Senior Network Engineer- Contract outside IR35
Expected 3-month contract
Day rate- £600 per day outside IR35
Remote with occasional travel required across the UK
(Internal Job Level: Specialist / Team Lead)
Established in 2003, Focus Group is one of the UK's fastest-growing independent providers of essential business technology, delivering digital workplace solutions to more than 30,000 customers nationwide.
From our ambitious beginnings, we have grown to over 1,400 employees across 24 UK offices and recently achieved unicorn status following a $1bn valuation.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to lead the technical delivery of customer projects and act as the technical lead for network faults, escalations and major incidents.
Working closely with Project Managers, Account Managers and fellow engineers, you will take ownership of technical quality, solution delivery and documentation, whilst providing expert support across enterprise customer environments.
This is a hands-on, customer-facing role that includes travel to customer sites across the UK and occasional planned out-of-hours work to support change windows and critical project activity.
Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience across some or all of the following technologies:
- SD-WAN: Cisco Viptela, Meraki, Fortinet
- LAN/WLAN: Cisco, Meraki
- Security: Fortinet, Cisco Firepower
- Excellent troubleshooting, fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
- Experience managing critical incidents, technical escalations and complex change requests.
- Strong customer-facing and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to take technical ownership and provide leadership during major incidents and project delivery.
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel when required.
Benefits
Why Focus?
At Focus Group, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside talented technical specialists, support enterprise-scale environments, and help deliver innovative solutions to some of the UK's leading organisations.
We're proud to have built an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing culture where people are recognised for their contribution and empowered to make a real impact.
Skills Required
- Hands-on experience with SD-WAN technologies (Cisco Viptela, Meraki, Fortinet)
- LAN/WLAN experience with Cisco and Meraki
- Security appliance experience (Fortinet, Cisco Firepower)
- Excellent troubleshooting, fault-finding and diagnostic skills
- Experience managing critical incidents, technical escalations and complex change requests
- Strong customer-facing and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to take technical ownership and provide leadership during major incidents and project delivery
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the UK
What We Do
Welcome to Focus Group. Established in 2003, we’re proud to be one of the UK’s leading independent providers of essential business technology. Here to take care of all your telecoms, IT and connectivity services. This means everything in one place, one point of contact and one bill to cover everything you need. SME or global enterprise business; public sector, service sector or charity…whatever your size, shape or service, we’ll take the time to get to know your business and deliver the technology to fit the bill. Our teams are experts in their field; passionate about finding the right solutions for you and committed to ensuring your business runs like clockwork. We’re by your side to keep your business phone system at the top of its game, your IT optimised, your data secure, your teams connected and your customers happy. At all times. Leaving you free to focus all your energy on the important stuff. Like growing your business. Telecoms | Mobile | Connectivity | IT solutions | Cyber security | Energy Let’s connect. Let’s grow.
