Network Cloud Consultant - Manufacturing

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first working model

Limited onsite attendance in London

Clearly scoped engagement

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is recruiting a contract networking engineer in London to help design and implement enterprise and data centre networking for an advanced computing platform. You will own Layer 2/3 design, BGP routing, and GCP networking, with hybrid interconnect and production commissioning, from design through to handover.

The role is remote-first with limited onsite attendance in London, offers a clearly scoped SoW, and provides hands-on ownership and documentation

Qualifications

• Extensive enterprise and data centre networking experience.
• Deep knowledge of L2 segmentation, L3 routing, BGP and firewalling.
• GCP networking experience including VPC and IAM‑aware access.
• MikroTik RouterOS production routing experience.
• Experience with hybrid connectivity platforms such as Equinix Fabric or Megaport.
• Audit-friendly, security-conscious network design.

Responsibilities

• Design L2 and L3 architecture with routing design.
• Implement MikroTik routing in production.
• Design and implement GCP networking and VPCs.
• Validate GCP against hybrid data centre interconnect.
• Build auditable GCP environment for management and traffic.
• Produce full documentation, handover materials, and final reports.
• Support deployment and commissioning.
• Deploy test rig infrastructure.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Data centre networking

Layer 2/L3 routing

BGP

Firewalling

GCP networking

MikroTik RouterOS

Hybrid connectivity

Security & auditability

Onsite availability

Tools

MikroTik RouterOS

GCP IAM

Job description

Ready to take the next step in your career?

Join a specialist contract project delivering the network and cloud infrastructure behind an advanced computing platform in a London data centre innovation lab. The engagement covers Layer 2/3 architecture, GCP networking, hybrid interconnect, and production commissioning, with hands-on ownership from design through to handover.

The role offers the opportunity to work on a unique project combining enterprise networking and advanced computing infrastructure, with a defined Statement of Work and clear project scope. It is remote-first, with limited onsite attendance in London when technically required.

Responsibilities

• Design Layer 2 and Layer 3 architecture, including routing and route-exchange design using BGP where appropriate
• Implement MikroTik routing configurations in production environments
• Design and implement Google Cloud Platform (GCP) networking, including VPC architecture and firewalling
• Integrate and validate GCP networking against a hybrid data centre interconnect fabric
• Build a secure, auditable GCP environment for platform management and workload traffic
• Deploy and validate test rig infrastructure
• Support production deployment and commissioning
• Produce full technical documentation, handover materials, and final reports

Skills/Must Have

• Strong enterprise and data centre networking background
• Deep knowledge of Layer 2 segmentation, Layer 3 routing, BGP, and firewalling
• Google Cloud Platform networking experience, including VPC architecture, firewalling, and IAM‑aware access models
• MikroTik RouterOS experience or strong transferable production router configuration expertise
• Experience with hybrid connectivity platforms such as Equinix Fabric, Megaport, or similar
• Security‑conscious approach to network design, with a focus on auditability and access separation
• Ability to work independently against a Statement of Work (SoW)
• Strong technical documentation skills
• Ability to attend onsite in London when technically required
• Valid photo ID for site access

Benefits

• Outside IR35 contract
• Remote-first working model with limited, ad-hoc onsite travel to London
• High-profile, cutting‑edge project in advanced computing infrastructure
• Clearly scoped and defined engagement with clear deliverables

Salary

• Up to £300 per day, negotiable depending on experience.