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Network Engineer

VIQU IT Recruitment
Manchester Contract GBP 104,000 – 130,000
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Network Engineer | Manchester | Contract

A client is seeking a highly skilled Network Engineer with deep expertise in enterprise networking to join a major transformation project within the business. The Systems Engineer take ownership of the end-to-end network environment, ensuring high availability, security, and performance across a fast-paced technical estate.

Key Responsibilities of the Network Engineer:

  • Own and manage the corporate network across multiple sites, including switching, routing, wireless, firewalls, VPNs, and WAN connectivity.

  • Optimise network performance for high-volume workloads, including Perforce synchronisations, build distribution, and GPU workstation traffic.

  • Design and implement network segmentation and secure access controls.

  • Monitor network capacity, performance, and availability, ensuring a resilient and scalable architecture.

  • Manage network hardware, ISP services, and third-party connectivity providers.

  • Support the wider IT infrastructure estate, including Windows, identity, endpoint, and cloud platforms.

  • Develop and maintain network automation and Infrastructure as Code solutions.

Key Skills and Experience of the Network Engineer:
  • Must have expert knowledge of enterprise networking, including switching, routing, BGP, OSPF, wireless, firewalls, and VPN technologies.

  • Experience with Palo Alto, Fortinet, Aruba, Juniper, Arista, or similar enterprise networking platforms.

  • Strong experience playing a key part of Major internal projects

  • Proven experience designing and supporting secure networks.

  • Strong Windows Server, Active Directory, and identity management knowledge.

  • Experience with network automation and Infrastructure as Code using Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar.

  • Cloud networking experience in AWS, Azure, and GCP.

The successful Network Engineer candidate will be commutable 5 days a week to Manchester.

Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or reach out to Matt Farrell via the VIQU IT website.

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