Network Engineer

About the role

Shorterm Group is looking for an experienced Network Engineer to own the design, implementation, maintenance and support of complex enterprise and customer networks. Based in Redhill, Surrey, you will act as the technical lead for network architecture, ensuring availability, security and performance of business‑critical services.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy and commission enterprise and customer network solutions.
• Provide third‑line support for routing, switching, firewall, VPN and connectivity issues.
• Develop and maintain network documentation, diagrams and operational procedures.
• Manage lifecycle of network infrastructure, including performance monitoring, resilience and security.
• Participate in out‑of‑hours on‑call rota for critical incidents and emergency support.
• Support firewall management, VPN connectivity, access control and network segmentation initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering, IT, operations and project teams to deliver network improvements and technology integrations.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of experience designing, implementing and supporting enterprise networks.
• Strong expertise in routing, switching, firewalls and network security.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex network issues and analyse performance data.
• Excellent communication skills for stakeholder interaction and knowledge transfer.

Required skills

• Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.
• Cisco routers (series, IOS‑XE) and Cisco switching platforms (2900 and 9300 series).
• VPN technologies and firewall management.
• Routing and switching protocols.
• Network security best practices and compliance.