Hybrid Network Operations Engineer — Cloud & Security

DWP Digital; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working

I Can Be Me in DWP

Discounts & savings

Cycle to work loan

Professional development

Job summary

DWP Digital is seeking a Network Engineer to transform our datacentre and remote site network infrastructure using leading-edge technologies. This role sits within the Network Service Operations team, contributing to scalable, user-centric digital services across the public sector.

Hybrid working with flexible hours, excellent pension contributions, and a focus on work-life balance are offered. Facilities include hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle.

Qualifications

• Design, build and operate network infrastructure: Enterprise-scale on-prem and cloud.
• Network security principles and technologies including next-gen firewalls, VPNs, encryption & authentication.
• Incident, problem and service management: 3rd line support and ITSM practices.
• Operational ownership: manage day-to-day issues, analyze root causes, resolve network service issues.
• Collaboration and communication: work with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to deliver outcomes.
• Core networking and troubleshooting: TCP/IP, routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, VXLAN), DNS, DHCP, NTP.

Responsibilities

• You'll work across a large-scale network environment, supporting AWS, Azure, OCI, firewalls, load balancers and core network infrastructure while investigating incidents and improving performance.
• If you enjoy troubleshooting, solving complex problems and working with modern network technologies, this is a great opportunity to make a real impact. You'll collaborate with engineering, security and architecture teams while helping drive the move towards cloud-based and automated solutions.
• Bonus points if you have experience with Terraform, Ansible or Python, and any cloud or networking certifications such as AWS, Azure, Aruba or Arista.

Skills

Network design

Network security

Incident & ITSM

Operational ownership

Cross-functional collaboration

TCP/IP troubleshooting

Tools

OSPF/BGP/VXLAN

Firewall & VPN

Job description

DWP Digital is seeking a Network Engineer to transform our datacentre and remote site network infrastructure using leading-edge technologies. This role sits within the Network Service Operations team, contributing to scalable, user-centric digital services across the public sector.

Hybrid working with flexible hours, excellent pension contributions, and a focus on work-life balance are offered. Facilities include hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle.