Network Engineer
3 days ago
London
Take Ownership of Cutting-Edge Network Engineering At Qualify Nation Recruitment, we connect ambitious technology professionals with high-impact opportunities. We’re currently supporting a leading UK consultancy looking for an experienced Network Engineer to design and deliver secure, scalable, and future-ready network infrastructures across their Space, Defence, and Intelligence projects. This is your chance to work in one of the UK’s most technically rewarding environments—solving real-world challenges, influencing architecture, and shaping long-term network strategy. Your Role You’ll be responsible for architecting and delivering next-generation network solutions spanning enterprise, virtualised, and cloud platforms. Working closely with engineering, security, and cloud teams, you’ll: • Design secure, resilient, high-performance networks across Cisco, Juniper, Arista, and SDN/SD-WAN environments, • Deliver and optimise routing, switching, and service provider technologies including BGP, OSPF, EVPN/VXLAN, and MPLS, • Implement advanced security controls including firewalls, segmentation, PKI, and zero-trust across hybrid environments, • Apply automation and scripting to streamline operations and improve efficiency, • Build cloud-ready connectivity for AWS, Azure, and GCP, including VPC/VNet designs and interconnects, • Monitor and improve global infrastructures using observability and WAN optimisation tools What You’ll Bring We’re looking for a hands-on engineer with a proven track record designing and managing complex network infrastructures. Ideal candidates will have: • Extensive experience with Cisco, Juniper, and/or Arista platforms, • Strong knowledge of BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EVPN/VXLAN, MPLS, and high-availability protocols, • Experience with SD-WAN technologies (Cisco SD-WAN, Meraki, Aruba, Palo Alto Prisma), • Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP networking and hybrid cloud connectivity, • Understanding of firewalls, PKI, load balancers, and segmentation, • Ability to work within secure environments and meet UK clearance requirements Who This Role Suits • Engineers who enjoy solving complex network challenges and influencing architecture, • Professionals looking for long-term career growth in cutting-edge technical environments, • Those motivated to work in high-impact, mission-critical projects across Space, Defence, and Intelligence What You’ll Get • Competitive salary + benefits, • Pension, private healthcare, and share scheme options, • Hybrid working with UK-based on-site requirements, • A supportive and collaborative community focused on growth and innovation, • Exposure to cutting-edge network, cloud, and security technologies Additional Requirements • Candidates must be eligible for or hold High-Level UK Security Clearance, • Some on-site work will be required Apply Now If you’re ready to take ownership of advanced network engineering projects and grow your career in a high-impact environment: Submit your CV today Our Qualify Nation Recruitment team may also contact you for a courtesy call to discuss your application Qualify Nation Recruitment specialises in connecting ambitious technical professionals with career-defining opportunities across cybersecurity, AI, cloud, and enterprise technology.