Overview

Senior Network Engineer

£65K-£75K + Generous benifits

Cheltenham

I’m working with a tech‑driven organisation that’s looking for a DV Cleared hands‑on Senior Network Engineer to take ownership of a modern, complex Juniper environment. If you enjoy designing, building, and improving high‑performance networks and want real influence over future architecture this is a strong fit.

What you’ll be doing

  • Designing and leading improvements across core, distribution, and data centre networks
  • Working heavily with Juniper MX / EX / QFX / SRX
  • Driving SDN adoption using Juniper Apstra
  • Delivering scalable EVPN/VXLAN underlay/overlay designs
  • Improving routing, security, and performance across BGP, OSPF, MPLS
  • Automating wherever possible using Ansible / Python / Terraform
  • Supporting virtual networks across ESXi, KVM, Proxmox

What they’re looking for

  • Strong Juniper engineering experience (design + build + troubleshoot)
  • Solid SDN, automation, and IaC skills
  • Deep understanding of routing, switching, and data centre fabrics
  • Experience with firewalls, VPN, load balancers, DCI, segmentation, monitoring tools
  • Eligible Developed vetting clearance (DV)

Why it’s a great role

  • High autonomy, big technical scope
  • Modern Juniper environment with major transformation projects
  • Chance to genuinely shape architecture and introduce automation

📩 Interested? Contact Harry Davies at harry@hunterselection.co.uk today!

If you are interested in this position please click ‘apply’.

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Job Tenure: 0
Salary: £65000 – £75000 per annum + Car,Pension,Career progression
Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

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