Data Centre Network Engineer – Hybrid, Multi-Site

Virtus Data Centres Ltd; West Drayton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

VIRTUS Data Centres is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to design, deploy, operate, and improve secure enterprise and production network infrastructure across multiple sites in the UK. The role requires working on site in a fast-paced environment with collaboration across internal teams and third-party vendors.

The ideal candidate will have strong Cisco, switching, routing, firewall and segmentation experience in data centre networks, and be able to work independently in a hybrid setup

Qualifications

• Strong networking knowledge across switches, routers and firewalls.
• Experience with data centre networks and multi-site environments.
• Able to operate independently, on-site and across multiple domains.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Desirable CCNP/CCIE or cloud certifications.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain enterprise and data centre network infrastructure.
• Support lifecycle management including upgrades, patching, and hardware replacement.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues across multi-site environments.
• Implement secure configurations, VLANs, segmentation and access policies.
• Perform day-to-day network activities including switch configuration and VLAN provisioning.
• Collaborate with vendors and service providers to support delivery and escalation.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and diagrams.

Skills

Cisco networking

Switching

Routing

Firewall

Network segmentation

Data centre networking

Education

Degree level education

Tools

Azure

VMware

Microsoft 365

ServiceNow

Job description

VIRTUS Data Centres is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to design, deploy, operate, and improve secure enterprise and production network infrastructure across multiple sites in the UK. The role requires working on site in a fast-paced environment with collaboration across internal teams and third-party vendors.

The ideal candidate will have strong Cisco, switching, routing, firewall and segmentation experience in data centre networks, and be able to work independently in a hybrid setup