1,496 Network Engineering jobs in the United Kingdom

Our client, a rapidly expanding telecommunications provider, is seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Network Engineering to lead their network infrastructure operations. This role offers the flexibility of a fully remote working arrangement, allowing you to manage and innovate from anywhere. You will be responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of a robust, scalable, and secure network architecture that supports our growing customer base and cutting-edge services. This is a leadership position requiring deep technical expertise, strategic vision, and strong people management skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the overall network strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and operation of the company's core network, access networks, and data center infrastructure.
• Manage a team of highly skilled network engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and performance management.
• Ensure the reliability, availability, performance, and security of the network infrastructure.
• Lead capacity planning and proactively identify future network requirements.
• Evaluate, select, and implement new network technologies and solutions.
• Develop and enforce network policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Manage vendor relationships, including negotiating contracts and ensuring service level agreements (SLAs) are met.
• Oversee network security initiatives, including firewall management, intrusion detection, and threat mitigation.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex network issues, ensuring rapid resolution.
• Develop and manage the network engineering budget.
• Collaborate with other IT and engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of network services.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies in telecommunications and network engineering.
• Drive continuous improvement in network operations and service delivery.
• Represent the network engineering team in cross-functional projects and initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in network engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership or management role.
• Proven experience in designing, building, and operating large-scale telecommunications networks (e.g., MPLS, BGP, OSPF, DWDM).
• In-depth knowledge of network protocols, routing, switching, and wireless technologies.
• Strong understanding of network security principles and best practices.
• Experience with cloud networking technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) is highly desirable.
• Excellent leadership, team management, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strategic plans and manage complex projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with network automation and orchestration tools is a plus.
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CCIE, JNCIE) are highly valued.
• Ability to thrive in a fully remote working environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced network leader to shape the technological foundation of a growing telecommunications company.

Role: Infrastructure Engineer - Production Network Engineering

Location: Knutsford, UK

Type: Permanent

Nature: 2 days onsite in office

Purpose of the role

To build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure. Ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.

To be successful in this role as an Infrastructure Engineer - Production Network Engineering, you should possess the following skillsets:

• Extensive experience as an individual contributor in the design, build and operate of network products across all 7 layers of the OSI stack from physical through to virtual. Experienced understanding of Layer 1 - 4 Protocols such as G.9802.1/WDM, Ethernet, VXLAN, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, Access Transport for example PON, xDSL, DOCSIS, FWA, Wireless Standards for example Wi-Fi, LTE, 5G, MEF Standards for example CE.3.0, LSO, Overlay IP/VPN technologies such as RFC2547bis, RFC7432, RFC8365/RFC9746, Software Defined Networking and Network Instrumentation technologies for example gNMI/gRPC, Y.1731, Y.1564, TWAMP
• Experience of virtual infrastructure ecosystems for example Openstack, Kubernetes, QEMU, KVM, HCI across Cloud Platforms (Public/Private/Hybrid) and uCPE Platforms (x86, aRM), including open networking technologies for example routing daemons (FRR, Bird, GoBGP), ONF stack, LINUX Networking (eBFF, VPP, AF_XDP), DENT, SONiC or Cumulus
• Good experience in network programming/automation, IaC, configuration management tools and data modelling for example RESTCONF, NETCONF/YANG, Python, Ansible, Saltstack, Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM; with demonstrable experience of DevOps, agile methodologies and CI/CD pipelines

GCS is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Role: Infrastructure Engineer - Production Network Engineering

Location: Knutsford, UK

Type: Permanent

Nature: 2 days onsite in office

Purpose of the role

To build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure. Ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.

To be successful in this role as an Infrastructure Engineer - Production Network Engineering, you should possess the following skillsets:

• Extensive experience as an individual contributor in the design, build and operate of network products across all 7 layers of the OSI stack from physical through to virtual. Experienced understanding of Layer 1 - 4 Protocols such as G.9802.1/WDM, Ethernet, VXLAN, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, Access Transport for example PON, xDSL, DOCSIS, FWA, Wireless Standards for example Wi-Fi, LTE, 5G, MEF Standards for example CE.3.0, LSO, Overlay IP/VPN technologies such as RFC2547bis, RFC7432, RFC8365/RFC9746, Software Defined Networking and Network Instrumentation technologies for example gNMI/gRPC, Y.1731, Y.1564, TWAMP
• Experience of virtual infrastructure ecosystems for example Openstack, Kubernetes, QEMU, KVM, HCI across Cloud Platforms (Public/Private/Hybrid) and uCPE Platforms (x86, aRM), including open networking technologies for example routing daemons (FRR, Bird, GoBGP), ONF stack, LINUX Networking (eBFF, VPP, AF_XDP), DENT, SONiC or Cumulus
• Good experience in network programming/automation, IaC, configuration management tools and data modelling for example RESTCONF, NETCONF/YANG, Python, Ansible, Saltstack, Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM; with demonstrable experience of DevOps, agile methodologies and CI/CD pipelines

GCS is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Network Design Engineer

Salary: 55k basic + 6k car allowance + 10% bonus + 10% DV allowance

Basingstoke: Hybrid circa 2 / 3 days a week on site

Security Clearance: Needs SC Clearance to start and willingness to go through DV Clearance

A global IT Consultancy are looking for three Network Designer Engineers to work on delivery opportunities taking place within their secure Defence and National Security sector.

