Hybrid Network Engineer – Cisco/Arista SD-WAN & Firewall

Deerfoot IT Resources Limited; Sunbury-on-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

24 days holiday

Bank holidays

Pension 7.5%

Private health cover

Worldwide travel insurance

Gym membership allowance

Job summary

Deerfoot IT Resources Limited is seeking a Network Engineer in Sunbury-on-Thames for a hybrid role (3 days on-site, Tue/Wed fixed). You will own a critical migration from Cisco to Arista and a firewall upgrade across UK/Europe, within an ISO 27001 framework.

The role focuses on hands-on configuration, incident resolution and security controls, with a strong emphasis on live troubleshooting and end-to-end delivery.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Cisco routing and switching in a business-critical in-house environment.
• Firewall experience, preferably Palo Alto, with VPNs and VLANs.
• Knowledge of network security best practices in ISO 27001 environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Cisco to Arista edge switching migration and follow-on firewall replacement.
• Administer LAN, WAN and site-to-site connectivity across UK/Europe.
• Configure and support switches, routers, firewalls, SD-WAN and wireless hand-on.
• Maintain security controls per ISO 27001 including firewalls, VPNs, VLANs and access policies.
• Troubleshoot live faults and resolve issues before users are impacted.
• Own firmware, patching, documentation and disaster recovery connectivity.

Skills

LAN/WAN experience

Troubleshooting

Live project ownership

ISO 27001 familiarity

Tools

Cisco

Arista

Palo Alto

SD-WAN

Job description

Deerfoot IT Resources Limited is seeking a Network Engineer in Sunbury-on-Thames for a hybrid role (3 days on-site, Tue/Wed fixed). You will own a critical migration from Cisco to Arista and a firewall upgrade across UK/Europe, within an ISO 27001 framework.

The role focuses on hands-on configuration, incident resolution and security controls, with a strong emphasis on live troubleshooting and end-to-end delivery.