Senior Platform Network Engineer at Node4
Stafford, England, United Kingdom -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Jul, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 Apr, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Firewalls, Communication Skills, Juniper, Cisco, Time Management, Controlled Environments, Srx, Scripting, Soft Skills, Network Security, Ownership

Industry

Information Technology/IT

Description

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Good experience in a hands-on network engineering role within a service provider or enterprise environment.
Deep knowledge of MPLS, BGP, OSPF, Segment Routing (MPLS-SR), and EVPN in a multi-site network.
Experience working with core and edge infrastructure across data centres and PoPs.
Hands-on experience with Juniper (MX, EX, SRX), Cisco, and Fortinet platforms.
Comfortable with firewalls, SD-WAN (especially Fortinet), and multi-tenant network security.
Exposure to automation tooling and scripting (Ansible, Python) beneficial.
Certifications (or demonstrable technical capability equivalent to certification level)
Juniper JNCIS/JNCIP/JNCIE
Cisco CCNP/CCIE
Fortinet NSE 4-5

SOFT SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

Strong communication skills – written and verbal, across technical and non-technical audiences.
Confident in taking ownership and making decisions in high-pressure environments.
Highly organised with good time management and prioritisation skills.
Methodical, analytical and customer-focused approach to problem solving.
Comfortable working in structured change-controlled environments (ITIL-aligned).
Enthusiastic about developing your own skills and supporting the growth of others

Responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Senior Platform Network Engineer, you will operate as a senior member of the Network Infrastructure team with ownership of delivering and maintaining our service provider platform, including core MPLS infrastructure, data centre networking, enterprise routing, and secure multi-tenant services.
This is a deeply technical, delivery-focused role, where you will work closely with peers to plan, implement, and support infrastructure projects and BAU changes across our core and edge network. You will be trusted to act as a mentor, escalation point, and technical lead within the team. You’ll also represent the team in change control and technical governance processes and help ensure our platform evolves securely and reliably.

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