Principal Network Engineer

Eden Scott; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to shape technical operations. This role requires expertise in Palo Alto and Juniper, along with a focus on cloud migration and innovative networking solutions. Join a small, agile team with a culture of experimentation and continuous learning, offering competitive compensation and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Flexible working

Culture of experimentation and learning

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise network/system design.
• 5+ years in technical leadership roles.
• Experience with cloud networking and infrastructure as code.

Responsibilities

• Drive architecture decisions and cloud migration.
• Lead network innovation across AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-prem environments.
• Implement hybrid cloud networking and security measures.

Skills

Palo Alto expertise

Juniper networking

Hybrid cloud networking

Infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible)

Technical leadership

Job description

Overview

Principal Network Engineer - Global Fintech (Remote, UK). Are you a Palo Alto and Juniper expert ready to shape the future of technical operations at a high-growth fintech?

We are partnering with a global leader in payments technology to build a modern, secure, and scalable infrastructure from the ground up. This is a rare opportunity to own architecture decisions, drive cloud migration, and lead network innovation across AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-prem environments.

Responsibilities

• Deep hands-on experience with Palo Alto NGFW & Panorama (TLS decryption, Prisma Access, GlobalProtect, etc.)
• Strong Juniper networking background (EVPN, VXLAN, VRFs, Junos OS)
• Proven success in hybrid cloud networking and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible)
• 10+ years in enterprise network/system design, 5+ years in technical leadership

Qualifications

• Bonus: PCNSE, JNCIP, cloud certs, DR planning, and monitoring/forensics experience.

Why Join

• High-impact role in a small, agile team
• Culture of experimentation and continuous learning
• Competitive comp, flexible working, and global reach

Important: Palo Alto and Juniper experience is essential. Cisco-only backgrounds typically aren't the right fit.

Ready to make your mark? Let's talk.

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