Network Engineer (Outside IR35)

Talent Locker; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A defence consultancy is seeking a Contract Network Engineer in Hampshire, UK. The role involves building and supporting production LANs, managing WANs, and translating application requirements into firewall rules. Successful candidates must have experience with WAN architecture and networking protocols, and will work with modern technology in a national security context. Security clearance (SC Level) is required. This position emphasizes the need for clear documentation and technical skills in automation tools.

Qualifications

• Experience with WAN architecture and networking protocols.
• Ability to write configuration guides from design documents.
• Familiarity with automation tools like Ansible or Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Build and support production LANs and manage global WANs.
• Translate application requirements into firewall rules.
• Manage production environments using CLI.

Skills

Implementing and supporting WAN architecture

Routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP

VPNs and network security platforms like IKEv2

Writing clear configuration guides

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

NSX

Job description

Contract Network Engineer

Outside IR per day Defence & Security Hampshire

Contract position at a defence consultancy operating at the forefront of national security initiatives for a Network Engineer. The role requires onsite work and successful candidates must be security cleared (SC Level) prior to appointment.

You'll be comfortable building and supporting production LANs and working with global WANs. You will take application requirements and translate them into appropriate firewall rules. You will both build new technologies in labs or POCs and manage production environments using CLI. You will work with modern technology, and be ready to learn Secure by Design approaches within a National Security and Defence setting.

Essential skills

• Implementing and supporting WAN architecture
• Routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP, VPNs and network security platforms like IKEv2 and next‑gen firewalls.
• Writing clear configuration guides and delivering builds from both high‑level and low‑level designs.

Desirable experience

• Data centre networking with spine‑leaf fabrics, EVPN, BGP and Geneve
• High assurance IP encryptors
• Automation and orchestration tools like Ansible or Terraform
• White‑box networking such as Mellanox, Cumulus Linux or Nvidia
• Supporting and troubleshooting NSX
• CCNP or equivalent experience

Please apply or get in touch to find out more.