Full job descriptionSC Cleared Network Engineer - Automation and Operations
6 month contract/50% on site
We’re partnering with a leading organisation to recruit an experienced Senior Network Engineer for an exciting contract opportunity. Joining a highly skilled infrastructure team, you’ll play a key role in supporting, maintaining, and enhancing critical network services across a large-scale enterprise environment.
This is a hands-on position where you’ll be responsible for network operations, troubleshooting complex issues, infrastructure improvements, and driving automation initiatives to improve efficiency, resilience, and service reliability.
Key Responsibilities
*Support and maintain enterprise network infrastructure and services.
*Troubleshoot and resolve complex network incidents and problems.
*Deliver network upgrades, enhancements, and project-based changes.
*Work with cross-functional teams across infrastructure, security, and cloud technologies.
*Drive automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) adoption to improve operational efficiency.
*Contribute to continuous service improvement and operational excellence.
Essential Skills & Experience
*Strong enterprise network engineering experience.
*Cisco technologies (CCNP level or equivalent).
*Cisco Nexus and UCS environments.
*F5 Load Balancing and DNS.
*Check Point Firewall technologies.
*Strong routing, switching, and network security knowledge.
*Experience with automation tools such as Python, Ansible, or Terraform.
*Knowledge of ITIL-based operational processes.
Desirable
*Experience within Financial Services or other highly regulated environments.
*Azure and/or AWS networking experience.
*Exposure to network automation and Infrastructure as Code best practices.


Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.