Network Engineer - DV Cleared

SF Partners; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners in the United Kingdom is seeking a Network Engineer with an active DV clearance to support secure government and defence projects across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire. This hands-on role requires the ability to work across customer sites and travel as needed.

The position is full-time with a pattern of 3-4 days per week in the West Midlands and 1-2 days in Gloucestershire. A strong networking foundation and problem-solving mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Active DV clearance is essential for consideration.
• Experience in networking/infrastructure engineering.
• Foundation in routing, switching and network support.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in secure environments or environments with high security requirements.
• Willingness to travel and work across customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure and support network infrastructure.
• Support switches, routers and firewalls.
• Troubleshoot network and connectivity issues.
• Assist with network upgrades and changes.
• Perform site installations, audits and technical health checks.
• Conduct preventative maintenance and fault diagnosis.
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to resolve issues.
• Create and maintain network implementation documentation.
• Develop knowledge across advanced networking and data-centre technologies.

Skills

DV clearance

Troubleshooting

Secure environments

Willingness to travel

Tools

Cisco routing & switching

Cisco Catalyst

BGP/OSPF

Firewalls / network security

IPv4 / IPv6

VMware

Ansible / network automation

Job description

Network Engineer - DV Cleared

Location: West Midlands / Gloucestershire
Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 depending on experience
Working Pattern: Full-time, 3-4 days p/w in West Midlands, 1-2 days p/w in Gloucestershire
Clearance: Current active DV clearance is essential

We are supporting a specialist organisation delivering complex projects across highly secure government and defence environments. They are looking for a Network Engineer to join the team and support two ongoing secure programmes across the West Midlands and Tewkesbury.

You must currently hold active DV clearance to be considered for this position. Unfortunately, SC clearance, DV eligibility or previously/lapsed DV cannot be considered due to the requirements of the projects.

However, you do not need to be a Senior Network Engineer or tick every technical box below.

The business is flexible on seniority and is happy to consider junior, mid-level or senior engineers. If you have current DV, a solid foundation in networking and the ability and willingness to develop into some of the more specialist technologies, we would be very interested in speaking with you.

What you'll be doing

This is a hands‑on engineering position supporting secure customer environments. Depending on your experience, your responsibilities could include:

• Installing, configuring and supporting network infrastructure
• Supporting switches, routers and firewalls
• Troubleshooting network and connectivity issues
• Supporting network upgrades and changes
• Carrying out site installations, audits and technical health checks
• Preventative maintenance and fault diagnosis
• Working with customer and internal technical teams to resolve issues
• Producing and maintaining network and implementation documentation
• Developing your knowledge across more advanced networking and data‑centre technologies
• Technology environment

You do not need experience across all of the following, but exposure to some would be beneficial:

• Cisco routing and switching
• Cisco Catalyst switches
• VLANs, STP and general Layer 2/Layer 3 networking
• BGP and OSPF
• HSRP / VRRP
• Firewalls / network security
• Cisco Firepower / FTD
• IPv4 / IPv6
• QoS and multicast
• NVIDIA Mellanox switches / Cumulus Linux
• EVPN / VXLAN / MLAG / leaf-spine networking
• Linux
• VMware
• Ansible / network automation

What we're looking for

The ideal candidate will have:

• Current and active DV clearance essential
• Some practical networking/infrastructure engineering experience
• A foundation in routing, switching, network support or network infrastructure
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in, or an understanding of, secure environments
• Willingness to work across customer sites and develop technically
• Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel