DV-Cleared Senior NOC Engineer: Network Ops Lead

DXC Technology Company; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DXC Technology in Hampshire seeks a Senior NOC Engineer to deliver third-line network operations support for managed-services clients. You will act as technical authority, maintain network availability within SLAs, resolve complex incidents and mentor junior engineers within the ITIL framework.

The role requires active DV security clearance and UK residency, with a focus on routing, switching, firewall and SD-WAN expertise, plus strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of network operations experience.
• Strong routing and switching knowledge (BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, MLAG, STP).
• Experience with enterprise firewall and SD-WAN (Fortinet FortiGate/FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer).
• Aruba LAN/WLAN experience (Aruba CX/Aruba Central/Aruba WiFi).
• Active DV security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Provide third-line network operational support and act as senior escalation point for complex incidents.
• Maintain network operability within SLAs and lead analysis/resolution of complex issues.
• Provide reactive support for high-priority requests related to in-scope devices.
• Plan and deliver network changes and projects with PMs and stakeholders.
• Produce network configurations and complete testing for BAU changes; report results.
• Validate third-party configurations against standards; perform node-acceptance.
• Support node builds, equipment staging and patching; assist testing/verification.
• Follow ITIL change-management and service-management processes.
• Act as trusted technical authority for network implementations and decisions.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote knowledge sharing across the team.
• Keep stakeholders informed of status, incidents, risks and changes.
• Maintain network documentation and customer records; support CSIs.

Skills

Network operations

Troubleshooting

Routing & Switching

ITIL practices

Security clearance (DV)

Stakeholder communication

Education

Degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Vendor certifications (Aruba/Fortinet/Cisco CCNP)

Tools

Fortinet FortiGate/FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer

Aruba CX/Aruba Central

ServiceNow

SM9

Job description

DXC Technology in Hampshire seeks a Senior NOC Engineer to deliver third-line network operations support for managed-services clients. You will act as technical authority, maintain network availability within SLAs, resolve complex incidents and mentor junior engineers within the ITIL framework.

The role requires active DV security clearance and UK residency, with a focus on routing, switching, firewall and SD-WAN expertise, plus strong analytical and communication skills.