Senior Network Engineer - TSN & DDS at Matchtech, Basildon, £Contract Rate

Location: Basildon (3-5 days per week onsite)

Duration: 6 month contract

Rate: £73.40ph LTD (Outside IR35)

Role details:

We are looking for an experienced Network Engineer to support our defence client on a contract basis. This is not a traditional enterprise networking role. We're particularly interested in candidates who have worked within systems integration, integration & test, trials, or mission-critical environments.

Key Skills Required:

✅ Recent Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) experience
✅ DDS (Data Distribution Service)
✅ VLAN Configuration
✅ Network Architecture & Deployment
✅ Systems Integration / Integration & Test environments
✅ Real-time, deterministic or safety-critical networking

Key Responsibilities not limited to:

• Develop and maintain network architecture for laboratory environments
• Support and maintain lab infrastructure and development areas
• Configuring systems according to Lead Systems Engineer requirements
• Support integration, testing and trials activities

Job Requirements:

We are looking for a candidate with recent experience of TSN (Time Sensitive Networking), DDS and VLAN Configuration.

• Experience in IT Network and its applications within Defence & Security
• Understanding of the Open Systems Interconnection Model
• Understanding of IPv4 Addressing
• Understanding of Virtual Local Area Network configuration
• Understanding of Network Implementation and Deployment
• Understanding of Network Architecture
• Understanding of NetConf
• Understanding of Network Security (Desirable)
• Familiarity with Safety Critical Networks (Desirable)

If you've worked with technologies such as TSN, IEEE 1588/PTP, DDS (RTI Connext/OpenDDS), deterministic Ethernet, defence systems, aerospace, maritime, robotics or industrial control networks, I'd be very interested in speaking with you.

Apply today via the link provided.