Senior Network Engineer- Outside IR35 Contract
Focus Group · United Kingdom
Technology, Information and Internet · 1,001-5,000 employees
About the role
Lead the technical delivery of customer projects and act as the primary technical lead for network faults and major incidents. Provide expert support across enterprise customer environments while ensuring technical quality and documentation standards.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires strong hands-on experience with SD-WAN, LAN/WLAN, and security technologies like Cisco and Fortinet. Candidates must possess excellent diagnostic skills, stakeholder management abilities, and a full UK driving licence for site visits.
Benefits
Full description
Senior Network Engineer- Contract outside IR35
Expected 3-month contract Competitive day rate
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.
- 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.
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.
