Senior Network Engineer — Milton Keynes & Remote

Nexus Jobs Limited; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexus Jobs Limited seeks an experienced Network Engineer for Milton Keynes and remote work. The role covers design, deployment, and optimization of the university/education network estate, ensuring robust routing, switching, and wireless performance across 43 UK sites while maintaining security and documentation.

You will lead WAN/LAN/VLAN design, IP/DHCP/DNS planning, and firewall policy implementation, with ITIL practices and multi-site delivery experience essential.

Qualifications

• Must have degree in Computer Science or equivalent plus CCNA or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement network transformation across multiple sites in the UK.
• Design and implement Layer 3 routing, WiFi AP deployment, and firewall configurations.
• Review designs, document procedures, and transition to support teams.
• Manage network changes and DHCP/DNS/IP schema planning across the estate.
• Test connectivity, performance, and scalability; ensure SLA compliance.
• Plan AP density and expansion to handle increased concurrent connections.

Skills

Network design

Routing

Switching

Wireless

DHCP/DNS

Firewall

ITIL

VPN

Education

Bachelor degree or equivalent in CS/IS

CCNA or equivalent

Tools

Meraki APs

HP/Aruba Switches

Smoothwall Firewalls

Job description

Nexus Jobs Limited seeks an experienced Network Engineer for Milton Keynes and remote work. The role covers design, deployment, and optimization of the university/education network estate, ensuring robust routing, switching, and wireless performance across 43 UK sites while maintaining security and documentation.

You will lead WAN/LAN/VLAN design, IP/DHCP/DNS planning, and firewall policy implementation, with ITIL practices and multi-site delivery experience essential.