Hybrid Network Engineer – Cisco, SD-WAN & Security

ParentPay Group; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid role

Job summary

ParentPay Group is seeking a Network Engineer in Coventry. The role sits in a fast-paced Infrastructure Engineering team, handling internal and production networks across data centres, cloud platforms, and remote offices.

You will ensure SLAs, security-first practices, and timely vulnerability remediation. You will be part of a hybrid role based at the Coventry office, reporting to the Infrastructure Engineering Manager.

Qualifications

• Strong Cisco networking skills (Switches, Firepower FTD), CCNA or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of network security principles, firewall management, VPNs, access control and secure network design.
• Good extended network administration experience with Load balancers, VMware, Hyper-V, WAN, WLAN, and LAN configurations.
• SD-WAN experience (Juniper SSR).
• Excellent understanding of DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP.
• Experience delivering infrastructure projects in ITIL/change environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and issue-resolution abilities.
• Experience with third-party network providers and vendor escalations.
• Ability to create and maintain high-quality network documentation and handover material.
• Excellent communication skills and workload prioritisation.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, maintain and improve network infrastructure including Cisco switches, Firepower, wireless and SD-WAN.
• Support vulnerability remediation and security improvements across the estate.
• Provide 2nd/3rd line technical support and act as escalation point.
• Contribute to design, implementation and support of new network services.
• Identify opportunities to improve service delivery and exceed SLAs.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Engineering and Service Ops.
• Develop and enhance network monitoring, alerting and capacity management.
• Plan and document infrastructure changes per ITIL-based processes.
• Create and review technical documentation and diagrams.

Skills

Cisco networking

Network security

Load balancers

VMware/Hyper-V

WAN/WLAN

DNS/DHCP/TCP-IP

SD-WAN

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Vendor management

Tools

Solarwinds

PRTG

LogicMonitor

Juniper SSR

Job description

ParentPay Group is seeking a Network Engineer in Coventry. The role sits in a fast-paced Infrastructure Engineering team, handling internal and production networks across data centres, cloud platforms, and remote offices.

You will ensure SLAs, security-first practices, and timely vulnerability remediation. You will be part of a hybrid role based at the Coventry office, reporting to the Infrastructure Engineering Manager.