Principal Network Engineer

Primis Talent; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech recruitment company is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to lead the design and support of network infrastructure in a fully remote role. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Palo Alto, Next-Gen Firewalls, and cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure). Benefits include a 7% annual bonus, flexible working hours, and extensive holiday entitlement.

Benefits

7% annual bonus

45 days holiday (including bank holidays)

Annual pay reviews

Private healthcare, including eyecare & dental

Annual certifications allowance

Qualifications

• Strong background in diverse infrastructure environments.
• Experience in M&A environments or greenfield network setups is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and support of systems and network infrastructure.
• Ensure high availability, observability, and infosec within hosted environments.
• Work across switches, routers, load balancers, firewalls, compute, storage, and virtualization.
• Support cloud (multi‑vendor) and on‑prem data centre operations.
• Contribute to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.

Skills

Palo Alto (Core)

Next‑Gen Firewalls (NGFW)

VXLAN & EVPN

BGP

Enterprise system & network design

Cloud experience (AWS, GCP, Azure)

On‑prem data centre operations

IP Networking protocols: IPSec, DHCP, DNS

Job description

Job Title: Principal Network Engineer

Salary: £115,000 + 7% annual bonus

Location: Remote (UK-based)

Overview

Are you a highly experienced Network Engineer with a strong background in diverse infrastructure environments? We're looking for a Principal Network Engineer to champion a TechOps-first approach across both cloud and on-premise setups.

This is a senior‑level role, ideal for someone who has led multiple simultaneous projects involving both legacy systems and modern infrastructure migrations. Expertise in Palo Alto and Next‑Gen Firewalls is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and support of systems and network infrastructure.
• Ensure high availability, observability, and infosec within hosted environments.
• Work across switches, routers, load balancers, firewalls, compute, storage, and virtualization.
• Support cloud (multi‑vendor) and on‑prem data centre operations.
• Contribute to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
• Experience in M&A environments or greenfield network setups is highly advantageous.

Essential Technical Skills

• Palo Alto (Core)
• Next‑Gen Firewalls (NGFW)
• VXLAN & EVPN
• BGP: Strong understanding with hands‑on experience in design, deployment & troubleshooting.
• Enterprise system & network design
• Cloud experience (any of AWS, GCP, Azure)
• On‑prem data centre operations
• IP Networking protocols: IPSec, DHCP, DNS

Benefits

• Fully remote & flexible working
• 7% annual bonus
• 45 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Annual pay reviews
• Private healthcare, including eyecare & dental
• Annual certifications allowance

Research indicates that men will apply to a role when they meet only 50-60% of the requirements, while women and other underrepresented groups often look for a 90-100% match. If this role excites you but you don't tick every single box, please still apply. We'd love to hear from you.