Network Engineer

Network Engineer - Site Resilience - Edinburgh - Outside IR35 - 6-Month Contract Are you an experienced Network Engineer with a strong background in site resilience and data centre projects? I have an immediate contract opportunity in Edinburgh for a Network Engineer to support the design, build, and optimisation of network infrastructure for a major public sector programme. This role will involve contributing to data centre relocation, enhancing network security, and improving resilience across multi-site environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Assist with the re-location of data centres, including configuration of routers, switches, firewalls, and remote access devices Support data centre management and planning, ensuring best practice design and power distribution Deliver network optimisation and firewall efficiency improvements Provide consultancy and support for campus network and Wi-Fi refresh projects Contribute to disaster recovery assurance, working towards a 2-hour RTO and zero RPO, including participation in scheduled recovery events Maintain vulnerability management in line with internal policies

Skills Required:

Extensive experience with Palo Alto technologies, including content filtering and network security Strong knowledge of Cisco and Juniper technologies, including routing and switching (OSPF, BGP)

Experience with NSX / Palo Alto firewall administration and Nexus product line Proven ability to design and configure multi-data centre fabrics Familiarity with IPAM/Monitoring tools such as Netbox, Libre

NMS, Kentik Certified to CCNP level or equivalent (Arista ACE, PCNSE desirable) Agile working experience and strong risk awareness Desirable

Skills:

Automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (Ansible, Python, CI/CD pipelines)

Experience with Arista Cloud Vision and SDN environments Knowledge of network monitoring solutions (Thousand Eyes, Catchpoint) Familiarity with VMware vSphere and cross-site deployments Apply now for immediate consideration!