Network Engineer

  • Howden Group Services Limited
  • 04/07/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

Role Summary

This role is part of a distributed global infrastructure team responsible for the availability and support of a hybrid on premises and cloud environment. The position is highly hands on, requiring design, implementation, troubleshooting and support across network infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities
  • Operate appliance and VM based vendor technologies via CLI or web interface to design, implement, install, diagnose, troubleshoot, upgrade, decommission and support all network areas.
  • Respond to incidents, requests and assigned project work; raise and discuss change requests as necessary.
  • Provide support across Cloud, Data Centre and office network environments for the business throughout the UK, Europe and Asia.
  • Collaborate with wider IT infrastructure teams to ensure seamless operation of global network services.
Required Technical Skills
  • Experience in a network infrastructure team as a hands on network engineer.
  • Operational and project engineering support for all aspects of enterprise IT networks.
  • Hands on experience with Juniper, Cisco, Meraki, Forescout NAC, Forcepoint Web Proxy, Palo Alto, AV systems such as MS Teams and related technologies.
  • Design and build network hardware, IP addressing, firewall rule sets, testing and roll out.
  • Experience with wired and WiFi LANs and supporting Active Directory, DHCP, DNS and 2FA.
  • Support for Azure cloud hosted environments and global WAN providers.
  • Strong knowledge of Layer 2/3, dynamic routing, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, VPN, certificate management, remote user access and firewall management.
  • IT security best practices and familiarity with ServiceNow and LogicMonitor.
Certifications
  • ITIL Foundation, CCNA, CCNP.
Desirable Experience
  • Microsoft server technologies (Win2019/2016/2012).
  • VMware, Citrix and SD WAN.
  • Previous work in insurance or financial services sector.
  • Strong customer service mindset and a "can do" attitude.
Benefits

We offer reasonable adjustments to accommodate needs, including flexible hours and hybrid working where possible. Other benefits include a supportive and inclusive culture with opportunities for career progression and continuous learning.