Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Circle Recruitment
Manchester, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
£156,000 – £169,000 pa
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£156,000 – £169,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
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Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
30 Apr 2026 (2 weeks ago)

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Until March 2027

£650/Day Inside IR35

Locations: 60 % office based at one of the following options Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Blackpool

Clearance: SC

We are seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer/ NetDevOps for our Government client This role will be office based 60% and remote 40%, and can be based at any of the following options: Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Blackpool.

This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.

Clearance: SC

Role Profile:

  • This role is suited to a hands-on engineer, not an operations or SRE specialist.
  • You will be expected to quickly contribute to design and delivery activities, applying engineering best practice, automation, and network expertise to support critical services.
  • Enterprise Networking Engineering
  • Complex OSPF and BGP environments
  • Designing and implementing secure, resilient traffic flows
  • Strong understanding of typical enterprise and cloud network patterns
  • Firewall and Security Technologies
  • Extensive experience with Palo Alto firewalls
  • Policy design and implementation across data centre and cloud
  • Zero Trust and secure network design principles
  • Data Centre & Network Architecture
  • VXLAN / EVPN, VRF segmentation, and multi-site fabrics
  • Experience with vendors such as Arista (or equivalent)
  • Load balancing technologies (e.g. F5 BIG-IP: LTM / APM / ASM)
  • You will work closely with Architecture, Cloud, and Engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable, and highly available network solutions, balancing immediate delivery needs with longer-term platform improvement.
  • 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

If you are interested in the above, hit the Apply now button!

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As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Circle and our Client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Our client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, they guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where they have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, they will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify, please notify us on igs @circlerecruitment.com. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your guaranteed interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a better way for us to communicate, please do let us know.

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