Senior Network Engineer

Digital Waffle; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design and optimize high-performance network solutions. This role involves solving complex problems and leading projects in a collaborative environment, focusing on reliability and security. Ideal candidates will have experience in large-scale network engineering and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in large-scale network engineering.
• Familiarity with ITIL and network monitoring/inventory systems.

Responsibilities

• Designing and delivering scalable, secure network solutions.
• Leading projects and initiatives as a subject matter expert.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Troubleshooting Skills

Communication

Project Planning

Proactive Mindset

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Splunk

Jira

Ansible

Job description

This range is provided by Digital Waffle. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Location: Remote, UK

We're looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join our growing team and take ownership of designing, delivering, and optimizing scalable, secure network solutions. If you're passionate about engineering high-performance networks and want to make a real impact, we want to hear from you.

Key Skills:

• AWX toolkit

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Designing and delivering cutting-edge active network solutions that are reliable, secure, and built to scale.
• Solving complex problems across access, core, DWDM, automation, and security domains.
• Leading projects and initiatives, acting as a subject matter expert in your field.
• Driving quality, consistency, and continuous improvement in everything you touch.
• Collaborating across teams to turn business requirements into smart, technical solutions.

What You’ll Bring:

• Solid experience in large-scale network engineering, ideally with a focus on:
• Layer 2 & 3 technologies (Ethernet, MPLS, CoS, QoS, IPv4/IPv6)
• Experience with mixed vendor environments and tech migrations
• Tools like Splunk, Jira, Ansible
• Sharp analytical and troubleshooting skills
• A proactive mindset with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication and project planning abilities
• Familiarity with ITIL and network monitoring/inventory systems
• Understanding of the Telecoms Security Act
• Experience working in both agile and waterfall environments
• Degree in a relevant field (or equivalent experience)

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology and Engineering

Industry

• Telecommunications

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