Network Engineer

BAUER MEDIA; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A media company is seeking two Network Engineers to join their Infrastructure Services Team in Manchester. The ideal candidates will monitor, diagnose, and improve the network systems. Responsibilities include ensuring infrastructure availability and troubleshooting networking issues. Candidates must have extensive experience with Cisco hardware and knowledge of Palo Alto firewalls. The position offers a collaborative team environment with opportunities for learning and development, along with a generous holiday policy and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Internal training provider access

Enhanced parental leave pay

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of Cisco hardware including Switches, Firewalls, and Routers.
• Highly experienced with Cisco IOS, VLANs, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP.
• Experience with WAN technologies including point-to-point links and MPLS.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the availability of infrastructure and back-office services.
• Problem diagnosis and troubleshooting for networking products.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.

Skills

Cisco hardware knowledge

Palo Alto firewalls expertise

Cisco IOS experience

VLANs

EIGRP

OSPF

BGP

Meraki experience

WAN technologies

Consultative skills

Job description

Due to internal expansion we are looking for two Network Engineers to join our Infrastructure Services Team in Manchester, Peterborough or London.

We are looking for two experienced Network Engineers to monitor, diagnose, and report issues within Bauer’s networks and improve/evolve for the future.

Our Team: How we enrich everyday life

The Network Team provides expertise to design & implement network related projects and support day-to-day operational activities.

The team has a friendly family atmosphere full of people who are fun to work with and who will always dive in to help each other when needed. Whether there is a major incident to resolve, decisions to be made or knowledge to be shared, everyone has a voice, and their input is always encouraged.

What you will be doing

• Ensure the availability of infrastructure and back-office related services
• Problem diagnosis, troubleshooting, escalation and notification for all networking related products/hardware
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in complex systems and drive performance optimisations
• Produce procedural documentation for use by IT and customers
• Handle escalated customer/business issues at the appropriate level
• Assist in solving difficult customer/business and technical issues
• Liaison with other analysts or team members to share and develop ideas, also co-ordinate input to projects

What we are looking for

• Excellent knowledge of Cisco hardware including Switches, Firewalls and Routers, including Catalyst, Nexus, ISR, ASR, ASA. (Non-Cisco skills will be considered).
• Excellent knowledge of Palo Alto firewalls
• Highly experienced working with Cisco IOS, VLANs, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP and comfortable working on resilient systems in high-availability environments
• Experience with Meraki or similar wireless systems
• Experience with WAN technologies including point-to-point links and MPLS
• Strong interpersonal and consultative skills
• Experience in a multi-site, similar sized multiple lines of business company

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About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win.
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working.
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing [e-mail].

We are actively recruiting for this position, so the job advert may close earlier than expected.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email [e-mail] we would love to hear from you.

Location:
Manchester, GB, M15 4PR
London, GB, NW1 2PL
Peterborough, GB, PE2 6EA

Req ID: 3287

Date Job Posting Last Updated: 15 Dec 2025