Senior Network Engineer - DV Cleared
| Posting date: | 04 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £65,000 to £75,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Car,Pension,Career progression |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 February 2026 |
| Location: | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 9FD |
| Company: | Hunter Selection Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 102966_1770222481 |
Summary
I'm working with a tech‑driven organisation that's looking for a DV Cleared hands‑on Senior Network Engineer to take ownership of a modern, complex Juniper environment. If you enjoy designing, building, and improving high‑performance networks and want real influence over future architecture this is a strong fit.
What you'll be doing
- Designing and leading improvements across core, distribution, and data centre networks
- Working heavily with Juniper MX / EX / QFX / SRX
- Driving SDN adoption using Juniper Apstra
- Delivering scalable EVPN/VXLAN underlay/overlay designs
- Improving routing, security, and performance across BGP, OSPF, MPLS
- Automating wherever possible using Ansible / Python / Terraform
- Supporting virtual networks across ESXi, KVM, Proxmox
What they're looking for
- Strong Juniper engineering experience (design + build + troubleshoot)
- Solid SDN, automation, and IaC skills
- Deep understanding of routing, switching, and data centre fabrics
- Experience with firewalls, VPN, load balancers, DCI, segmentation, monitoring tools
- Eligible Developed vetting clearance (DV)
Why it's a great role
- High autonomy, big technical scope
- Modern Juniper environment with major transformation projects
- Chance to genuinely shape architecture and introduce automation
Interested? Contact Harry Davies at harry@hunterselection.co.uk today!
If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.
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