Network Design Engineer

Network Design Engineer, Defence Communications (Contract)

Location: Home based with occasional travel to Hampshire

Type: Contract

Start: December 2026

Clearance: Current UK security clearance essential

Our client is a leading supplier of secure communications, electronic warfare and cyber capability to the defence sector. Following recent programme wins, they are seeking an experienced Network Design Engineer to focus on network architectures, interfacing hardware and software within data centre and cloud-based computing environments

These are not corporate IT environments. The networks support military communications systems deployed on operational platforms across land, sea and air.

The role will include:

• Design and planning of IT solutions and resource requirements
• Development and maintenance of LAN/WAN/WLAN, firewalls, routers, switches and software defined or cloud-based networks
• Optimisation of network security, firewalls and recovery set-ups
• Production and maintenance of design documentation to recognised engineering standards
• Supporting integration, test and acceptance activities alongside internal engineering teams and the customer

Requirements:

• Proven experience in network design or network engineering roles
• Strong working knowledge of TCP/IP, VLANs, VPNs, virtualised computing and cloud-based networking
• Experience of defence or military communications environments is an advantage
• Current UK security clearance is essential due to the nature of the programmes