Principal Network Engineer - Secure Hybrid & Cloud Architect

Leonardo UK Ltd; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time to Recharge: up to 12 flexi-days

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

Mental health support & employee nets

Bonus scheme for management level and下

4,000+ online courses via Coursera/LL

Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to lead design and delivery of secure, resilient networks across on‑premise, hybrid and cloud environments. You will mentor engineers, engage with customers and define technical solutions, balancing hands‑on engineering with leadership in a dynamic, security‑driven setting.

The role supports hybrid working with site collaboration and extensive interaction with stakeholders and vendors.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of networking protocols and technologies (BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VPNs, QoS, IPsec, MCLAG).
• CCNP level certification or equivalent across multi-vendor networks.
• Strong firewall, IDS/IPS and network security knowledge.
• Experience with cloud networking (AWS/Azure) and hybrid integration.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority across networking domains.
• Lead design and implementation of secure networks across on‑premise, hybrid, and cloud.
• Capture and analyse complex requirements for network designs.
• Embed secure-by-design principles across solutions.
• Own delivery within work packages including planning and reporting.
• Mentor and lead junior/senior network engineers.
• Support technology assessments, innovation, and roadmaps.
• Engage with customers, stakeholders and vendors to define solutions.

Skills

BGP/OSPF/MPLS

Cloud networking

Security principles

Network automation

Mentoring/leadership

Education

CCNP or equivalent certification

Tools

Cisco (CCNP)

Dell

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to lead design and delivery of secure, resilient networks across on‑premise, hybrid and cloud environments. You will mentor engineers, engage with customers and define technical solutions, balancing hands‑on engineering with leadership in a dynamic, security‑driven setting.

The role supports hybrid working with site collaboration and extensive interaction with stakeholders and vendors.