Senior Network Product Engineer

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Network Product Engineer to enhance their technical product line. The role involves designing scalable network solutions, collaborating on product development, and innovating in network technologies. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience and strong knowledge of networking protocols. Join a rapidly growing organization committed to staff development and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in network engineering/architecture experience required.
• Strong knowledge of BGP, OSPF, MPLS, SD-WAN, VPNs, and firewalls.
• Experience with cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of network solutions.
• Collaborate with product teams to refine networking services.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers and oversee technical governance.

Skills

Networking protocols

Network architecture

Communication skills

Technical innovation

System integration

Cloud networking

Education

Relevant certifications (e.g., CCNP, CCIE, JNCIE)

7+ years in network engineering/architecture

Tools

Python

Ansible

Jinja2

Job description

Job Description

Overview of role

As Senior Network Product Engineer, you will be responsible for enhancing our technical product line, working alongside Architects and Developers to build our products, with a focus on networking and network technologies.

In addition to your technical responsibilities, you will play a critical role in reviewing the wider market, identifying opportunities and new solutions we can offer to our customers.

Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

• Lead the design and implementation of complex, scalable, and secure network solutions for our product line.
• Define and document our network products, and evaluate against industry best practices.
• Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, vendors, and tools for both client and internal projects.

Innovation & Product Engineering

• Identify emerging trends and opportunities in network technologies (e.g., SD-WAN, SASE, NaaS).
• Collaborate with product teams to develop and refine managed networking services and offerings.
• Prototype and test new networking solutions and automation strategies to enhance service delivery.
• Act as the technical escalation for internal stakeholders, answering both technical and non-technical queries around our network offerings.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Work closely with operations, security, cloud, and service delivery teams to ensure seamless integration of network solutions.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers and architects.
• Lead technical governance activities to ensure design consistency and quality.

Documentation & Process Improvement

• Produce high-quality architecture documentation, design guides, and client-facing materials.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal processes, playbooks, and tools.

Minimum requirements of role

• Proven experience (7+ years) in network engineering/architecture, ideally within an MSP, Service Provider or product led environment.
• Proven experience in the product lifecycle, taking solutions from conception to release.
• Strong knowledge of networking protocols, architectures, and technologies including BGP, OSPF, MPLS, SD-WAN, VPNs, and firewalls.
• Familiarity with system design, architecture, technologies and system integration, ensuring tooling is built in a scalable, secure and cost efficient manner.
• Familiarity with development practices, including frontend, backend, devops/platform engineering.
• Familiarity with cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid cloud integration.
• Experience with system automation using standard tooling, including Python, Ansible, Jinja2 is desirable but not required.
• Excellent communication skills and experience working directly with clients.
• Track record of driving technical innovation and improving service delivery models.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CCNP, CCIE, JNCIE, AWS Advanced Networking) highly desirable.

Other points to note

• You must be a UK to apply for this role.
• Potential requirement for attaining SC and NPPV3 Clearance.

About Cloud Gateway

Cloud Gateway was founded in 2017 with a singular vision: Connect Anything to Everything Immediately.

Cloud Gateway was born from a shared frustration that networking was being left behind. Amongst the clamour to embrace cloud technology, little thought was being given to existing on-prem operations, and even less to the corporate network connecting everything together. Expensive vendor contracts, long lead times, and poor service are still prevalent in the telecommunications sector.

Cloud Gateway is a boutique MSP provider, combining best-of-breed technology with deep network and security expertise. We are the only tech-enabled MSP in the UK market, providing public and private sector customers with a platform to view and monitor their network and security infrastructure, along with the flow of data. Our connectivity and security solutions eliminate the bottlenecks that stifle innovation and digital transformation.

The business is experiencing rapid growth and plans to accelerate this success in 2025 and beyond. We have an ambitious product roadmap and are building a team that can execute our growth strategy.

We passionately believe that our people are the greatest asset we have. Everyone in the business has an important role to play and we’re committed to supporting the development and progression of all our staff.

Company values

We are looking for an individual that understands and reflects our core values, which are;

• Fearlessly Innovate
• Learn and Adapt
• Customer-centric Excellence
• Empowerment & Ownership