Senior Network Engineer
Remote
England, United Kingdom
£ 650 / day
Freelance
14-04-2025
Job Specifications
Job Title: Senior Network Engineer (Contract)
Location: Remote
Rate: £600 - £650 per day DOE (Inside IR35)
Overview: The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of active network components, ensuring that network solutions are delivered at pace, standardized, scalable, supportable, and secure. This role requires expertise in various network engineering domains including experience in a Full Fibre environment.
Key Accountabilities:
Analyze internal and external business requirements and recommend network solutions or best practices to meet those needs.
Solve complex network problems by taking a broad, strategic perspective to identify effective solutions.
Leverage functional knowledge and industry methodologies to resolve challenging network issues.
Act as an expert within the network engineering function, providing specialized subject matter expertise.
Lead cross-functional teams or projects, serving as a best practice and quality resource to ensure the highest standards of execution.
Knowledge & Experience:
In-depth expertise in network engineering at scale, particularly with Juniper routers, including HLD and LLD.
Access networks
Core networks
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
Network automation
Excellent understanding of Layer 2 and Layer 3 technologies, with a focus on:
MPLS
IPv4 and IPv6
Experience with software tools such as Splunk, Jira, and Ansible.
If you feel this is the position you are looking for, please do not hesitate to apply or contact me on jack@tdatelecoms.com or call 0208 240 4496 for more details.
Jack Lintern
Recruitment Consultant
TDA Telecoms
About the Company
TDA Telecoms are specialist suppliers of permanent, contract and interim professionals within the Telecoms Industry Engineering, Design, Infrastructure, Sales and Network Support with offices in London and New York. Founded by Wayne East and Partnering with both Dave Draper and Andy Smith at TDA Recruitment Group gave TDA Telecoms a leadership team of highly experienced recruiters. The team at TDA Telecoms are specialists within the current Telecoms market and continually position themselves at the forefront of today’s st... Know more
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