IP Network Designer
| Posting date: | 17 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £500.0 per day |
| Additional salary information: | £500 per day inside IR35 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 March 2026 |
| Location: | Reading, Berkshire, rg1 2fu |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 4780673_1773756462 |
Summary
Job Title IP Network Designer With DNS Experience
Rate £500 per day inside IR35 - rolling contract
DepartmentConnectivity Engineering
Location is Flexible - Leeds/London/Reading (1-2 days per week in the office)
I am working with a key client with the Telecoms sector who are looking for an IP Network Designer With DNS Experience to join their team for a rolling contract renewed every 3-6 months. This is an IP Network design / Technical Design Authority and you'll work on a variety of IP networking projects which will include:
- Maintaining hardware, and software to comply with vendor support contracts and VMO2 design policies.
- Maintaining network capacity to support traffic forecasts.
- Integration of new services onto the network.
- Production of design documentation, test cases, and implementation plans to ensure our networks deliver excellent customer experience whilst retaining a focus on cost effectiveness and delivery timescales.
- Providing support to test and implementation staff.
- Supporting service migrations.
- Monitor the performance of the network against KPIs, and to produce technical plans to maintain performance in a changing environment.
- Maintain the existing network standardisation policies, and where necessary proposal of new ones.
- Supporting the evaluation of vendor software release notes, bug reports, and security advisories.
- Production of network designs for the to meet agreed service targets and resilience levels.
- Production of designs to enable service migrations.
- Supporting requirements capture, testing and implementation activities. This will require the production and agreement of requirement documentation, test cases and implementation plans.
- Liaising with equipment suppliers to confirm design assumptions, resolve operational performance issues requiring design changes, and attendance of vendor Technical Review Meetings.
- Ensure designs meet requirements relating to Architecture, Legal/Regulatory, Data Protection, and Security.
- Ensure all documentation is peer reviewed, including the review of other design engineer's documents.
- Interact with Operations teams to ensure designs are fully accepted into an operational environment.
- Provide accurate data network design Consultancy to approved projects.
- Support and initiate process improvement activities
You'll require the following essential technical skills which must be marked on your CV to show ability to execute the role:
- Cisco and or Juniper Certifications
- Sound understanding and experience of DNS & DHCP.
- A thorough understanding of IP protocols and features.
- Hands on experience with Cisco and Juniper networking technologies and platforms.
- Understanding of Telecommunications Transmission Systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills required for presenting complex technical concepts.
- Good experience of Change Control Processes.
If interested please submit your CV, interviews will be limited and will only involve the closest alignment to the skillset. It's highly recommended to include all the essential areas in your CV profile.
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