Change Network Engineer (Senior Network Engineer)

About the role

Leidos is looking for an experienced Senior Network Engineer to join its network engineering team in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. The role covers the design, delivery, assurance and continuous improvement of secure, mission-critical network services in a demanding Government environment, working with customers, architects, engineers and delivery partners. It is customer-facing and involves regular attendance at secure Government sites, potentially up to five days per week, with occasional travel.

Key responsibilities

• Provide senior-level network engineering expertise and technical leadership across the programme
• Develop and deliver secure, resilient and scalable network solutions across data centre, campus and wide-area environments
• Produce and assure technical designs, including HLDs, LLDs, implementation documentation and work instructions
• Lead network engineering activities from requirements and design through implementation, testing, acceptance and operational support
• Investigate and resolve complex network incidents and lead major technical refresh programmes
• Identify opportunities for service improvement, automation and efficiency, and evaluate new technologies
• Work with customers to understand requirements and resolve technical issues, and communicate complex technical information to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Support the development of junior engineers and share knowledge across the team

Required profile

• DV security clearance required, or ability to obtain and maintain it
• Extensive network engineering experience and strong understanding of enterprise and data centre technologies
• Significant commercial experience in network engineering, senior engineer / technical lead level
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ownership of complex issues and excellent communication skills
• Experience producing technical documentation and designs, and working with customers and suppliers
• Experience in a Defence, Government or highly secure environment is highly desirable

Required skills

• Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, routing and switching, static and dynamic routing protocols
• High-availability networks, data centre spine-leaf architecture, network resilience and redundancy
• Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, Juniper SRX, VMware NSX, network segmentation and encryption
• Windows Server, Linux/RHEL, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, SAN and storage-connected environments
• SolarWinds or comparable network monitoring platforms

What we offer

• Paid range of £44,700 to £57,300
• Contributory pension scheme and private medical insurance
• 33 days annual leave and flexible benefits
• Flexi-Time and commitment to diversity