Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Certain Advantage are hiring for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer based in either Manchester, Blackpool, Newcastle, Leeds, or Birmingham. This role is on an initial contract until the end of March 2027.

• Design, implement, and enhance enterprise network infrastructure across data centre, hybrid, and cloud environments.
• Engineer and implement network traffic flows to support business critical services.
• Build and maintain secure hybrid connectivity across Azure, AWS, and OCI.
• Implement and manage Palo Alto firewall policies across on prem and cloud environments, aligned to Zero Trust principles.
• Design and operate high availability network services, including routing, segmentation, and resilience.
• Develop and maintain network automation using tools such as Python, Ansible, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Collaborate with architecture and platform teams to ensure solutions align with engineering standards and strategic direction.
• Contribute immediately to delivery work, demonstrating the ability to operate with minimal ramp up.
• Document designs and changes clearly and consistently, supporting maintainability and knowledge sharing.

• Strong hands on experience in enterprise networking (OSPF, BGP, secure traffic design).
• Deep knowledge of Palo Alto firewalls and Zero Trust security principles.
• Experience with data centre technologies (VXLAN/EVPN, VRF, multi site fabrics, load balancing).
• Proven network automation skills (Python, Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD).
• Solid cloud and hybrid networking experience (Azure, AWS, or OCI).
• Background delivering engineering solutions in large scale, complex environments.
• Able to work across multiple priorities with minimal ramp up.
• Active SC Clearance.

Does this sound like your next career move? Apply today.