Senior Network Engineer (DV Cleared)

The Talent Locker Ltd.; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing consultancy in Farnborough seeks a Senior Network Engineer. Applicants must be DV Cleared and possess proven experience in WAN architecture and strong network security knowledge. You'll design and support secure LAN and WAN environments, working with the latest technologies to deliver innovative solutions for national security. The position offers a competitive salary of around £95k.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in WAN architecture.
• Strong network security knowledge.
• Experience with data centre fabrics.
• CCNP-level capability is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and support secure LAN and WAN environments.
• Work across routing and VPNs.
• Create and apply HLDs/LLDs while embedding secure-by-design principles.

Skills

WAN architecture

Network security knowledge

Hands-on CLI experience

Routing (OSPF, BGP)

VPNs (IKEv2, NGFW)

Firewall implementation

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

NSX

Mellanox

Cumulus

Nvidia

Job description

Senior Network Engineer, £95k, Farnborough – DV Cleared required.

Are you DV Cleared and a network guru?

Do you want to work for a growing consultancy (extensive Year on Year growth secured for 3+ years), providing senior networking engineering on defence infrastructure? Want to work on the latest technologies and delivering solutions in an innovative way? Want to learn Secure by design?

You will need to design, build and support secure LAN and WAN environments within National Security & Defence. You’ll work across routing (OSPF, BGP), VPNs (IKEv2, NGFW), and firewall implementation, creating and applying HLDs/LLDs while embedding secure-by-design principles into every stage of delivery.

You’ll need proven experience in WAN architecture, strong network security knowledge, and confidence working hands‑on from CLI to production. Experience with data centre fabrics (Spine/Leaf, EVPN, BGP, Geneve), automation (Ansible, Terraform), NSX, or whitebox networking (Mellanox, Cumulus, Nvidia) is a bonus, along with CCNP-level capability.

This is based in Farnborough, paying circa £95k and you will need to be DV (Developed Vetting) Cleared already.

Unfortunately, if you are not currently DV cleared, you will not be eligible for the role.

Want to continue your career with a consultancy making an impact, creating opportunities for your future growth?