Defence Network Engineer – Secure Deployable Services

Sopra Steria; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Shields medical insurance

6% pension contribution

Life assurance 4x salary

£5400 car allowance

3% Flex benefit

25 days holiday

Job summary

Sopra Steria is recruiting an experienced Network Engineer (Deployable Services) to secure and enhance critical JMNIAN networks supporting UK Defence and international coalition operations. The role demands hands-on design, implementation and security expertise within a high-availability environment.

The position is hybrid (3 days on site in Salisbury, 2 days remote) and requires current DV Clearance. You will collaborate with defence stakeholders and international partners, delivering resilient

Qualifications

• CCNP certification (or equivalent) preferred.
• Significant firewall engineering experience required.
• Experience with Palo Alto PCNSE (or equivalent).
• Experience with multi-vendor networking technologies.
• Proven ability to design networks and deliver projects.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support the JMNIAN network and international gateways.
• Deliver network design changes and architectural improvements.
• Analyse network monitoring data to improve performance.
• Manage security controls, perimeter security and internet-facing policies.
• Support software-defined networking and inter-enclave firewall solutions.
• Develop automation and tooling to improve operations.
• Create and maintain technical documentation using Confluence.

Skills

CCNP

Firewall engineering

Palo Alto PCNSE

Multi-vendor networking

Network design

Project delivery

Effective communication

Tools

Confluence

Job description

Sopra Steria is recruiting an experienced Network Engineer (Deployable Services) to secure and enhance critical JMNIAN networks supporting UK Defence and international coalition operations. The role demands hands-on design, implementation and security expertise within a high-availability environment.

The position is hybrid (3 days on site in Salisbury, 2 days remote) and requires current DV Clearance. You will collaborate with defence stakeholders and international partners, delivering resilient