The role will involve understanding the business and technical requirements and you will be responsible for the producing the relevant design collateral (including passing any governance reviews), providing hands on configuration and implementation support, troubleshooting technical issues, ensuring effective handover to service and supporting the project team in its milestone deliverables.

Key Skills and Experience

• Strong technical networking knowledge with industry-recognized certifications (e.g., Cisco CCNA/CCNP, Juniper JNCIS-ENT).
• Experience with routing protocols, virtual routing instances, VPNs, and security zones.
• Experience with network security products including Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS).
• Proficiency in F5, Cisco Secure Firewall, and Gigamon technology.
• Demonstrable design experience with global network vendors (e.g., Cisco, Juniper).
• Network device configuration, troubleshooting, and defect resolution skills.
• Understanding of project life cycle from requirements gathering to operational acceptance

Responsibilities:

• Design and Deploy Functional Networks: Design and deploy networks (LAN, WAN) to meet the organization and customer needs.
• Troubleshoot Network Issues: Diagnose and troubleshoot network issues, including those escalated by lower tiers of support.
• Implement Network Security Measures: Design and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware from threats and unauthorized access.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work closely with executive team members, decision-makers, and stakeholders to define business requirements and systems goals, and to identify and resolve business systems issues.
• Create and Maintain Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation for all implemented networks, including network diagrams, configuration details, and operational procedures.

Network Design Engineer

Salary: 55k basic + 6k car allowance + 10% bonus + 10% DV allowance

Basingstoke: Hybrid circa 2 / 3 days a week on site

Security Clearance: Needs SC Clearance to start and willingness to go through DV Clearance

A global IT Consultancy are looking for three Network Designer Engineers to work on delivery opportunities taking place within their secure Defence and National Security sector.

The role will involve understanding the business and technical requirements and you will be responsible for the producing the relevant design collateral (including passing any governance reviews), providing hands on configuration and implementation support, troubleshooting technical issues, ensuring effective handover to service and supporting the project team in its milestone deliverables.

Key Skills and Experience

• Strong technical networking knowledge with industry-recognized certifications (e.g., Cisco CCNA/CCNP, Juniper JNCIS-ENT).
• Experience with routing protocols, virtual routing instances, VPNs, and security zones.
• Experience with network security products including Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS).
• Proficiency in F5, Cisco Secure Firewall, and Gigamon technology.
• Demonstrable design experience with global network vendors (e.g., Cisco, Juniper).
• Network device configuration, troubleshooting, and defect resolution skills.
• Understanding of project life cycle from requirements gathering to operational acceptance

Responsibilities:

• Design and Deploy Functional Networks: Design and deploy networks (LAN, WAN) to meet the organization and customer needs.
• Troubleshoot Network Issues: Diagnose and troubleshoot network issues, including those escalated by lower tiers of support.
• Implement Network Security Measures: Design and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware from threats and unauthorized access.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work closely with executive team members, decision-makers, and stakeholders to define business requirements and systems goals, and to identify and resolve business systems issues.
• Create and Maintain Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation for all implemented networks, including network diagrams, configuration details, and operational procedures.

