Network Engineer

  • Cathcart Associates Group Ltd
  • 01/06/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications Cisco

Job Description

Network Engineer initially on a 12-month FTC required to join a globally recognised organisation in Glasgow undergoing significant investment across its enterprise infrastructure environment. This is an opportunity to work within a large-scale international network estate, supporting critical network services while contributing to ongoing transformation and modernisation projects.

The Company

This is a leading global business with a strong focus on innovation, resilience, and technology-driven operational excellence. With continued investment across cloud networking, SD-WAN, security architecture, and enterprise infrastructure, the organisation is modernising its global technology landscape to support a highly connected international operation.

Technology is viewed as a key enabler across the business, and the network function plays a critical role in ensuring secure, reliable, and high-performing services across multiple regions and offices worldwide.

The Role

As Network Engineer, you'll have responsibility for delivering 3rd line support across a complex global network environment.

The role will focus on maintaining the stability, performance, and security of enterprise network services while supporting ongoing infrastructure improvements and project work. You'll work across a broad technical landscape covering LAN, WAN, wireless, routing, firewalls, cloud connectivity, and network monitoring technologies.

This is a varied role combining operational support, troubleshooting, vendor collaboration, and technical implementation within a fast paced enterprise environment.

You'll also participate in an on call rota and support occasional out of hours maintenance activity where required.

What You'll Be Doing
  • Providing 3rd line support across a global enterprise network environment
  • Troubleshooting complex networking and connectivity issues across LAN, WAN, VPN, and wireless technologies
  • Supporting the ongoing availability, resilience, and performance of critical network infrastructure
  • Working closely with third party providers to investigate and resolve technical issues
  • Supporting implementation and upgrade activity across network and security platforms
  • Ensuring network services align with security standards and operational controls
  • Producing technical documentation, implementation plans, and support procedures
  • Collaborating with infrastructure, cloud, security, and service teams across multiple regions
What We're Looking For
  • Strong enterprise networking experience within complex multi site environments
  • Advanced troubleshooting capability across network and security technologies
  • Strong Cisco networking experience including Nexus switching environments
  • Knowledge of routing protocols including BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP
  • Experience supporting enterprise wireless environments, ideally Aruba
  • Strong understanding of firewall technologies such as Palo Alto or Fortinet
  • Experience working with MPLS, VPN, QoS, and WAN optimisation technologies
  • Knowledge of network monitoring and management platforms such as SolarWinds or Cisco Prime
  • Experience supporting secure enterprise environments with strong operational controls
  • Ability to work effectively with third party vendors and global technical teams
  • CCNP or equivalent level knowledge would be highly beneficial
The Offer

You'll receive a competitive salary and benefits package, hybrid working (typically 3 days in a city centre office), and the opportunity to work within a highly regarded global organisation investing heavily in modern network e technologies. This is initially offered as a 12 month fixed term contract.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Network Engineer looking to work across a large-scale international environment where they can remain hands on technically while contributing to strategic network initiatives.