Network Deployment Engineer

Role overview

A hands-on network engineering role focused on the connectivity layer of GPU-focused data centre builds. The position owns the network-specific workstream of each site rollout — switches, external carrier circuits, and firewall perimeters — sitting alongside a separate deployment lead who covers the broader physical build. The work is remote-first with regular travel to data centre locations, and the role acts as the named on-site point of contact for carriers, fibre operators, and network contractors.

Responsibilities

• Install and configure network switches directly on-site during data centre builds, rather than handing work off to a separate implementation team
• Establish external connectivity for each site by coordinating with local network operators and fibre providers to bring circuits live
• Manage carrier and fibre provider relationships end-to-end across the deployment lifecycle
• Deploy and configure firewalls as part of the live build, including the site perimeter rather than policy authoring alone
• Serve as the day-to-day on-site contact for operators, fibre providers, and network-focused contractors
• Coordinate with the senior deployment lead and data centre operations so the network layer lands in step with the wider build

Requirements

• Hands-on data centre network deployment experience, including physically installing and configuring switches on site (architecture-only experience is not sufficient)
• Direct, practical experience establishing carrier or fibre connectivity — having run point with local network operators or ISPs to bring a circuit live
• Firewall deployment and configuration experience as part of a live build, not policy authoring alone
• Comfort being the named on-site contact for external operators and contractors, without an intervening layer managing the relationship
• Willingness to travel regularly to data centre sites as part of remote-first working

Nice to have

• Background as a network deployment engineer or lead at a neo-cloud or hyperscale data centre operator
• Field engineering experience at an ISP or fibre network operator delivering last-mile or site connectivity
• Experience in a colocation or enterprise data centre network operations team handling switch and firewall installs

Benefits and work setup

• Competitive salary with an annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Employee wellbeing benefits
• 25 days of holiday plus public holidays
• Remote-first working with travel and flexibility suited to the role
• Ownership of a distinct layer of the build, with autonomy over how it is delivered
• Clear career progression opportunities in a fast-growing infrastructure business