Senior Enterprise Network Engineer - DMZ & Automation Lead

Archer; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, in collaboration with BNY, seeks a senior Network Engineer to design, deliver, and operate secure network solutions across campus, branch, and data center environments from Manchester. You will lead end-to-end delivery with security, risk, and audit teams, driving operational excellence and regulatory compliance.

The role requires SME-level Cisco expertise, hands-on experience with perimeter and DMZ changes, and a track record of delivering complex projects in regulated enterprise

Qualifications

• SME-level knowledge of Cisco ACI, Cisco SD-WAN, BGP, routing, VRFs, GRE and related connectivity.
• Hands-on experience designing and executing Cisco network changes in perimeter/DMZ environments.
• Experience with automation tooling and infrastructure-as-code approaches (Terraform, Ansible, Python).
• Experience with cloud networking (Azure, AWS) and Aviatrix is beneficial.
• F5 and proxies, Zscaler/GlobalProtect experience is beneficial.
• Demonstrated leadership on complex network/perimeter delivery projects with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex DMZ projects involving routing, remote access, onboarding, segmentation, migration, and perimeter connectivity.
• Deliver routing, path, failover, and connectivity changes for DMZ-hosted and externally connected services.
• Execute Cisco network changes supporting DMZ services.
• Provide SME support across data centre and perimeter connectivity technologies.
• Support onboarding of new applications and services into the DMZ.
• Drive automation opportunities and help define self-service patterns for standard requests.
• Partner with stakeholders to simplify intake, standardize delivery, and improve operational scalability.

Skills

Cisco ACI

Cisco SD-WAN

BGP

Routing

VRFs

GRE

IPsec

Perimeter connectivity

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Jira

Splunk

Job description

Archer, in collaboration with BNY, seeks a senior Network Engineer to design, deliver, and operate secure network solutions across campus, branch, and data center environments from Manchester. You will lead end-to-end delivery with security, risk, and audit teams, driving operational excellence and regulatory compliance.

The role requires SME-level Cisco expertise, hands-on experience with perimeter and DMZ changes, and a track record of delivering complex projects in regulated enterprise