Network Engineer – Automation & Scalable Data Centre

Leidos; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension

Private Medical Insurance

33 days annual leave

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Leidos UK & EUROPE is seeking Network Engineers to support UK programmes in 2026. You will contribute to designs, maintenance of technical documentation, and support change projects, while monitoring the technology landscape for improvements.

As part of the senior delivery team you will design, implement and verify network solutions using data centre and campus technologies, automation, and robust HA configurations across Windows, Linux and SAN environments.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of data centre and campus networking technologies (Cisco, Palo Alto, F5).
• Understanding of routing protocols (static/dynamic) in DC and WAN.
• Experience with high availability data centre networks supporting Windows, Linux and SAN.

Responsibilities

• Provide Network Engineering skills and produce solution designs as part of the senior delivery team.
• Collaborate with partner delivery teams to design and implement modern, scalable Network using automation and new technologies.
• Lead on Network management and acceptance, setting standards and providing deep technical expertise to programme teams.
• Utilise verification/validation concepts to produce Network Designs across subject areas.
• Collaborate with customers on all aspects of Network management including service assurance and integration.
• Identify business opportunities by applying engineering and design best practices.
• Communicate effectively across organizational, technical and political boundaries.

Skills

Cisco routing

Palo Alto firewall

F5 load balancer

Encryption

Routing protocols

L2/L3 networking

Windows/Linux SAN

Tools

SolarWinds

FMC

Panorama

Job description

Leidos UK & EUROPE is seeking Network Engineers to support UK programmes in 2026. You will contribute to designs, maintenance of technical documentation, and support change projects, while monitoring the technology landscape for improvements.

As part of the senior delivery team you will design, implement and verify network solutions using data centre and campus technologies, automation, and robust HA configurations across Windows, Linux and SAN environments.