Senior Network Engineer – Hybrid Enterprise & Cloud

BT Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% on target annual bonus

Private GP 24/7 for you and family

Market-leading paid carers leave

Maternity, paternity, and adoption pay

Discounted BT products

Pension scheme – 5% from you + 10% by

Holiday purchase scheme

Job summary

BT Group in Manchester is seeking three experienced Senior Network Engineers to design, implement, and support enterprise-scale network infrastructure, blending hands-on engineering with strategic design for on-prem and cloud environments.

You will architect secure, scalable, and resilient networks meeting business and security requirements, collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless service delivery.

Qualifications

• CCNP or equivalent certification with CCNA minimum.
• Expertise in switching, routing, load balancing, and network security.
• Proven track record delivering complex network solutions on time and budget.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues with structured analysis.
• Experience partnering across teams and technologies.
• Awareness of industry trends and business alignment.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and maintain enterprise-scale LAN, WAN, and hybrid cloud networks.
• Implement and manage network services including VPNs, VLANs, QoS, DNS, DHCP, ACI and EVPN and segmentation.
• Deploy and support enterprise-grade routers, switches, and load balancers.
• Collaborate with security teams to enforce access controls and ensure network compliance.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Monitor network performance, conduct capacity planning, and optimize for reliability.
• Document network architecture, configurations, and failover strategies.
• Ensure alignment with IT policies, audit requirements, and industry best practices.
• Stay up to date with relevant technologies in the area.

Skills

CCNP or equivalent

CCNA minimum

Switching

Routing

Load balancing

Network security

On-call rota

Cross-team collaboration

Problem solving

Cloud networking

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

VMware

AWS

Azure

SD-WAN

Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto platforms

Job description

BT Group in Manchester is seeking three experienced Senior Network Engineers to design, implement, and support enterprise-scale network infrastructure, blending hands-on engineering with strategic design for on-prem and cloud environments.

You will architect secure, scalable, and resilient networks meeting business and security requirements, collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless service delivery.