via reed · 13 July 2026 ·5 days ago

Senior Network Engineer

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
London Contract GBP 208,000 – 234,000
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Working with a global financial services organisation who are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to help deliver a high-profile project.
Details
Location - London
Hybrid - 3 days / week in office
Duration - Initially 6 months
Rate - £800-£900 / day Inside IR35 via Umbrella

Skills and Experience Required
Minimum 7-10 years' experience in enterprise network engineering within financial services or other highly regulated, mission-critical environments.

Core Competencies:

  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift networking (CNI plugins, eBPF, service mesh, ingress/egress controllers, network policies).

  • Strong experience in routing, switching, firewalling and load balancing with major vendor platforms (Cisco, Arista, Palo Alto, Fortinet, A10/F5).

  • Cisco CCNP/CCIE

  • Proven experience supporting and integrating cloud platforms and cloud-native networking (AWS/Azure/GCP). Financial services experience

  • Deep expertise across core networking technologies and protocols, including: BGP, OSPF, VRF, VLANs, VXLAN, VPN, NAT, DNS, DHCP, Multicast.

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