Network Data Engineer
14 days ago
Chester
Rate: £500-£510 per day Inside IR35 Location: Chester: 2-3 days per week onsite, remaining remote (full time) Duration: 12 months initially, view to extend. Role Overview A leading financial services organisation is seeking a highly technical Network Data Engineer to support large-scale enterprise network services within a regulated environment. This role sits within a senior engineering team responsible for core network infrastructure, security, and traffic flow across data centres and enterprise platforms. This is a hands-on role for an engineer who can own workstreams end-to-end, contribute to design decisions, and troubleshoot complex issues without relying on prescriptive runbooks. Project focus is a Skyhigh to Bluecoat migration. Key Responsibilities • Design, implement and support enterprise network infrastructure (LAN, WAN, DC), • Own delivery of network changes from HLD/LLD through CAB and implementation, • Troubleshoot complex Layer 2 / Layer 3 issues across large environments, • Work closely with security and platform teams during infrastructure migrations, • Support and integrate firewalls, load balancers, DNS and routing platforms, • Participate in incident, problem and change management processes, • Operate confidently in a highly regulated, large-scale enterprise environment Required Technical Experience • CCNP or CCIE level networking experience, • Strong routing and switching knowledge (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS), • Enterprise firewall experience (Fortinet, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, Juniper SRX), • Load balancer exposure (F5 and/or AVI preferred), • Experience working with structured change control (ITIL / CAB), • Proven experience owning and delivering complex technical work Desirable • Financial services or large enterprise background, • Exposure to network transformation or migration programmes, • Experience supporting hybrid or multi-vendor environments