Senior Network Engineer

London Source: WhatJobs

£95,000–£130,000

Extensive experience in network orchestration, network virtualisation, and network automation .
Strong hands-on knowledge of ETSI Open Source MANO , including platform deployment, administration, service onboarding, and lifecycle management.
Extensive experience with VNF and CNF lifecycle management .
Strong knowledge of VMware vCenter and VMware Integrated OpenStack .
Practical experience administering and supporting Kubernetes-based platforms .
Strong understanding of OpenStack, Linux, networking, containers, Helm, and cloud-native technologies .
Experience creating and maintaining YANG-based network descriptors .
Strong automation and scripting capabilities, particularly using Python, Robot Framework, YAML, and CI/CD pipelines .
Experience with Git, Helm charts, automated testing, configuration management, platform monitoring, and incident management .
Advanced troubleshooting skills covering log analysis, service debugging, root-cause analysis, and performance investigation

Experience and Qualifications

10–12 years of relevant experience in telecommunications networks, network orchestration, virtualisation, network automation, cloud infrastructure, or a closely related engineering discipline.
Demonstrable experience delivering or supporting complex carrier-grade or enterprise telecommunications platforms.
Proven involvement in the design, deployment, integration, testing, and operational support of virtualised and cloud-native network services.
Experience working across production, test, development, and R&D environments.
Previous responsibility for resolving technically complex, service-impacting incidents.
Relevant industry certifications in Kubernetes, VMware, OpenStack, Linux, cloud platforms, networking, or DevOps would be advantageous.
Experience integrating OSM with multiple virtual infrastructure managers or cloud environments.
Knowledge of ETSI NFV architecture, MANO principles, service function chaining, and software-defined networking.
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and declarative configuration practices.
Good to have: Experience with observability and monitoring platforms used across Kubernetes, OpenStack, and virtualised infrastructure.
Good to have: Experience delivering solutions in regulated, security-sensitive, or high-availability environments.
Good to have: Understanding of secure engineering, access management, vulnerability remediation, and operational resilience.
Good to have: Experience contributing to technical architecture, engineering standards, and platform roadmaps.