Y Combinator, and Partech Africa.
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Fill out the form below, and upload a resume in English and a cover letter describing your interest in Wave and the role.

We review applications frequently and recommend that you apply to the role that most closely aligns with your skills, experience and career goals.

Wave is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 50%

Type of Travel: Local

Anticipated Posting End: There is not an anticipated end date for this posting since applications are needed on an ongoing basis.

Are you passionate about working with leading-edge technologies, on high-performing teams, and have a desire to learn valuable skills and experiences that will propel your career?
CACI's Transport & Cybersecurity Services (TCS) program is actively hiring a team of TS/SCI cleared Network Engineers to support an Intelligence Community customer's wide-area (WAN), local-area (LAN), and campus-area (CAN) networks across multiple security domains. We are seeking mission-focused network engineering professionals at various experience levels, with openings in multiple locations: Denver, CO / Miami, FL / Springfield, VA / St. Louis, MO

TCS offers a long-term, CACI prime contract opportunity supporting the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) GEOINT mission. Our team of talented Network and Cybersecurity professionals help design, develop, procure, implement, operate/sustain, and enhance NGA networks and cybersecurity posture in support of national security.

For additional information and a list of current openings, please visit the TCS Jobs page on the CACI Careers site:

What You'll Get To Do
As a member of our TCS team, your focus will be on Network Engineering, new project requirements, and sustainment of existing infrastructure. These roles involve between 25% - 50% travel.

More About The Role

• Coordination of system maintenance, monitoring, and installation of multiple WAN/LAN environments encompassing multiple specializations, platforms, and technologies.
• Assist with research and implementation of enterprise system-wide network solutions/capabilities/enhancements to support customer business/mission goals and objectives.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network media and components.
• Evaluate and monitor the health and performance of the network including hardware and management software.
• Develop and maintain a road map for capabilities, operations, and technologies.
• Assist with the development and execution of test plans and supporting documentation of all network configuration upgrades, additions, or revisions for customer approval before implementation.
• Support network traffic analysis and bandwidth optimization efforts to ensure the attainment of performance and availability objectives.
• Evaluate and report on new/emerging network/communication technologies to enhance the capacity, performance, and reliability of the network.
• Evaluate and recommend changes and/or technology upgrades to address performance, standardization, and industry best practices
• Follows all Customer network security processes and procedures, and ensures compliance with all Government policies.
• Represent customer requirements in technical exchanges with other government agencies.
• Perform site surveys for new installations and technology refresh.
• Installs maintains, and troubleshoots satellite communications equipment.
• Develop and maintain network architecture diagrams.

You'll Bring These Qualifications

• TS/SCI (current)
• Must be able to successfully pass/maintain a U.S. Government Polygraph (post-hire)
• BA/BS Degree and typically between Four (4) and Ten (10) years of related technical experience in Network and Transport technologies, tools, and techniques. (Additional experience may be considered instead of a degree.)
• DoD and DoD M IAT Level II compliant

Skills & Technologies

• DoD Architecture Framework and other key DoD network architecture and strategic planning instructions
• Juniper, switches, routers, firewalls (MX, EX, SRX devices), and Cryptographic devices (KG-175G/X, KG-245A/X)
• Network analysis tools (HP/Microfocus Network Automation and Network Node Manager, Juniper Secure Analytics, Infoblox, Riverbed.)
• Juniper firewall/VPN equipment (SRX series)
• Supporting IP services to connect to NIPRNET, SIPRNET, and JWICS (IPv4, VPN, IPv6, Multicast, QOS, SDN, SNMP, VOIP, VTC, etc.)
• OSPF, BGP, MPLS, RSVP/LDP L2/3VPNs, VRFs, IKE/IPSec, GRE tunnels, MTU, FTP, Import/Export policies.

These Qualifications Would Be Nice To Have

• JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, CISCO CCNP, CCVP, CCNA or CCDP (or equivalent)
• ITIL v3 Foundations
• ISC2 CISSP

This position is contingent on funding and may not be filled immediately. However, this position is representative of positions within CACI that are consistently available. Individuals who apply may also be considered for other positions at CACI.

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What You Can Expect
A culture of integrity.
At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you'll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer's missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.
CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You'll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.
Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Your potential is limitless.
So is ours.

Learn more about CACI here.

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Pay Range
: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here.

Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.

The Proposed Salary Range For This Position Is
$75,200-$158,100

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.