Senior Network Engineer – Data Centre & Automation

Leidos LLC; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

33 days Annual Leave

Flexible benefits

Flexible Working Scheme

Job summary

Leidos UK & EUROPE are seeking talented Network Engineers to contribute to UK programmes through 2026. You will help create and maintain technical documentation, support operational services, and assist change projects.

You will monitor the technology landscape to identify new approaches to solve problems and improve systems. You will work with senior delivery teams to design, implement, and verify scalable network solutions using a range of technologies including automation.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of data centre and campus networking technologies (Cisco, Palo Alto, F5, encryption).
• Strong understanding of routing protocols (static and dynamic) in DC, campus and WAN.
• Experience with high availability data centre networks and Windows/Linux server environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide Network Engineering skills and produce solution designs as part of the senior delivery team.
• Lead on all Network management and acceptance aspects and set standards.
• Utilise verification/validation concepts to produce Network Designs across multiple areas.
• Collaborate with customers on Network management and service integration.
• Recognise business opportunities by applying engineering best practices.
• Communicate effectively across organizational and political boundaries.

Skills

Cisco routing

Palo Alto FW

F5 Load Balancing

Encryption

Routing protocols

L2/L3 Networking

Windows/Linux

Monitoring tools

Network design

Tools

Solarwinds

FMC

Panorama

Job description

Leidos UK & EUROPE are seeking talented Network Engineers to contribute to UK programmes through 2026. You will help create and maintain technical documentation, support operational services, and assist change projects.

You will monitor the technology landscape to identify new approaches to solve problems and improve systems. You will work with senior delivery teams to design, implement, and verify scalable network solutions using a range of technologies including automation.