Network Engineer

Jacobs; Warrington; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in engineering and technology solutions is seeking a Network Engineer to join their Amentum International team in Warrington. The successful candidate will lead the design and maintenance of robust network infrastructures, ensuring excellence in performance and scalability. With benefits including flexible working hours and professional development support, this role offers a chance to thrive within a collaborative and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Free medical cover

Flexible working hours

Enhanced parental leave pay

Reimbursement for professional development

Qualifications

• Solid experience in network administration and architecture.
• Several years in enterprise environments (5,000+ users).
• Proven knowledge of network operating systems and firewalls.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy functional networks (LAN, WLAN, WAN).
• Monitor and troubleshoot network performance.
• Train and mentor team members to ensure effective cross-training.

Skills

Network administration

TCP/IP protocols

Network security

F5 skills

Cisco Meraki

Troubleshooting skills

Python scripting

SolarWinds tools

Education

Professional certification (e.g. CCNP, CCDP)

Job description

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We'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working with us offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled and versatile network engineer to join our Amentum International team. The role holder will possess expertise in hybrid environments (on-prem, Azure, SASE). The role holder will lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of resilient network infrastructure that ensures optimal reliability, scalability, and performance.

Reporting to the Tech Services Manager, you will be working as a part of a small but highly proactive and passionate team providing remote and on-site network infrastructure support for our enterprise end users (internal users), across the UK, EMEA, APAC (approx. 7,500 users). You will also collaborate with colleagues at our USA central (HQ) technology team.

The base office for this position is in Birchwood Park, Warrington. You will be required to visit the office weekly.

Responsibilities

• Work across BAU operations and projects & programmes
  
• Design and deploy functional networks (LAN, WLAN, WAN)
  
• Configure and install software and network devices
  
• Monitor network performance and integrity
  
• Resolve support issues that have escalated by troubleshooting cloud and local infrastructure
  
• Automate tasks and monitor their effectiveness
  
• Create, oversee and test security measures (e.g. access authentication and disaster recovery)
  
• Communicate with users when needed
  
• Maintain complete technical documentation
  
• Suggest improvements to network performance, capacity and scalability
  
• Train and mentor other team members, to ensure cross-training / skilling
Here's What You'll Need:

Network Engineer-(EST0004QR)Your Impact:

We'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working with us offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled and versatile network engineer to join our Amentum International team. The role holder will possess expertise in hybrid environments (on-prem, Azure, SASE). The role holder will lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of resilient network infrastructure that ensures optimal reliability, scalability, and performance.

Reporting to the Tech Services Manager, you will be working as a part of a small but highly proactive and passionate team providing remote and on-site network infrastructure support for our enterprise end users (internal users), across the UK, EMEA, APAC (approx. 7,500 users). You will also collaborate with colleagues at our USA central (HQ) technology team.

The base office for this position is in Birchwood Park, Warrington. You will be required to visit the office weekly.

Responsibilities

Work across BAU operations and projects & programmes

Design and deploy functional networks (LAN, WLAN, WAN)

Configure and install software and network devices

Monitor network performance and integrity

Resolve support issues that have escalated by troubleshooting cloud and local infrastructure

Automate tasks and monitor their effectiveness

Create, oversee and test security measures (e.g. access authentication and disaster recovery)

Communicate with users when needed

Maintain complete technical documentation

Suggest improvements to network performance, capacity and scalability

Train and mentor other team members, to ensure cross-training / skilling

Here's What You'll Need:

Requirements

F5 and Cisco Meraki skills and experience

Solid background in network administration and architecture

In-depth understanding of communication protocols (mainly TCP/IP) and routing protocols (e.g. BGP)

Familiarity with access control models and network security

Knowledge of coding languages for scripting (e.g. Python, Perl) is an advantage

Experience with network diagnostic, monitoring and analysis tools (e.g. SolarWinds)

Solid understanding of network operating systems (Cisco NX-OS, IOS-XE)

Proven experience with Palo Alto firewalls (Panorama, PAN-OS, LSVPN)

Highly experienced troubleshooting skills

Several years of experience working within a large enterprise estate (5,000+ users)

Industry-related experience as a Senior Network Engineer or Network Administrator

Professional certification (e.g. CCNP, CCDP) or proven knowledge on this level