Senior Network Engineer

Inspire People are looking for a Senior Network Engineer on behalf of a secure Government body. The role requires Juniper knowledge (EX, QFX, switch configuration, SRX, vSRX firewall and policy config, Junos Space, Security Director, Apstra) and experience supporting a large and complex network environment at a Senior network engineering level. It is a 12‑month contract onsite (near Reading) inside IR35 with a daily rate of approximately £500‑£540.

• Experience of support in a large and complex network environment at a Senior network engineering level
• Good technical investigation and problem‑solving skills.
• Juniper Technologies: EX, QFX, switch configuration, SRX, vSRX firewall and policy config, Junos Space, Security Director, Apstra.
• Experience in IT service management and delivery based on ITIL service management standards.
• Experience working with Juniper Virtual Chassis and Clustering technology.
• Experience with configuring/troubleshooting EVPN/VXLAN on Juniper equipment.
• Experience of configuring GRE tunnels and Routing Instances/VRFs.
• Experience of PKI / certificate generation and renewal.
• Networking: strong routing skills (OSPF, BGP), firewall configuration, WAN/LAN design, device clustering, high availability.
• Security Platforms:
  Forti Gate, F5 BIG‑IP (Load Balancing / AWAF), Pulse Secure / Ivanti, high‑grade encryption.
• Identity & Access Management:
  Cisco ISE (full lifecycle), Windows NPS (RADIUS / 802.1X).
• Monitoring & Observability:
  Solar Winds, Splunk.
• Core Network Services: IPAM, DHCP, DNS.
• Effective communication with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ability to document processes and configurations clearly.

• Juniper and Cisco certification but experience is more important.
• Ideally experience of working in a secure environment.
• Data Centre experience advantageous.
• Extreme Switch knowledge desirable.
• Experience / certification with at least one of the major network vendors.
  
  - JNCIS‑ENT, JNCIS‑DC (preferably JNCIP‑DC), JNCIA‑SEC

Please contact Andrew Medhurst at Inspire People immediately.