Secure Network Engineer for Mission-Critical Infra

IBM SiXworks; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private medical cover

Life Assurance

Generous pension

Bonus

Training and development

Secure parking

On-site gym

Café & restaurant on site

Job summary

SiXworks in the United Kingdom is seeking a Network Engineer to design, build and deliver secure digital solutions for Defence and National Security missions. You will work with engineers, architects, and delivery specialists to enable faster, safer decision-making for critical operations.

The role focuses on WAN/LAN design, firewall rules, and lab testing in highly secure environments, with opportunities to implement modern automation tools and multi-vendor networking.

Qualifications

• Experience in Wide Area Network Architecture and SD-WAN.
• Familiarity with routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP.
• Experience implementing VPNs and network security infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and deliver secure digital solutions in highly secure environments.
• Create configuration guides from High/Low Level Designs.
• Support and troubleshoot Data Centre networks and NSX environments.

Skills

WAN Architecture

SD-WAN

OSPF/BGP

VPNs & NGFWs

Design documentation

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

NSX

Job description

SiXworks in the United Kingdom is seeking a Network Engineer to design, build and deliver secure digital solutions for Defence and National Security missions. You will work with engineers, architects, and delivery specialists to enable faster, safer decision-making for critical operations.

The role focuses on WAN/LAN design, firewall rules, and lab testing in highly secure environments, with opportunities to implement modern automation tools and multi-vendor networking.