Network Design Engineer
Location: Basingstoke (BSN01) following a initial period in Birmingham (BIR23).
Our purpose is to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation. As a Network Design Engineer, you will contribute to this by working collaboratively in service and project teams, and designing and implementing medium/large network solutions and changes to enable cost-effective services for our customer.
We are looking for a Network Design Engineer to work on delivery opportunities taking place within the secure Defence and National Security sector. Your role will involve understanding the business and technical requirements and you will be responsible for producing the relevant design collateral (including passing any governance reviews), providing hands on configuration and implementation support, troubleshooting technical issues, and ensuring effective handover to service.
Your experience:
- Strong technical networking knowledge of LAN switching/topologies, routing protocols, VPNs, IPSec, hardware encryption, MPLS, and BGP. The candidate will have a good working knowledge of Cisco/Juniper products and JUNOS operating system and Cisco IOS. Ideally with industry recognized network certifications such as Cisco CCNA/CCNP, Juniper JNCIS-ENT.
- Demonstrable network device configuration skills, network troubleshooting skills and approach to defect resolution.
- Demonstrable design experience in proposing and utilizing technologies from global network vendors such as Cisco and Juniper, including production of quality technical documentation for delivery and solution support.
- Solid understanding of project end to end life cycle, through initial requirements gathering, design, implementation and deployment activities to Operational Acceptance into Service.
- Able to support effective service and project management with accurate estimation of tasks, work scheduling and progress reporting to ensure timely delivery that meets the customers expectation.
- Excellent communications skills with multiple stakeholders, able to take ownership and responsibility and make quick decisions. Good experience of the defence sector.
This role will require you to be eligible and willing to undergo a high level of security clearance.
**Please note:** It's still worth applying even if you do not meet all the requirements above. We are passionate about investing in you and your career and if you have the transferable skills this could be the next opportunity for you.
**Your benefits:**
26 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)
Pension - Double matching contributions of up to 10%
Life assurance
Companywide incentive plans
Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays / travel / dental critical illness and more)
Perks at work - employee discounts
Employee assistance programme / virtual GP
**Recruitment process**
The recruitment process consists of two stages of interviews.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Email if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
**Achieve together**
**We are recognised as a responsible and inclusive employer:** Not only are we a certified Disability Confident Leader, a Times Top 50 employer for Gender Equality, a Top 75 employer for Social Mobility, accredited with the Living Wage Foundation and a signatory for the Race at Work Charter, but we are also committed to the United Nations standards for LGBTI+ and a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.
**We are people centric:** Our hybrid work environments enable you to **Be Completely You.** Our active people-led Inclusive Community networks are representative of all aspects of diversity and are instrumental in enabling and supporting our innovative approach to inclusion
**#LifeAtFujitsu** **#DNS #Networks**
**Requisition ID** : 30805

Summer-Browning Associates are currently supporting our client, a leading telecommunications provider, who are actively seeking a Head of Automation on an initial 6 month contract. The ideal candidate will be an experienced individual with a software engineering/Development background, Fixed mobile/ b2b experience, experienced leader and a Continuous improvement mindset. An experienced Head of Engineering individual with focus on network automation within telco.

Key Accountabilities

• Recruit, develop and lead multiple development squads across internal and external resources
• Assess use cases in backlog, estimate MVP and sizing effort to ensure team resources are sized appropriately with the right skills.
• Work alongside SA to do strategic use case design and design tactical solution with strategic outcome in mind
• LLD, develop and create workflows (when required)
• Approve Code reviews before merge (when required)
• Internal/External stakeholder engagement (including vendors)
• Set standards - coding, ways of working, documentation, for 30+ developers and provide thought leadership to wider development community across NSE etc.
• Encourage close loop automation across Plan, Provide & Assure ensuring Automation Silos are broken.
• Communicate updates to key stakeholders
• Help stakeholders to think strategically
• Encourage data-driven decision-making and sprint planning
• Work across both fixed and mobile network and create synergies and consolidation where possible

Experience

• Multiple years of experience in a senior developer role, ideally in a large Telco or IT company
• Experience working in Networks or IT network transformations
• Proven track record of delivering high quality code and leading development squads

Key skills

• Netconf, API's, XML, JSON, Jinja 2, Python, JavaScript
• Cisco NSO, Ansible, Net Miko, Docker
• Workflow automation Itential IAP, Appian, Resolve
• Knowledge of telecom networks, technologies, and standards e.g TMF/Tosca/MEF
• YANG/TOSCA for service modelling
• CI/CD/CT - GITLAB, Robot, Selenium, Cucumber, Veracode, Sonar cube

If you meet the above criteria, please submit your latest CV for review.

Summer-Browning Associates are currently supporting our client, a leading telecommunications provider, who are actively seeking a Head of Automation on an initial 6 month contract. The ideal candidate will be an experienced individual with a software engineering/Development background, Fixed mobile/ b2b experience, experienced leader and a Continuous improvement mindset. An experienced Head of Engineering individual with focus on network automation within telco.

Key Accountabilities

• Recruit, develop and lead multiple development squads across internal and external resources
• Assess use cases in backlog, estimate MVP and sizing effort to ensure team resources are sized appropriately with the right skills.
• Work alongside SA to do strategic use case design and design tactical solution with strategic outcome in mind
• LLD, develop and create workflows (when required)
• Approve Code reviews before merge (when required)
• Internal/External stakeholder engagement (including vendors)
• Set standards - coding, ways of working, documentation, for 30+ developers and provide thought leadership to wider development community across NSE etc.
• Encourage close loop automation across Plan, Provide & Assure ensuring Automation Silos are broken.
• Communicate updates to key stakeholders
• Help stakeholders to think strategically
• Encourage data-driven decision-making and sprint planning
• Work across both fixed and mobile network and create synergies and consolidation where possible

Experience

• Multiple years of experience in a senior developer role, ideally in a large Telco or IT company
• Experience working in Networks or IT network transformations
• Proven track record of delivering high quality code and leading development squads

Key skills

• Netconf, API's, XML, JSON, Jinja 2, Python, JavaScript
• Cisco NSO, Ansible, Net Miko, Docker
• Workflow automation Itential IAP, Appian, Resolve
• Knowledge of telecom networks, technologies, and standards e.g TMF/Tosca/MEF
• YANG/TOSCA for service modelling
• CI/CD/CT - GITLAB, Robot, Selenium, Cucumber, Veracode, Sonar cube

If you meet the above criteria, please submit your latest CV for review.

