Principal Network Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Chesterfield; Remote; GBP 85,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading network solutions provider in the UK is seeking a Principal Network Engineer. This role involves handling both cloud and on-premises infrastructures with a focus on observability, high availability, and information security. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Palo Alto products, network design, and cloud integration, ensuring robust performance across diverse projects.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Palo Alto portfolio, including Prisma.
• Deep understanding of BGP, with experience in designing, deploying, and troubleshooting.
• Enterprise-level system and network design experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish a Technical Operations-first approach to cloud and on-premises setups.
• Support system and network infrastructure including switches, routers, firewall, compute, storage, and virtualization.
• Handle hosting environments, observability, high availability, and information security with Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Skills

Palo Alto

BGP

Cloud Providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)

IPSEC

DHCP

DNS

Juniper switches & routers

Load balancing

Job description

Principal Network Engineer

£85,000 plus annual bonus

Remote, UK

Are you a highly experienced Network Engineer with expertise in diverse infrastructure? We are seeking a Network Engineer to establish a Technical Operations-first approach to both cloud and on-premises setups.

The Network Engineer will be responsible for hosting environments, observability, high availability, information security with Infrastructure as Code (IaC). This is a senior role requiring experience across multiple projects, including legacy infrastructure and migration to modern systems.

This role requires expertise in Palo Alto, Next-Generation Firewalls, and Prisma.

The main focus will be on observability, high availability, infosec, and IaC. You will support system and network infrastructure including switches, routers, load balancers, firewalls, compute, storage, and virtualization. Experience in mergers & acquisitions is highly advantageous.

Technical Expertise – must haves

• Strong experience with Palo Alto portfolio, including Prisma
• Deep understanding of BGP, with experience in designing, deploying, and troubleshooting
• Enterprise-level system and network design experience
• Experience working with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Knowledge of IPSEC, DHCP, DNS
• Strong experience with Juniper switches & routers (Cisco considered)
• Knowledge of VXLAN and EVPN
• Load balancing experience (HAProxy preferred, F5, A10, Kemp as alternatives)