SC-Cleared Network Engineer: Data Center & Automation

Sanderson Government & Defence; City Of London; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence is seeking an experienced Network Specialist to design, build, automate, and manage secure enterprise and data centre networks in a defence environment. The role requires active SC Clearance and hands-on expertise with Palo Alto firewalls and Cisco switching.

The position offers remote work with fortnightly trips to London, focusing on secure, mission-critical networking solutions and automation initiatives in high-security contexts.

Qualifications

• SC Clearance is essential.
• Experience designing and managing data centre networks.
• Hands-on with Palo Alto Firewalls and Cisco Switches.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and support secure data centre network solutions.
• Manage and maintain Palo Alto firewalls and Cisco switching infrastructure.
• Develop and use network automation tools to improve efficiency.
• Support network and firewall automation initiatives across complex environments.
• Provide network design, troubleshooting, and 3rd line technical support.

Skills

SC Clearance

Data centre networking

Palo Alto Firewalls

Cisco Switches

Network automation

Scripting

Tools

Network automation tools

Scripting languages

Job description

Sanderson Government & Defence is seeking an experienced Network Specialist to design, build, automate, and manage secure enterprise and data centre networks in a defence environment. The role requires active SC Clearance and hands-on expertise with Palo Alto firewalls and Cisco switching.

The position offers remote work with fortnightly trips to London, focusing on secure, mission-critical networking solutions and automation initiatives in high-security contexts.