Network Engineer/Designer | London | Azure Networking | Design | Financial Services

If you're a Network Engineer with Financial Services experience and strong Azure networking skills, I want to hear from you ASAP

Location: London (Two days per week in office)

Salary: Up to £82k (DOE) plus bonus and benefits

No sponsorship is available for this role.

This is a hands-on technical role with design authority. You will own Low-Level Designs, drive network automation, and ensure hybrid infrastructure (data centre and cloud) is secure, scalable, and future-ready.

You'll work closely with our Infrastructure and Architecture teams to deliver strategic network solutions in a regulated, high-performance environment.

You'll be:

• Designing and deploying LAN, WAN, WLAN, and SD-WAN solutions across on-prem and cloud
• Acting as Azure networking SME, owning integration, security, and governance
• Driving network automation to streamline provisioning and management
• Leading on network security design: zero trust, firewalls, VPNs, policy-based routing
• Managing lifecycle strategy: patching, vulnerability governance, capacity planning
• Providing technical escalation and occasional out-of-hours support

What we're looking for:

• 5+ years in network infrastructure roles, Financial Services preferable
• Deep experience with Azure networking (VNets, vWAN, ExpressRoute, NSGs)
• Strong SD-WAN design and deployment skills
• Familiarity with Aruba, Cisco, Fortinet, Sophos firewalls
• Hands-on with automation tools (Ansible) and config management
• Comfortable in a regulated environment with high compliance standards

Call Lorenz Pasch @ Hays ASAP if you are interested in this position. My contact details are available on my LinkedIn profile.

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