Network Support Engineer

Network Support Engineer — Cambridge £35,000, mostly remote £35,000 | Remote with 1 day/week in Cambridge | East Anglia Our client has secured a significant contract to manage communications infrastructure across a large and rapidly expanding research campus near Cambridge. They're looking for a Network Support Engineer to support the site — currently one day a week on campus, with the likelihood of a full-time on-site role developing over the next 12–18 months as the contract grows. This is a great opportunity for a solid CCNA or JNCIA-level engineer based in East Anglia who wants a stable role with genuine long-term potential, without having to commute to London. Mostly remote now, with a clear path to becoming the permanent on-site engineer for a major, well-funded campus with 5–10 years of expansion ahead of it. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Provide network support across a large research and residential campus environment
• Routing and switching support — configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting
• BGP and OSPF in a live production network
• First and second line network support — resolving incidents and carrying out network changes
• Maintain accurate documentation and support ongoing network improvements
• On-site in Cambridge approximately one day per week — flexible remote working for the remainder
• Optional on-call once settled into the role — not mandatory TECH STACK
• Routing & Switching
• BGP / OSPF
• Firewall experience (beneficial)
• VoIP (beneficial)
• First / Second line network support WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
• CCNA or JNCIA level — current or working towards it
• Solid routing and switching fundamentals — BGP and OSPF in a support environment
• First or second line network support experience — troubleshooting, changes, and maintenance
• Firewall experience beneficial but not essential
• VoIP familiarity a plus
• Based in East Anglia — within approximately 30–40 miles of Cambridge
• Reliable, proactive, and comfortable working independently on site THE PACKAGE
• £35,000 base salary
• Predominantly remote — 1 day per week on site in Cambridge
• No mandatory on-call — optional once you're settled
• A role with strong long-term potential — likely to develop into a full-time on-site position as the contract expands WHY THIS ROLE STANDS OUT
• Mostly remote with only one day a week on site — strong work-life balance for an East Anglia-based engineer
• Get in early on a major, long-term contract — this role is likely to grow significantly over the next few years
• A well-funded, expanding research campus — stable, interesting work with a long runway
• No mandatory on-call — refreshingly straightforward for a network support role
• CCNA/JNCIA level entry point with genuine career development built in as the contract scales