Senior Cloud Network Engineer

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…

Inside IR35 Hybrid IT
Pay rate £700 – £750/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 11 September 2026

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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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