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Senior Cloud Network Engineer

CBS ButlerCambridge, Cambridgeshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 11 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to deepen your expertise in multi-cloud networking and automation within a highly reputable technology organization, with a competitive daily rate of GBP 700-750. You'll thrive here if you possess extensive hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, and HPC environments, coupled with a passion for end-to-end network ownership and complex problem-solving. Apply today to contribute to a major technology program and advance your career in cutting-edge cloud infrastructure.

Quick Overview

Salary
£700 - £750/mo
Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Temporary/Casual
Work mode
On Site
Location
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
GCPOpenStackAWSAnsibleAzureTerraform

Job Description

Job title: Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Contract: 6 month contract rolling

Rate: £700-£750/day Inside IR35

Location: Cambridge/Hybrid (2 days per week onsite)

We're looking for a highly experienced, hands-on Cloud Network Engineer to join a major technology programme a highly influential tech organisation that design energy-efficient Microprocessor architecture.

This is a role for someone who can get deep into the technology; designing, building, automating and troubleshooting complex network environments across AWS, Azure, GCP, HPC and enterprise infrastructure.

Responsibilities

You'll take ownership across the full engineering lifecycle#, from requirements and technical design through to implementation, testing, troubleshooting and handover.

  • AWS, Azure & GCP networking - all three are essential
  • High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments
  • Enterprise networking, including BGP, routing, switching, segmentation and security
  • Cisco SD-WAN - design, deployment, integration and troubleshooting
  • Terraform & Ansible - automation and Infrastructure as Code
  • OpenStack networking
  • Hybrid connectivity between on-premises data centres and multiple cloud platforms
  • Complex network troubleshooting across cloud, HPC, SD-WAN and enterprise environments
  • Reviewing existing environments, identifying gaps and driving optimisation, improvement and redesign

Experience:

We're looking for genuine engineering depth rather than someone who is purely architecture or advisory focused.

  • 7-8+ years' relevant Network, Cloud or Infrastructure Engineering experience
  • Strong hands-on networking across AWS + Azure + GCP
  • Proven experience designing/deploying networking within HPC environments
  • Strong BGP and enterprise networking knowledge
  • Extensive Cisco SD-WAN experience
  • Hands-on Terraform and Ansible
  • Experience with OpenStack networking - highly desirable
  • Strong hybrid cloud/data centre connectivity experience

To be considered, you should be able to demonstrate the majority of the following in a hands-on engineering capacity:

AWS | Azure | GCP | HPC | Cisco SD-WAN | Terraform | Ansible | BGP/Routing | Hybrid Cloud | OpenStack

If you're a senior Cloud Network Engineer who genuinely understands networking at this level, I'd like to hear from you.

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