Edge Network Engineer – L2/L3, NAC, Meraki & Divestiture

Savant Recruitment Experts; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Savant Recruitment Experts is seeking an experienced Edge Networking Engineer to design, build, migrate, and separate edge network services for a major corporate divestiture. You will deliver site-level Layer 2 access, distribution switching, wireless, and NAC infrastructure to ensure clean, independent access.

Key tasks include deploying Cisco Catalyst/Nexus stacks, Meraki and Juniper Mist, configuring 802.1X, ISE policies, and collaborating with core routing and automation teams using CI/CD

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with enterprise edge networking
• Strong knowledge of VLANs, RSTP/MST, EtherChannel
• Experience deploying 802.1X and Cisco ISE in large networks
• Proven track record of large-scale migrations/divestitures
• Familiarity with CI/CD workflows and infrastructure as code

Responsibilities

• Site Edge Switching: Deploy Cisco Catalyst/Nexus stacks and migrate configurations.
• Production & Broadcast Networks: Deliver edge switching for media platforms and storage.
• Meraki & Wireless: Deploy Meraki and Juniper Mist devices and dashboards across multi-site estate.
• NAC: Configure 802.1X wired authentication, ISE policies, VLAN assignments.
• Divested Entity Cleanup: Remove VLANs/SVIs to ensure clean separation.
• Collaboration: Work with routing, platform, and automation teams via CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Cisco hardware

L2/L3 networking

Network security NAC

Migration projects

Automation basics

Tools

Git/GitHub

Python

Terraform

YAML/JSON

Job description

Savant Recruitment Experts is seeking an experienced Edge Networking Engineer to design, build, migrate, and separate edge network services for a major corporate divestiture. You will deliver site-level Layer 2 access, distribution switching, wireless, and NAC infrastructure to ensure clean, independent access.

Key tasks include deploying Cisco Catalyst/Nexus stacks, Meraki and Juniper Mist, configuring 802.1X, ISE policies, and collaborating with core routing and automation teams using CI/CD