Senior Network Ops Engineer - Cloud & Security

Equiniti; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Life assurance 4x salary

Employee discounts

Flexible benefits

Job summary

EQ Retirement Solutions within Equiniti is seeking a Staff Network Operations Engineer to design, implement and maintain secure, scalable network solutions across cloud, hybrid and on‑prem environments. You will lead complex initiatives, set engineering standards and act as a senior technical authority for major incidents.

You will mentor engineers, drive automation with Python/Ansible and collaborate with Architecture, Security, Product and Service teams to meet evolving business needs.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise network engineering and operations.
• Strong understanding of IP networking, routing, switching and design principles.
• Experience with cloud and hybrid networking (AWS and/or Azure).
• Expertise in network security technologies (firewalls, VPNs, access controls).
• Knowledge of DNS, DHCP, IPAM and enterprise wireless networking.
• Experience with network monitoring, observability and performance management tools.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues using network analysis tools.
• Experience of network automation and scripting (Python, Ansible).
• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code and source control.
• Knowledge of IT service management disciplines (incident, problem and change).
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and provide technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and influence network engineering strategy aligned to business objectives.
• Architect, implement and maintain secure, resilient and scalable network solutions across cloud, hybrid and on-premises environments.
• Lead the delivery of complex network initiatives, ensuring quality, reliability and operational effectiveness.
• Act as a senior technical authority for complex network issues, major incidents and problem resolution.
• Drive network automation, configuration management and operational improvements to increase efficiency and consistency.
• Establish and maintain network governance, ensuring compliance with security, regulatory and organisational requirements.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Security, Product and Service teams to align network services with evolving business needs.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, platforms and suppliers, making recommendations that balance risk, cost and business value.
• Strengthen network security through implementation of appropriate controls, secure connectivity solutions and Zero Trust principles.
• Ensure network availability, performance, capacity and resilience are proactively managed and monitored.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring to colleagues, supporting capability development across the engineering function.
• Develop and maintain documentation, engineering standards and knowledge-sharing practices that improve service quality and supportability.

Skills

Enterprise network engineering

IP networking

Cloud networking

Network security

DNS/DHCP/IPAM

Monitoring/observability

Network automation

Scripting (Python, Ansible)

Infrastructure as Code

ITSM (incident/change)

Stakeholder management

Mentoring/leadership

Tools

Python (scripting)

Ansible

VMware SD-WAN

Cisco Meraki

Job description

EQ Retirement Solutions within Equiniti is seeking a Staff Network Operations Engineer to design, implement and maintain secure, scalable network solutions across cloud, hybrid and on‑prem environments. You will lead complex initiatives, set engineering standards and act as a senior technical authority for major incidents.

You will mentor engineers, drive automation with Python/Ansible and collaborate with Architecture, Security, Product and Service teams to meet evolving business needs.