Senior Network Engineer (NSX)

TN United Kingdom; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join their team in Farnborough. This role involves designing and maintaining network solutions using cutting-edge VMware technologies, including NSX-T and AVI, within a hyper-converged infrastructure environment. You will lead the deployment of network components, ensuring high availability and security while supporting business solutions. The company offers excellent career progression, tailored benefits, and a commitment to flexible working arrangements to enhance work-life balance. If you're passionate about network engineering and eager to make an impact, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Car allowance

Private medical

Life assurance

Pension

Flexible benefits

25 days leave

Qualifications

• Experience with VMware NSX and AVI in Hyperconverged Infrastructure environments.
• Strong knowledge of network design and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain network solutions using NSX-T and AVI.
• Lead deployment of NSX-T components for network virtualization.

Skills

VMware NSX

VMware AVI Load Balancers

Network Monitoring and Management

Security Best Practices

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Windows

VMware Technologies

Job description

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Senior Network Engineer (NSX), Farnborough

Client:

Shared Services Connected Ltd

Location:

Farnborough, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

3

Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

Job Description:

Sopra Steria is developing a new Managed Service to replace a complex legacy Enterprise infrastructure. This will require a high level of automation and repeatable component design patterns to allow the deployment of customer business solutions within short time frames. The project will make heavy use of Windows and VMware technologies, along with Ansible, Terraform, and scripting supported by niche infrastructure and applications.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer with expertise in VMware NSX, F5, and VMware AVI within a Hyperconverged Infrastructure environment (HCI). We offer great career progression opportunities, benefits tailored to your needs, and training and development opportunities.

What you'll be doing:

1. Design, implement, and maintain network solutions using NSX-T, AVI, and Secure Linux technologies to support hyper-converged infrastructure environments.
2. Lead the deployment and configuration of NSX-T components, including logical networking, distributed firewall, load balancer, and VPN services, to enable network virtualization and micro-segmentation.
3. Deploy and maintain AVI load balancers for modern application delivery, automation, and analytics, ensuring high availability, performance, and security.
4. Perform capacity planning and scalability assessments to support current and future growth requirements.
5. Maintain accurate documentation of network designs, configurations, change records, and operational procedures.

What you’ll bring:

1. VMware NSX or NSX-T or NSX-V.
2. VMware AVI Load Balancers.
3. Familiarity with Tiered access model.

It would be great if you had:

1. Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN)
2. Network Monitoring and Management
3. Security Best Practices
4. Active SC or DV Clearance

If you are interested in this role but unsure if your skills and experience match, please apply. We’d love to hear from you!

Employment Details:

• Type: Full-time, Permanent
• Location: Farnborough
• Security Clearance: Current SC and eligible for DV
• Recruiter: Carolyne
• Salary: up to £56,000
• Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days leave (option to buy more), private medical, life assurance, pension, flexible benefits

We support flexible working arrangements to promote work/life balance, motivation, and productivity.