Senior Network Engineer - Design, Automation & Security

Leidos; West of England, Farnborough, Whiteley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

33 days Annual Leave (incl. holidays)

Flexible benefits

Flexible Working Scheme

Job summary

Leidos UK & EUROPE seeks skilled Network Engineers to support UK programmes through 2026. You will contribute to technical documentation, support operations and assist change projects, while monitoring evolving technologies to solve problems and drive improvements.

Location possibilities include Bristol, Farnborough or Whiteley. You will work with senior teams to design and implement modern networks, including security and high-availability considerations.

Qualifications

• Experience in data centre and campus networking technologies with Cisco, Palo Alto and F5.
• Strong routing knowledge in static/dynamic protocols across DC, campus and WAN.
• Experience in high availability data centre networks supporting critical workloads.
• Familiar with monitoring tools like Solarwinds, FMC and Panorama.
• Good knowledge of Windows Server and Linux (RHEL) server infra.

Responsibilities

• Provide Network Engineering skills and produce solution designs as part of the senior delivery team.
• Collaborate with partner delivery teams to design and implement modern, scalable networks incl. automation.
• Lead on Network management & acceptance, setting standards and providing deep technical expertise.
• Create network designs using verification and validation concepts across areas.
• Coordinate with customers on network management, ensuring services meet business needs.
• Identify business opportunities by applying engineering and design best practices.
• Communicate effectively across technical and organisational boundaries.

Skills

Network Engineering

Documentation

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Network engineering-related degree or equivalent

Tools

Cisco networking

Palo Alto

F5 load balancing

Solarwinds

Panorama

FMC

Windows Server

Linux (RHEL)

Job description

Leidos UK & EUROPE seeks skilled Network Engineers to support UK programmes through 2026. You will contribute to technical documentation, support operations and assist change projects, while monitoring evolving technologies to solve problems and drive improvements.

Location possibilities include Bristol, Farnborough or Whiteley. You will work with senior teams to design and implement modern networks, including security and high-availability considerations.