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Network Engineer - Financial Services

Network Engineer - Financial Services

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London, United kingdom

Full Time

19-01-2026

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Leadership Network Security cloud platforms

Job Specifications

Senior Cisco Network Engineer
Location: City of London
Company: Large global financial services organisation
Salary: Up to £70,000 plus bonus and comprehensive benefits
Working pattern: Hybrid (3 days per week in the London office)
A leading financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Cisco Network Engineer to join its growing technology team. This is a key role with responsibility for the design, delivery, and ongoing support of a global enterprise network, working in a complex, high-availability environment.
You will play a pivotal role in modernising network infrastructure, driving technical improvements, and providing senior-level support across the organisation. Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, and support large-scale enterprise networks
Take ownership of network enhancements and infrastructure modernisation initiatives
Provide technical leadership and guidance to other team members
Deliver Level 3 network support and participate in an on-call rota
Implement and support routing, switching, firewall, and SD-WAN solutions
Integrate switches, routers, wireless controllers, SDN, load balancers, NAC servers, and cloud platforms
Ensure network security, resilience, and high availability across global environments Skills & Experience Required
Proven experience designing and implementing networks in a large user or enterprise environment
Strong Cisco background (ideally CCNP or CCIE)
In-depth knowledge of Layer 2 technologies (VLANs, VTP, STP)
Experience with high-availability technologies (vPC, SVL, HSRP)
Strong understanding of routing protocols
Hands-on experience with SD-WAN technologies
Experience with Cisco Wireless solutions

About the Company

Specialising in contract and permanent recruitment across IT, HR, Marketing, Accountancy and office administration. Offering a competitive 15% recruitment fee alongside an industry leading 3 month, 100% rebate period we support thousands of companies across the UK from all industry sectors. We see ourselves as more than just a recruitment partner and as well as access to our database of 950,000 candidates our team builds long-lasting relationships with businesses and hiring managers, offering value added services along the... Know more