Senior Infrastructure Engineer
New Today
Contract Length:
12 months Location:
Newcastle (Preferred), Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, or Blackpool (Peel Park) Hybrid Working:
Around 3 days on-site, 2 days remote. Pay Rate:
Max £650 per day (Umbrella) (Inside IR35) Security Clearance:
Mandatory Active SC Clearance
is required for this role.
?? Role Overview
We are looking for a
Senior Infrastructure Engineer (NetDevOps)
to design, build, and evolve large-scale enterprise network platforms. This isn't an operations or 'maintenance' role. We need a builder-someone who can jump straight into design and delivery, applying
NetDevOps
principles to support critical, high-availability services. You'll be bridging the gap between traditional networking and modern cloud-integrated infrastructure.
??? Key Responsibilities
Design & Implementation:
Build and enhance enterprise network infrastructure across data centers, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, OCI) ??. Security First:
Implement
Palo Alto
firewall policies aligned with
Zero Trust
principles ???. Traffic Engineering:
Optimize complex OSPF and BGP environments for maximum resilience. Automation:
Replace manual tasks with
Python, Ansible, and Terraform
to drive speed and consistency ??. Collaboration:
Work alongside Architecture and Cloud teams to ensure solutions are scalable and secure. Modernization:
Drive the transition from legacy systems to
VXLAN/EVPN
fabrics and SD-WAN technologies.
? Essential Technical Skills (The 'Must-Haves')
To be successful, you need deep, hands-on expertise in:
Enterprise Network Engineering
?? Complex OSPF & BGP routing. Design of resilient, high-availability traffic flows. Firewall & Security
?? Extensive experience with
Palo Alto
firewalls. Network segmentation and Zero Trust architecture. Data Center Architecture
?? VXLAN / EVPN , VRF segmentation, and multi-site fabrics. Experience with
Arista
(or equivalent) and
F5 BIG-IP
(LTM, APM, ASM). Automation & NetDevOps
?? Scripting with Python and Ansible. CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
? Desirable Skills (The 'Nice-to-Haves')
Aruba Central / ClearPass ?? SD-WAN technologies SaaS and cloud-delivered WLAN/WiFi solutions Prior experience modernizing large-scale legacy public sector networks
?? What This Role Is Not
Not
an Operations-only or monitoring role. Not
a pure SRE role without deep networking roots. Not
an Incident Management role without design/build responsibilities. If you are interested, please apply directly. Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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- Location:
- United Kingdom
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- IT