Network Engineer - FS Industry

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 3 May 2026
LOCATION
Manchester
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
IT Support & Infrastructure
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SKILLS

TCP/IP BGP routing STP Arista switches Cisco switches Ansible Project management Network switch configuration

FULL DESCRIPTION

Network Engineer - FS Industry

Company: [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]

Location: Manchester - 3 days per week

Salary/Rate: £330 per day inside IR35

Start Date: 18/05/2026

Job Type: Contract - 6 months

Work Type: Hybrid

Posted: 7 days ago

Contact: Melissa Cantoni - [contact hidden]

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

  • Provide a network engineer to complete the replacement of 50 end of life network switches in the EMEA co-lo sites.
  • Preconfigure devices in the lab
  • Work with remote hands to rack devices
  • Raise changes to communicate w stakeholders and obtain approval for the migration in an agreed window
  • Migrate connections from old to new devices on agreed weekend with remote hands.
  • Perform necessary checks and be ready for start of week checks on Sunday should any issues arise.
  • Coordinate to decom, un-rack, and dispose of old kit
  • Keep track of progress in our centralized tracking sheet.

Required Skills/Experience

The ideal candidate will have the following:

  • Possess professional-level working knowledge of networks (TCP/IP, BGP routing, PIM routing, STP, route maps, access lists).
  • Must have practical hands-on experience working with network routers and switches.
  • Have experience working with Arista and Cisco switches.
  • Experience in the financial sector a plus.
  • Experience managing such a project end-to-end a plus
  • Ideally have working-level knowledge of Ansible and other tooling to achieve objectives in an efficient manner.
  • Possess strong analytical and project management skills to be able to manage the end of life project and communicate effectively with stakeholders

Application Instructions

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.

Consultant

Melissa Cantoni, Delivery Team Leader - [Employer hidden]. Email: [contact hidden]. Phone: +44 (0)20 7665 5876. Coverage: UK, Europe.

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