Networking Engineer

Natilik

Greater London

On-site

GBP 83,000 - 129,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave (+ bank holidays)

Quarterly Awards and Bonuses

Flexible Working Policy

Competitive pension scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Company shares (after 1 year)

Medicash (Cashback Scheme)

Retail discounts via Medicash

EAP scheme for you and household

Cycle to Work Scheme

Annual volunteering day

Job summary

Natilik is seeking a Networking Engineer in London to shape and strengthen the networks capability for key clients. You will own connectivity, resilience and operate in a global environment, connecting data centres, offices and cloud environments with a focus on stability and high performance.

You will work closely with client technology teams, take ownership of complex issues, and build strong relationships with stakeholders and the Natilik team as part of a 6-month fixed-term contract with

Qualifications

Significant experience in enterprise/data-centre networking, latency-sensitive settings.
Deep knowledge of routing and switching (BGP, OSPF) and security appliances.
Network automation and monitoring skills using programming tools.
Cloud networking experience with AWS and hybrid environments.
Multicast and market-data networking understanding.

Responsibilities

Own network operations and change for global estates with focus on stability and security.
Lead resilience and low-latency connectivity, incident response and fault resolution.
Drive network automation and continuous improvement across configurations and monitoring.
Collaborate with London and New York teams for global standards and follow-the-sun coverage.

Skills

Enterprise Networking

Routing & Switching (BGP/OSPF)

Palo Alto Firewall

Zscaler

Network Automation

Python

Ansible

AWS Transit Gateway

Multicast Networking

Market-data Networking

Tools

Palo Alto Firewall

Zscaler

AWS Transit Gateway

Job description

Natilik is a Global Technology Solutions Partner. Our mission continues to be two-fold; growing a brand that is seen as the industry’s ‘Confident Guide’ sat between the vendors who make technology, and our clients who want to use it to help deliver the outcomes most important to them. We offer products, services, platforms, applications, and expertise to help. We also want to continue to build a business that we can be proud of, with a focus on five stakeholders: clients, people, partners, communities, and shareholders; putting our people at the heart of everything we do. From the small and simple, to the large and complex, we want a life-long partnership, a company our clients and people can rely on.

Role: Networking Engineer

Location: London (Onsite initially, moving to hybrid)

Type: 6 month fixed term contract, subject to extension

The Role

The Networking Engineer will shape and strengthen the networks capability of Natilik's key clients, taking ownership of connectivity and resilience and operating in a global environment. You’ll combine deep technical expertise with a strong sense of ownership, working closely with our client’s technology teams to deliver the reliable, high-performance connectivity that their business depends on. You’ll play a key role in maintaining and evolving a sophisticated global network, connecting data centres, offices and cloud environments across a demanding, 24x7 estate. You’ll be trusted to take ownership, solve challenging technical problems and build strong relationships with both client stakeholders and the wider Natilik team.

Main activities, duties & tasks

Own network operations and change: Take ownership of day-to-day network operations across the client’s global estate, supporting connectivity between sites, data centres and cloud environments. Plan and implement network changes with a strong focus on stability, security and minimal business disruption.
Lead on resilience and low-latency connectivity: Help maintain the performance and resilience of trading-critical network paths, identifying potential risks and driving improvements to availability and reliability. Take a lead role in incident response, troubleshooting complex issues and coordinating effective resolution to minimise business impact.
Drive network automation and continuous improvement: Identify opportunities to automate network configuration, monitoring and validation, improving consistency, reducing manual effort and strengthening operational assurance. Champion best practices that make network operations more efficient, scalable and reliable.
Collaborate across a global engineering team: Work closely with colleagues in London and New York to align network standards, share technical expertise and support consistent service delivery across regions. Contribute to effective follow-the-sun operational coverage, ensuring a seamless approach to network management and incident handling across time zones.

What we're looking for

Skillset...

Significant experience in enterprise/data-centre networking, ideally in latency-sensitive settings
Deep knowledge of routing/switching (BGP, OSPF), firewalls (Palo Alto) and secure web (Zscaler)
Network automation (Python, Ansible) and monitoring skills
Cloud networking experience (AWS Transit Gateway, Direct Connect)
Multicast / market-data networking

Behaviours...

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with clients and articulate technical solutions to different audiences.
Ability to build and maintain relationships across client teams and key stakeholders.
Strong team player whoenjoysworking alongside others,contributing, and addinginformed opinion and insights to discussions.
Ability to perform client workshops and run technology showcases.
Ability to work under pressure, outside of comfort zone, with a ‘can-do’ attitude.
Ability to approach problem-solving in a clear and concise manner.

Benefits

Natilik offers a series of benefits and perks designed to support your personal and professional growth, while fostering a thriving and rewarding work environment. We recognise the importance of contributing to our people's well-being, job satisfaction, and work-life balance and remain committed to doing so. This is why we offer: