Field Network Engineer

Field Network Engineer

£35,000 - £45,000 + £4,000 annual car allowance + business mileage and expenses

Watford + regional travel across South East England

Can you look at an unfamiliar network and work out what needs to happen next?

Trace the problem. Plan the upgrade. Prepare the equipment. Then get onsite and deliver it.

If you enjoy that combination of investigation and hands-on engineering, there’s plenty here to get stuck into.

You’ll join a growing, multi-site business that’s investing in its IT infrastructure. Your focus will be bringing different sites onto a consistent network setup, improving reliability and making life easier for the people using it.

What’s in it for you?

• Ownership of your work. Take upgrades from the initial site assessment through to installation and handover.
• A varied workload. Planned network projects, site refreshes, troubleshooting and day-to-day support.
• Independence. Organise your schedule around site visits, with flexibility to work from home between visits and periodic team catch-ups.
• A clear technical focus. Work predominantly with networking, using Ubiquiti/UniFi routers, switches and access points.
• Scope to grow. Get involved in integrating newly acquired sites, with opportunities to develop broader project coordination skills.
• A wider benefits package. 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, an additional wellbeing day, private medical insurance and a healthcare cash plan.

What you’ll do

A successful installation starts before you arrive with the equipment.

You’ll assess existing networks, document what’s there and identify what needs replacing or improving. Then you’ll prepare the hardware and plan the work so delivery runs smoothly.

Your role will include:

• Installing and upgrading routers, switches, firewalls and Wi-Fi access points.
• Diagnosing broadband, connectivity and hardware faults.
• Delivering site refreshes and network standardisation projects.
• Keeping technical records accurate and handing sites back with clear documentation.
• Working with the service desk, suppliers and site teams to resolve issues.
• Supporting new site acquisitions as the business expands.

There’ll also be some Microsoft 365 work across Entra, Intune and Exchange Online, particularly around support and new site onboarding.

What you’ll bring

You’ll have hands-on experience in field support, network engineering or infrastructure, with the confidence to investigate unfamiliar environments independently.

You’ll understand networking fundamentals and be able to explain how you’ve diagnosed faults, planned changes and delivered installations yourself.

UniFi experience would help, but strong networking knowledge matters more than the badge on the equipment. VLANs, network segregation and experience supporting multiple sites would also be useful. An MSP background could fit well.

You’ll need a full UK driving licence, your own vehicle and the ability to pass an enhanced DBS check .

Travel will be across South East England, with occasional trips further afield and overnight stays where required.

This could suit a: Field Engineer / Network Engineer / Field Service Engineer / Network Installation Engineer / Network Project Engineer / IT Field Project Engineer / Infrastructure Engineer.

Want to take ownership of network projects and see the results of your work?

Send your CV to ***email_hidden***.