Network Engineer

DWP Digital; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DWP Digital is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to drive infrastructure excellence and shape network services strategy. You will lead a team, collaborate with Architecture and Engineering, and ensure reliable, scalable networking across the department.

The role emphasises operational stability, resilience and service quality, with involvement in on-call rosta and occasional out‑of‑hours work to support critical delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in design and delivery of infrastructure and network services.
• Ability to communicate with engineering, business users and suppliers.
• Understanding of network reliability and resilience practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the team of Infrastructure engineers inputting into the selection, design and delivery of infrastructure services/solutions.
• Effectively communicate at different levels across support, engineering, architecture and 3rd party suppliers.
• Manage the implementation of complex technical solutions, identifying dependencies and risks.
• Design and manage VXLAN Overlays for scalable Datacentre networking.

Skills

Network design

VXLAN

Python/Ansible automation

Stakeholder comms

Tools

Arista

Palo Alto

Aruba

AWS

Azure

Job description

This Senior Network Engineer role is suited to an experienced practitioner who acts as a role model for Infrastructure excellence. The position sits at the heart of Network Services, promoting best practice across the department and supporting teams to deliver high-quality, reliable Infrastructure products. The role contributes to the design and evolution of Infrastructure and Network services, working collaboratively with Architecture and Engineering colleagues to ensure alignment with agreed principles, standards and long-term strategy. Accountability spans the full range of Network Services, with close collaboration across internal teams, external partners, stakeholders and customers. A strong focus is placed on maintaining operational stability, resilience, availability and service quality across DWP networks. The role also encompasses active backlog management, driving reliability and resilience improvements and leading the automation of low-value tasks, balancing continuous improvement with wider delivery commitments. As a Senior Network Engineer, you will:

• Lead and develop the team of Infrastructure engineers inputting into the selection, design and delivery of infrastructure services/solutions ensuring they are aligned to and help achieve IT and Departmental strategy.
• Effectively communicate at different levels, across support and engineering, business users, architecture and 3rd party suppliers.
• Manage the implementation of complex technical solutions, recognising and managing dependencies and risks, driving through to successful implementation.
• Design and manage VXLAN Overlays for scalable Datacentre networking.

It would be beneficial to have experience in the following areas when starting the role, although this is not essential: Arista, Palo Alto, Aruba, AWS and Azure. Familiarity with network automation coding and techniques (Python and Ansible) is a plus. This role includes participation in an on-call rota and may require occasional out-of-hours working to support critical service delivery and operational requirements.