Senior Network Engineer

Venturi; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Venturi is seeking a hands-on Senior Network Engineer to own the corporate network end-to-end across every site, including switching, routing, wireless, firewalls, VPN and inter-site connectivity.

The role requires expert-level skills in enterprise networking, BGP/OSPF, and multi-site design, with a calm, methodical approach to outages and a strong grounding in Windows/domain, cloud, and IaC. You’ll work across a fast-changing estate with minimal documentation.

Qualifications

• Expert-level network engineering: enterprise switching and routing, BGP and OSPF, firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Aruba, Junos, Arista or similar), wireless and VPN, CCNP-calibre as a guide
• Experience designing and securing multi-site networks, ideally moving high volumes of data between locations
• A true full-stack grounding: comfortable making routine changes across Windows/domain, identity, cloud and endpoint
• Confidence with network automation and infrastructure-as-code, using Python, Ansible or Terraform
• Cloud networking exposure across GCP, Azure or AWS
• A calm, methodical approach under pressure during outages, with strong root-cause discipline
• Confidence operating independently in a low-documentation, fast-changing environment

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the corporate network end to end across every site: switching, routing, wireless, firewalls, VPN and inter-site connectivity.
• Design and secure multi-site networks, ensuring performance and reliability for high data volumes.
• Apply network automation and IaC practices using Python, Ansible or Terraform, to speed changes and reduce risk.

Skills

Enterprise networking

BGP/OSPF

Firewalls

Wireless networking

VPN

Windows/Domain

Cloud networking

Network automation

Python

Ansible

Terraform

IaC

CCNP-calibre

Tools

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Perforce

Job description

We're looking for a hands-on Senior Network Engineer to take ownership of the corporate network end to end across every site: switching, routing, wireless, firewalls, VPN and inter-site connectivity.

This is a genuine full-stack role for someone who thinks network-first but is equally comfortable making routine changes across the wider estate, and who\'s calm and methodical when things go wrong.

What you\'ll need:

• Expert-level network engineering: enterprise switching and routing, BGP and OSPF, firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Aruba, Junos, Arista or similar), wireless and VPN, CCNP-calibre as a guide
• Experience designing and securing multi-site networks, ideally moving high volumes of data between locations
• A true full-stack grounding: comfortable making routine changes across Windows/domain, identity, cloud and endpoint
• Confidence with network automation and infrastructure-as-code, using Python, Ansible or Terraform
• Cloud networking exposure across GCP, Azure or AWS
• A calm, methodical approach under pressure during outages, with strong root-cause discipline
• Confidence operating independently in a low-documentation, fast-changing environment

Nice to have:

• Background in games, VFX, animation or another technical creative studio environment
• Familiarity with Perforce and the network demands of large build pipelines
• Hands-on experience with network segmentation or zero-trust rollouts
• Comfortable using AI tooling to support infrastructure-as-code work