Network Engineer

Network Engineer – Redhill, Surrey

Salary: £40,000 to £50,000 + Car Allowance
Department: Engineering

Are you a technically strong Network Engineer who loves solving complex problems, improving network performance and keeping critical systems secure? This role offers a brilliant opportunity to work across internal and customer networks, supporting everything from day-to-day operations to specialist secure environments. If you enjoy designing, building, testing and managing networks — and being the person others turn to for expert advice — this could be the ideal next step.

What you’ll be doing

Network Design, Build & Support

• Acting as the centre of excellence for network design and management.


• Leading by example and developing strong technical expertise in bespoke systems and networks.


• Designing, building, testing and commissioning internal and occasional customer networks.


• Troubleshooting routing, compression and acceleration processes in long-latency environments.


• Maintaining configuration documents, schematics and technical support guides.


• Ensuring the highest levels of network security across internal and external environments.

You’ll work with a wide range of technologies, including:

• Fortinet Fortigate (FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer)


• Cisco routers (29xx, 83xx, 4xxx – IOS-XE)


• Cisco switches (29xx, 93xx)


• Linux, crypto, VPN, IP SLA, BGP, OSPF, IPSEC, VOIP QoS

• Analysing logs to identify trends and propose improvements.


• Supporting both internal colleagues and external customers.


• Producing SLA reports and making recommendations based on performance insights.


• Acting as an escalation point for complex network support issues.


• Participating in a weekend/out-of-hours emergency support rota.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Minimum FCSS/FCP and/or CCNA/CCNP or equivalent.


• At least 5 years’ hands-on, multi-network experience.


• Strong technical ability across Fortinet, Cisco, VPN, routing protocols and secure network technologies.


• Excellent customer-facing skills — comfortable supporting users by phone and in person.


• Ability to gain DV Security Clearance.


• Highly organised with a proactive, can-do attitude.


• Strong communication and documentation skills.

• Background in telecommunications or satcom/maritime networks.


• Experience with MPLS, 802.1x, multicasting.


• Knowledge of Linux, Docker and Python.

• Balancing multiple priorities while delivering high levels of customer satisfaction.


• Maintaining secure, high-performance networks under pressure.


• Training others and supporting their development.


• Handling rapid-response escalations and urgent out-of-hours issues.

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