Network Engineer

Sanderson Government & Defence; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence seeks a DV-cleared Senior Network Engineer to design and support enterprise network infrastructure for our clients. You will lead technical discussions, own project delivery, and provide expert guidance in high-security environments.

You will apply expert routing and switching skills, diagnose complex issues, and communicate clearly with customers while ensuring reliability, security, and availability across data centre and enterprise networks.

Qualifications

• Senior network engineer with extensive experience designing and supporting enterprise network infrastructure.
• Expert-level routing and switching knowledge.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Excellent customer-facing communication skills.
• Must already hold a DV clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and support enterprise network infrastructure for clients.
• Lead technical discussions and provide expert guidance.
• Collaborate with customers on project delivery and outcomes.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Routing & switching

Troubleshooting

Customer facing

DV clearance

Job description

Currently entering a period of business change and expansion, this specialist employer is looking to add to its team with the appointment of a DV cleared Network Engineer.

You are an experienced Senior Network Engineer with a passion for solving complex networking challenges. You enjoy working directly with customers, are comfortable taking ownership of projects, and have the confidence to lead technical discussions and provide expert guidance. You thrive in environments where reliability, security, and attention to detail are paramount, and you enjoy working with modern data centre networking technologies as well as traditional
enterprise infrastructure.

The successful candidate will have experience with the following:

• Extensive experience designing and supporting enterprise network infrastructure.
• Expert-level routing and switching knowledge.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and diagnostic skills.
• Excellent customer-facing communication skills.
• Strong understanding of:
  o BGP
  o OSPF
  o VLANs
  o VRRP/HSRP
  o Spanning Tree
  o QoS
  o Multicast
  o IPv4/IPv6
  o High Availability networking
• Due to the nature of this work, candidates must already hold a DV clearance.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.