Senior Network Engineer: SD-WAN, Security & Enterprise Networking

General Dynamics Land Systems UK; Pentrebach; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A compressed nine-day fortnight

Flexible benefits scheme

Personalised career development plan

Professional training and development

Flexible working environment

Company sports and social club

Job summary

General Dynamics Land Systems UK is seeking a full-time Senior Network Engineer at our Merthyr facility in Wales. The role offers a salary of £45,600 to £57,000, depending on experience, with a proactive, growth-focused mindset and strong team collaboration.

The successful candidate will support, implement and maintain the UK network, drive security posture, and work across cross-functional teams to ensure reliable operations.

Qualifications

• Understanding of networking principles including LAN/WAN, routing, switching and security.
• BGP, MPLS, OSPF, IPSEC, SSL knowledge and WAN technologies.
• Experience with enterprise network environments and vendor coordination.

Responsibilities

• Configure routing, switching and security devices per policy.
• Provide remote troubleshooting and support across sites.
• Maintain network security posture and patching.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams on SLAs.

Skills

Networking principles

LAN/WAN

BGP/MPLS

Security controls

SD-WAN

VPN remote access

Cisco IOS/NX-OS

Troubleshooting

Vendor liaison

Tools

Cisco switches

Cisco routers

Network security devices

SDN/NFV tools

Job description

General Dynamics Land Systems UK is seeking a full-time Senior Network Engineer at our Merthyr facility in Wales. The role offers a salary of £45,600 to £57,000, depending on experience, with a proactive, growth-focused mindset and strong team collaboration.

The successful candidate will support, implement and maintain the UK network, drive security posture, and work across cross-functional teams to ensure reliable operations.