Senior Network Engineer – Global Networking & SD-WAN Specialist

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Northampton; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Pension scheme

Private medical & dental insurance

24/7 online GP service

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

MyBenefits discounts

Job summary

GXO Logistics, Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support the implementation, operation and optimization of our global enterprise network infrastructure.

The role is full-time with standard hours 09:00–17:00, occasional travel to our Northampton office and some flexibility. You will engage with deployment teams to plan NetMod rollouts, communicate incidents and updates, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth changes and deployments.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in network engineering, network operations, or a similar technical infrastructure role.
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking technologies including routing, switching, WAN, VPN and WLAN.
• Experience with SD-WAN technologies is highly desirable; Fortinet SD-WAN expertise is a plus.
• Experience in outsourced or managed service environments and collaboration with vendors such as IBM or similar providers.
• Hands-on expertise diagnosing and resolving complex network incidents across multi-vendor environments.

Responsibilities

• Engage with Verizon and deployment teams to support the planning, coordination, and execution of NetMod rollouts.
• Provide clear and timely communication of incidents, technical issues, and service updates to stakeholders at all levels.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth delivery of changes, deployments, and operational activities.
• Coordinate with IBM Operations teams daily to drive incident resolution and track progress.
• Act as the primary point of contact between internal teams and external vendors to ensure effective service delivery.
• Support continuous service improvement initiatives by identifying operational challenges and contributing to process enhancements.

Skills

Routing & Switching

WAN & VPN

WLAN / Wireless Networking

Network fault diagnosis & incident mgm

Vendor management

Tools

Fortinet SD-WAN

Job description

GXO Logistics, Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support the implementation, operation and optimization of our global enterprise network infrastructure.

The role is full-time with standard hours 09:00–17:00, occasional travel to our Northampton office and some flexibility. You will engage with deployment teams to plan NetMod rollouts, communicate incidents and updates, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth changes and deployments.