**Senior Network Design Engineer**
Location: Basingstoke (BSN01)
We are looking for a Senior Network Designer Engineer to work on delivery opportunities taking place within the secure Defence and National Security sector. Your role will involve understanding the business and technical requirements and you will be responsible for the producing the relevant design collateral (including passing any governance reviews), providing hands on configuration and implementation support, troubleshooting technical issues, ensuring effective handover to service and supporting the project team in its milestone deliverables.
**Key Skills and Experience**
-Strong technical networking knowledge with industry-recognized certifications (e.g., Cisco CCNA/CCNP, Juniper JNCIS-ENT).
-Experience with routing protocols, virtual routing instances, VPNs, and security zones.
-Experience with network security products including Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS).
-Proficiency in F5, Cisco Secure Firewall, and Gigamon technology.
-Demonstrable design experience with global network vendors (e.g., Cisco, Juniper).
-Network device configuration, troubleshooting, and defect resolution skills.
-Understanding of project life cycle from requirements gathering to operational acceptance.
-Proven experience in network troubleshooting across multiple vendors and technology areas.
-Excellent communication skills and ability to work with multiple stakeholders.
-Experience of performance testing of cyber monitoring tools (sizing, capacity management and planning, performance troubleshooting).
**Responsibilities:**
-Design and Deploy Functional Networks: Design and deploy networks (LAN, WAN) to meet the organization and customer needs.
-Troubleshoot Network Issues: Diagnose and troubleshoot network issues, including those escalated by lower tiers of support.
-Implement Network Security Measures: Design and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware from threats and unauthorized access.
-Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work closely with executive team members, decision-makers, and stakeholders to define business requirements and systems goals, and to identify and resolve business systems issues.
-Create and Maintain Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation for all implemented networks, including network diagrams, configuration details, and operational procedures.
-Mentor Team Members: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior network engineers and other team members, helping them to develop their skills and knowledge.
-Automate Network Tasks: Develop and implement automation scripts to streamline network management tasks and improve efficiency.
-Plan for Service Outages: Plan for and respond to service outages and other network-related problems, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
-Support Network Upgrades: Perform network maintenance and system upgrades, including service packs, patches, hot fixes, and security configurations.
-Evaluate New Technologies: Stay up-to-date with the latest networking technologies and evaluate their potential benefits for the organization and our customers.
**Desired skills, experience, qualifications:**
-Experience with networking layer 2 and layer 3.
-Good understanding of network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, VLANs).
-Proficiency in network design and implementation tools (e.g., Visio, Cisco Packet Tracer).
-Experience with network management and monitoring tools (e.g., SolarWinds, Nagios).
-Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
-Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
-Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
-Certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, or JNCIA.
Additional Considerations
-Familiarity with virtualization technologies such as VMware / KVM / RHEV /Xen / ProxMox / CXP-NG is beneficial.
-A strong understanding of data centre networking and technologies is advantageous.
Please note: This role will require you to be eligible and willing to undergo a high level of security clearance.
**Please note:** It's still worth applying even if you do not meet all the requirements above. We are passionate about investing in you and your career and if you have the transferable skills/ background in Network Design this could be the next opportunity for you.
**Your benefits:**
26 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)
Pension - Double matching contributions of up to 10%
Life assurance
Companywide incentive plans
Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays / travel / dental critical illness and more)
Perks at work - employee discounts
Employee assistance programme / virtual GP
**Recruitment process**
The recruitment process consists of two stages of interviews.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Email if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
**Achieve together**
**We are recognised as a responsible and inclusive employer:** Not only are we a certified Disability Confident Leader, a Times Top 50 employer for Gender Equality, a Top 75 employer for Social Mobility, accredited with the Living Wage Foundation and a signatory for the Race at Work Charter, but we are also committed to the United Nations standards for LGBTI+ and a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.
**We are people centric:** Our hybrid work environments enable you to **Be Completely You.** Our active people-led Inclusive Community networks are representative of all aspects of diversity and are instrumental in enabling and supporting our innovative approach to inclusion
**#LifeAtFujitsu** **#DNS #Networks**
**Requisition ID** : 30811