Network Engineer

Morgan Law; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Trust in London is seeking a Network Engineer for a 6-month initial contract. The role is hybrid, requiring three days in the office and two days working from home, with occasional travel to other sites as needed.

The position operates inside IR35 and seeks a senior, hands-on engineer to lead network security and infrastructure initiatives. Responsibilities include maintaining data network systems, configuring enterprise routing/switching and NGFWs, and ensuring 24/7/365 availability.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of progressive Network Engineer experience in high-availability ops.

Responsibilities

• Lead support and maintenance of data network systems (routers, switches, firewalls, wireless) to ensure 24/7/365 operations and plan upgrades using structured methodologies.

Skills

Network engineering

Enterprise routing & switching

NGFW security

Networking protocols

WLAN & IAM

Tools

Cisco Catalyst

Cisco Nexus

Palo Alto

FortiGate

Cisco ISE

Job description

An NHS Trust is seeking a Network Engineer on a 6-month initial contract in London.

The position is hybrid, with 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home, with occasional travel to other sites as required. The role is Inside IR35.

Responsibilities

• Lead specialist for the support and maintenance of the Data network systems (e.g.routers, switches, firewalls, wireless infrastructure etc). Responsible for ensuring that the systems are operational and maintained 24/7 x 365, implement future upgrades using Prince2 methodology, carry out comprehensive testing and create policies and procedures.
• This includes reconfiguring, developing and updating existing systems using research methodology, for example constant testing of equipment and regularly adapting infrastructure equipment to meet new requirements.
• Research, propose and manage policy and service changes, advise, recommend and initiate solutions. This will involve developing business cases to improve services, reduce costs and ensure business continuity across the Trusts clinical and non-clinical services.
• Provide specialist knowledge and technical support underpinned by theory through the IM&T Service Desk and ensure that the Service Desk is the Single Point of Contact for all IM&T incidents (queries, requests, faults etc) for all staff. Managing this in accordance with the ITIL Best Practice Framework.
• Manage key suppliers such as BT, Cisco and Exponential E; ensuring proactive performance measurement is carried out.

Experience

• Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive experience working as a Network Engineer in a high-availability, 24/7 mission-critical operational environment.
• Extensive hands‑on experience in the configuration, installation, support, and maintenance of enterprise‑grade routing and switching environments (e.g., Cisco Catalyst, Nexus).
• Proven experience managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting enterprise network security boundaries, including Next‑Generation Firewalls (NGFW) such as Palo Alto or FortiGate.
• In‑depth practical knowledge of core networking protocols and technologies: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, STP, VLANs, VRFs, NAT, and VPN (IPsec/SSL).
• Practical experience configuring and troubleshooting enterprise wireless infrastructure (WLAN controllers, Access Points) and identity/access management solutions (e.g., Cisco ISE).
• Experience working within the NHS desirable