Network Engineer

NetworkEngineer-£450-£500PerDay(OutsideIR35)–3MonthsRolling–London(Hybrid)

Overview

WearecurrentlypartneredwithaleadingUKenterpriseseekinganexperiencedNetworkEngineertojoinamajordatacentremigrationandnetworktransformationprogrammeonaninitial3-monthrollingcontractinLondon.

Thesuccessfulcandidatewillberesponsiblefordesigning,implementingandmigratingcomplexenterprisenetworkinfrastructure,withaparticularfocusonCiscoACI,FortinetFirewallsandF5LoadBalancers.Thisisahands‑on,project-focusedopportunityinlarge-scaledatacentremigrations,networkmodernisationandsecureconnectivityacrosshybridinfrastructureenvironments,withnoBAUsupportresponsibilities.

Role&Responsibilities

• Design,implementandmigrateenterprisenetworkinfrastructureacrosscomplexdatacentreenvironments.
• Leadtechnicaldeliveryofdatacentremigrationactivities,ensuringminimaldisruptiontobusiness‑criticalservices.
• Configure,deployandtroubleshootCiscoACIfabrics,includingnetworkpolicies,endpointgroupsandconnectivity.
• ImplementandmanageFortinetFortiGatefirewalls,includingfirewallpolicies,routing,NATandVPNconfigurations.
• ConfigureandmigrateF5LTMloadbalancingsolutions,ensuringapplicationavailabilityandperformance.
• ProduceHigh‑LevelandLow‑LevelDesigns(HLDs/LLDs),networkdiagramsandtechnicaldocumentation.
• Planandexecutenetworkmigrationactivities,includingcutovers,testing,validationandrollbackprocedures.
• Implementrouting,switching,networksegmentationandsecureconnectivityacrossdatacentreinfrastructure.
• Collaboratewithinfrastructure,cloud,securityandapplicationteamstomanagedependenciesthroughoutmigrationactivities.
• TroubleshootcomplexnetworkissuesacrossCiscoACI,FortinetandF5environmentsduringimplementationandmigration.
• Developmigrationrunbooks,implementationplansandtechnicalhandoverdocumentation.

EssentialSkills&Experience

• Provenexperiencedeliveringlarge-scaledatacentremigrationsandenterprisenetworktransformationprojects.
• Stronghands‑onCiscoACIexperience,includingfabricconfiguration,policymanagement,EPGsandtroubleshooting.
• StrongFortinetFortiGateexperience,includingfirewallconfiguration,securitypolicies,routing,NATandVPNs.
• Hands‑onF5LTMexperience,includingloadbalancing,virtualservers,poolsandapplicationtrafficmanagement.
• Strongunderstandingofdatacentrenetworkarchitecture,connectivityandinfrastructuremigrationmethodologies.
• ExcellentknowledgeofroutingandswitchingtechnologiesincludingBGP,OSPF,VLANs,NATandIPSecVPNs.
• Experienceplanningandexecutingcomplexnetworkcutovers,migrationsandrollbackprocedures.
• Provenabilitytotroubleshootcomplexconnectivity,firewallandapplicationdeliveryissues.
• Experienceworkingacrosshybridcloudandon‑premiseenterpriseinfrastructureenvironments.
• FamiliaritywithnetworkautomationtechnologiesincludingPython,Terraformand/orAnsiblewouldbeadvantageous.
• Excellenttechnicaldocumentationandstakeholdercommunicationskills,withtheabilitytooperateinfast‑pacedprojectenvironments.

Package&Location

DayRate:£450-£500PerDay(OutsideIR35)ContractLength:3Months(RollingContract)Location:London(Hybrid)

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