Network Engineer

Network Engineer – 6-month contract -London/remote My High-profile Legal Customer is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to support a combination of project delivery and business-as-usual (BAU) operational…

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Pay rate £400 – £500/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 4 August 2026

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Network Engineer – 6-month contract -London/remote

My High-profile Legal Customer is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to support a combination of project delivery and business-as-usual (BAU) operational activities within a complex enterprise environment.

This role requires a highly skilled Network professional with strong troubleshooting capabilities, and extensive experience across network, security, and load-balancing technologies including strong hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls including Panorama.

The Network Engineer should have a strong operational mindset, be comfortable working within enterprise environments, and be capable of independently owning complex network and security issues through to resolution

Skills required from the Network Engineer:

Network Engineer with experience working on projects and BAU
Advanced hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls, including Panorama management.
Strong Fortinet FortiGate administration and support expertise.
Proven ability to configure and manage firewall policies, NAT rules, virtual routers, and virtual systems.
Strong Cisco routing and switching background - troubleshooting BGP, Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking issues
Solid understanding of VRFs and MPLS environments
Nexus and Catalyst switch Knowledge
Experience supporting and administering F5 GTM and LTM solutions
Experience with Riverbed WAN optimisation technologies.
Familiarity with SolarWinds monitoring and management platforms.
Ability to perform upgrades and maintenance across Palo Alto, FortiGate, and F5 environments.
Understanding of 802.1X authentication technologies.
Experience supporting Aruba ClearPass wireless solutions would be beneficial
Experience in the legal industry would be beneficial
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