Overview
Government Network Engineer (DV Cleared)
Duration: 6 months
Location: Milton Keynes
Rate: £650 per day
IR35 Status: Inside
Start: ASAP
Role Summary
A Senior Network Engineer (DV Cleared) is required for our Government Client to support various tiered systems and a wider team of skilled technicians supporting various Government platforms and services. You will also support business as usual (BAU) and project deliverables where required. The Senior Network Engineer will design, implement, secure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure with a focus on high availability, performance, and resilience. This role provides advanced technical leadership across routing, switching, firewall administration, and network security operations. You will act as an escalation point for complex issues involving Cisco switching platforms, Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD), and Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls, and Catapan encryption devices.
Responsibilities
- Enterprise LAN/WAN design, optimisation and lifecycle management
- Firewall, IPS/IDS, and network security policy management
- Advanced troubleshooting of network performance, connectivity, and security issues
- Leading network modernisation, migration, and automation initiatives
- Ensuring compliance with security frameworks and organisational standards
- Collaboration with cross-functional IT teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions
Essential Skills & Experience
- Current DV Level Security Clearance
- Experience in support and design in highly secure airgapped environments
- Cisco Switching, Routing technologies
- Network Security technologies – IPsec, SSL, VPNs, PKI
- Cisco Firepower/ASA Firewall installation and Administration
- Palo Alto Firewalls/Panorama installation and administration
- Knowledge of NSX-T platform
- Knowledge of Virtual Environments and virtual network solutions (e.g., VMware)
- Network monitoring and configuration tools – SolarWinds NCM, PRTG, KIWI
- Encryption Devices – Catapans, Bulldogs
- Cisco VTC technologies, CUCM, CSM, CMM, Expressways, Deskpro’s
- Copper/Fibre Optic patching
- Windows Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, NPAS, Certificate Services
- Software Defined Access – Dot1X, IBNS 2.0
- Desirable: NIST hardening guidelines, ITIL Processes, ServiceNow, BeCrypt OS, Knowledge of Linux, Diodes
Desirable
- NIST hardening guidelines
- ITIL processes
- ServiceNow
- BeCrypt OS
- Knowledge of Linux
- Diodes
Notes
Please be advised that due to the nature of this role you will be required to be on the client site full time five days per week (no remote working).
Application
If this role is of interest please email your CV to the contact below. Certes Computing (and all of its subsidiary companies) is committed to promoting equality and diversity in its business operations.
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