Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Salary: £45,000 - 85,000 per year

Requirements

• We require a hands-on Senior Infrastructure Engineer or NetDevOps professional with strong enterprise networking expertise.
• We require experience in complex OSPF and BGP environments.
• We require strong knowledge of secure, resilient traffic flows and typical enterprise and cloud network patterns.
• We require extensive experience with Palo Alto firewalls.
• We require experience designing and implementing firewall policy across data centre and cloud environments.
• We require knowledge of Zero Trust and secure network design principles.
• We require experience with data centre and network architecture, including VXLAN, EVPN, VRF segmentation, and multi-site fabrics.
• We require experience with vendors such as Arista or equivalent networking platforms.
• We require experience with load balancing technologies such as F5 BIG-IP, including LTM, APM, and ASM.
• We require experience with hybrid cloud networking across Azure, AWS, and OCI.
• We require network automation experience using Python, Ansible, and Infrastructure as Code.
• We require the ability to contribute quickly with minimal ramp-up and to work independently in a delivery-focused environment.
• We require SC clearance.
• We require the ability to work 60% office-based and 40% remotely from one of our listed locations.
• We require a professional who can support a role running until March 2027.

Responsibilities

• We design, implement, and enhance enterprise network infrastructure across data centre, hybrid, and cloud environments.
• We engineer and implement network traffic flows to support business-critical services.
• We build and maintain secure hybrid connectivity across Azure, AWS, and OCI.
• We implement and manage Palo Alto firewall policies across on-premises and cloud environments in line with Zero Trust principles.
• We design and operate high-availability network services, including routing, segmentation, and resilience.
• We develop and maintain network automation using Python, Ansible, and Infrastructure as Code.
• We collaborate closely with architecture, cloud, and engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable, and highly available network solutions.
• We ensure our solutions align with engineering standards and strategic direction.
• We contribute immediately to delivery work and operate with minimal supervision.
• We document designs and changes clearly and consistently to support maintainability and knowledge sharing.
• We balance immediate delivery needs with longer-term platform improvement.

Technologies

• AWS
• Ansible
• Azure
• Cloud
• Firewall
• Support
• Load Balancing
• Network
• Python
• DevOps
• Security

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We are recruiting a Senior Infrastructure Engineer for a government client on an inside IR35 contract running until March 2027. This is a hands-on engineering role, not an operations or SRE specialist position, and we are looking for someone who can make an immediate impact on secure network design and delivery. The role is 60% office based and 40% remote, with office options in Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, or Blackpool. The position requires SC clearance and will be delivered through an umbrella solution. We are committed to inclusive hiring and support candidates under the Disability Confident Scheme and the Armed Forces Covenant, with guaranteed interview considerations for those who meet the essential criteria.

last updated 19 week of 2026