Network Engineer

Job Title: Network Engineer Location: Kings Cross, London (Hybrid - 2 days office, 3 days home) Salary: Competitive (Dependent on experience) Benefits: Up to 10% annual bonus with private medical and life insurance A leading UK broadcast and satellite media technology provider, part of a major international telecommunications group, is hiring a Network Engineer to join its core infrastructure team. The network carries hundreds of live television channels alongside internet and private customer networks, so resilience, security and performance are mission critical. The team is currently going through a major IP migration, moving legacy broadcast technology onto modern infrastructure. What's in it for you?

• Hands-on ownership of a live IP migration project, moving critical infrastructure off legacy technology, with exposure to the full network stack rather than a single narrow layer
• Backed by a major international telecoms group, with a genuinely global network footprint spanning UK and internationally
• Hybrid working (2 days office, 3 days home) with no on-call requirement in place
• Well established engineering function with an exciting project pipeline across different technology. Responsibilities
• Manage and operate core network architecture supporting carrier-grade, multi-site infrastructure carrying live broadcast, internet and private customer traffic
• Lead and support a major IP migration project, moving legacy broadcast technology onto current generation infrastructure
• Manage, operate and improve the multisite network for multicast TV transport as well as the internal campus network
• Design and support customer networking solutions across multiple sites, including remote access
• Own network security and firewall configuration in a fast-changing environment
• Split time roughly 50/50 between project work and BAU: ticket resolution, solution specification and billing documentation, shared across the wider team Skills Required
• 5+ years' hands-on experience supporting a multi-site network environment
• Strong Cisco routing and switching background, comfortable covering the full network stack
• Solid security and firewalling experience Strong Differentiators
• Multicast experience (SSM/ASM) in Layer 2/3 environments
• Broadcast or media-over-IP background
• Cisco IP Fabric for Media (IPFM) experience
• CCNP certification (or working towards) This is a rare opportunity to take real ownership of a live, mission-critical IP migration within an established broadcast network. Given the urgency on this hire, apply now.