Network Engineer

Bauer Media Outdoor; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in London is seeking a Network Engineer to enhance its digital network that powers 33,000 digital screens across the UK and Europe. The role involves designing, deploying, and optimising network infrastructure while leveraging automation, cloud networking, and incident response strategies. Candidates should have substantial experience in network engineering, excellent troubleshooting skills, and a passion for performance and uptime. This position offers a dynamic work environment with flexible hybrid options.

Benefits

33 days holiday

Pension matched up to 8%

Healthcare Cash Plan

Life insurance income protection

Discounts with 100s of retailers

Qualifications

• 5+ years in enterprise or carrier-grade network engineering.
• Experience with Fortinet and Cisco Meraki networking.
• Familiarity with IoT gateways and SIM management.
• Knowledge of automation tools and network principles.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimise enterprise and IoT network infrastructure.
• Manage firewalls and VPN connectivity.
• Deliver Azure network services.
• Automate provisioning using modern toolsets.

Skills

Enterprise networking

IoT connectivity

Cloud networking

Automation

Network observability

Incident response

Routing

Network security

Education

CCNA Fortinet NSE AZ-700 Network or similar

Tools

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Azure

Cisco Meraki

Fortinet

Job description

Description

Networks should be invisible when they work and unforgettable when they fail.

We prefer option one.

At Bauer Media Outdoor our network doesn't just support an office it powers 33000 digital screens thousands of IoT devices edge connections cloud platforms and media campaigns seen by millions of people every day across the UK and Europe.

We're not just maintaining a network.

We're building a smart resilient AI-assisted secure and globally distributed digital estate.

And we need a Network Engineer who lives for uptime performance automation and the thrill of a well-instrumented network environment.

About the role

You’ll join our Infrastructure & Connectivity squad working across enterprise networking IoT cloud edge helping to design deploy and evolve the foundations that keep our digital estate alive.

This is a role that blends :

• Enterprise networking
• IoT connectivity (including 4G / 5G and SIM estate management)
• Cloud networking (Azure vWAN ExpressRoute VNets)
• Automation and Infrastructure as Code
• AI-assisted network observability
• Zero drama incident response (ok minimal drama)

No two days are the same because the future of media moves fast.

What you’ll be doing

Network Engineering & IoT Connectivity

• Design deploy and optimise enterprise and IoT network infrastructure
• Manage Fortinet firewalls Cisco Meraki SD‑WAN and secure VPN connectivity
• Support 4G / 5G network architecture APNs IMSI / IMEI tracking and large SIM estates
• Connect the dots between screens edge devices cloud platforms and data centres

Cloud & Hybrid Networking

• Deliver Azure network services (vWAN VNets ExpressRoute NSGs VPN Gateways)
• Support hybrid networking across public cloud on‑prem and edge environments

Automation AI & Modern Ops

• Automate provisioning and configuration using Python REST APIs Terraform or Ansible
• Explore AIOps and AI‑driven observability predictive alerts and proactive remediation
• Instrument monitoring via DNA Center Zabbix SolarWinds NetFlow SNMP Syslog

Agile Execution

• Operate in sprint-based mini squads using Jira and Confluence
• Build with documentation version control repeatability and shared ownership in mind

What we’re looking for

You’re the right fit if you tick most of these :

• 35 years in enterprise or carrier-grade network engineering
• Comfortable across Fortinet Cisco Meraki and Azure networking
• Worked with 4G / 5G SIM management IoT gateways or distributed device estates
• Fluent in routing switching VPNs firewalls and network security principles
• Experienced with automation (Python Ansible Terraform APIs)
• Obsessed with observability performance and uptime
• Curious about AI‑enabled network ops automation and continuous improvement
• Calm structured and logical when things get interesting
• Great at explaining complex engineering without sounding like a thesaurus exploded

Nice‑to‑haves (not dealbreakers) :

• CCNA Fortinet NSE AZ‑700 Network or similar
• Exposure to AIOps AI MCP or predictive network automation
• IoT protocol experience (MQTT CoAP AMQP)
• Experience with Grafana InfluxDB or Power BI for network insight

Why Bauer Media Outdoor

Make a real impact

Your work will literally shape what millions of people see in the real world.

Build something from the ground up

You’ll define the tech the tooling the standards and the roadmap.

Engineering meets creativity

Where marketing imagination meets real‑world technical execution.

Hybrid flexible and built for humans

23 days in the London office autonomy to flex the rest.

And the usual good stuff

• Salary DOE bonus
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Pension matched up to 8%
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Life insurance income protection
• Cycle to Work
• Travel / season ticket loan
• Discounts with 100s of retailers
• A team that's genuinely brilliant supportive and uncompromisingly curious

Our Culture

At Bauer Media Outdoor we don’t want you to blend in.

We want you to Bring you. Shape us.

We move fast question assumptions and build things that work in the real world. We’re big enough to matter small enough to move and curious enough to invent.

Apply now

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best get in touch. Whether its a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance we’re available through telephone email or face to face. You can contact

At Bauer Media Outdoor we are committed to treating everyone with fairness and respect regardless of their race gender age ethnicity background sexual orientation disability or any other differences. We work hard to foster an inclusive environment a place you can be yourself. We support reasonable adjustment requests from candidates and employees. If you’re interested in joining us to shape the future of out‑of‑home media we'd love to hear from you.

Key Skills

Load Balancing, Routing Protocols, Network Administration, Network Engineering, BGP, LAN, Computer Networking, IPsec, OSPF, Cisco ASA, Juniper, MPLS

Full‑Time (Employment Type)

years (Experience)

1 (Vacancy)