Network Consultants - Cisco Gold Partner

Posted 1 day 6 hours ago by Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited

£100,000 - £125,000 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
Other
Scotland, United Kingdom
Job Description

We are partnered with a global Cisco Gold Partner that has secured a major 5-year network transformation programme supporting three leading Oil & Gas organisations. The programme focuses on consolidating, modernising, and future-proofing large-scale enterprise network infrastructure across Scotland.

As part of this long-term initiative, we are seeking six experienced Network Implementation Engineers and Network Consultant Engineers to deliver key elements of the transformation. This is a hybrid contract role, offering flexibility to work from any Scottish city, with limited on-site presence.

This opportunity is ideal for engineers who enjoy working on complex, enterprise-scale Cisco environments and want to be part of a stable, multi-year programme of work.

If you are interested, get in touch and apply today!

Responsibilities
  • Deliver network design, implementation, and transformation activities across enterprise environments
  • Work on large-scale Cisco routing, switching, security, and data centre technologies
  • Support network consolidation and modernisation initiatives across multiple organisations
  • Collaborate with internal engineering teams, architects, and stakeholders
  • Participate in troubleshooting, optimisation, and handover activities
  • Ensure solutions align with best practice, security standards, and programme objectives
Essential Skills
  • Strong background in Cisco Routing & Switching
  • Proven experience in network design and/or network implementation
  • Experience working in enterprise or large-scale network environments
Desirable Skills
  • Cisco ISR & ASR Routers (2900 / 4000 / ASR1000)
  • Cisco HyperFlex and UCSx
  • Cisco ASA Firewalls & FirePOWER (IPS, FTD)
  • Switching: 3850 / 3650 / 2960X / 4500X, VTP, STP, VSS
  • Nexus (5K / 7K / 9K), vPC, VDC
  • IPSec VPN configuration and support
  • SD-WAN, DNAC, Prime Infrastructure
  • Cisco Wireless - 9800 Series WLCs
  • Cisco Meraki (Switching, Wireless, Security)
  • Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine)
  • Cisco ACI
  • Cloud networking exposure (Azure / AWS)
  • Palo Alto Firewalls
  • Cisco DevNet APIs / SDKs
  • Experience with HP and Aruba networking platforms
Contract Details & Pay
  • Location: Scotland (Hybrid - 2 days per week on-site, any Scottish city)
  • Contract Type: Contract - Outside IR35
  • Duration: 6 months initially (part of a secured 5-year programme)
  • Start Date: ASAP
Day Rates:
  • £400 per day - Network Implementation Engineers
  • £450 per day - Network Consultant Engineers
Why Apply?
  • Long-term contract pipeline with 5 years of secured work
  • Outside IR35 contract structure
  • Hybrid working with flexibility across Scotland
  • Exposure to cutting-edge Cisco technologies
  • Join a collaborative, highly skilled engineering environment
  • Be part of a large-scale, multi-organisation network transformation