Job Title: Network Implementation Engineer (Data Centre)
Contract Type: 6-Month Rolling Contract (Outside IR35)
Location: Hybrid - 2 Days per Week Onsite in London
Travel: Occasional On-Demand Travel to EMEA Sites
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity for a Network Implementation Engineer to join a high-growth technology consultancy supporting major data centre and telecom infrastructure projects across EMEA. You will be part of a technically skilled team driving complex network deployments for Tier 1 service providers and enterprise data centre clients.
This project-based role focuses on the full life cycle of network delivery - from planning and design to implementation and validation - across hybrid cloud, enterprise, and 5G environments.
Key Responsibilities:
Own and drive full project life cycle: requirement gathering, network design, BOM creation, implementation, and validation.
Act as the technical lead and single point of contact for both internal and external stakeholders.
Coordinate with project managers, construction teams, operations, and remote engineers.
Create and maintain detailed documentation: rack elevations, logical/physical topologies, cable matrices, and timelines.
Oversee physical installation and logical configuration of devices including:
Palo Alto Firewalls
ZPE Out-of-Band devices
Cisco Catalyst/Nexus
Juniper EX/QFX/MX Series
Provide remote validation of power, cabling, and equipment labeling.
Support structured cabling design and ensure redundancy best practices.
Drive on-time implementation and SLA adherence across multiple sites.
Essential Skills & Experience:
Juniper Technologies:
Deployment and configuration of EX, QFX, and MX series devices.
Wireless deployments with Juniper Mist and Mist AI onboarding.
Junos OS CLI configuration and automation (Ansible/Python).
General Networking:
Experience with Cisco Catalyst/Nexus switches, VLANs, STP, EtherChannel.
Strong understanding of Layer 2/3 protocols (BGP, OSPF, VRRP, EVPN/VXLAN).
Familiarity with Palo Alto firewall configurations and ZPE NodeGrid OOB devices.
Data centre deployment experience (structured cabling, documentation, validation).
Certifications (preferred):
JNCIA (required)
JNCIS (required)
JNCIP (preferred or in progress)
Additional Skills:
Strong documentation abilities (Visio, Excel, Confluence).
Change management and ITIL familiarity.
Experience working with distributed, multi-regional teams.
Exposure to cloud networking (AWS, Azure) is a bonus.
