# Senior Network Operations Engineer

About the job Turn complex network faults into lasting fixes, and make new services ready for reliable operation. As a Senior Network Operations Engineer in Bristol, UK, you’ll keep Graphcore’s networks reliable and secure. This full-time role spans the network lifecycle, from shaping operational requirements to resolving complex incidents. Your improvements will reduce downtime and manual errors across new and existing services. You’ll help colleagues operate services confidently, with practical runbooks and recovery procedures ready when problems arise. You’ll troubleshoot routing and firewalls, improve monitoring and automate routine operations. You’ll also support upgrades and deployments through testing, controlled changes and clear handovers. Your scope includes AWS networking, Cisco Software-Defined Access and SD-WAN across cloud and on-premises environments. Occasional travel to remote data centres and offices will involve installations, troubleshooting and hands-on support. The team and culture You’ll join a supportive, multidisciplinary IT infrastructure team that works closely together and regularly shares knowledge. With new projects ahead, you’ll bring operational exp

- **Id**: 3810084
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/graphcore-senior-network-operations-engineer>
- **Role**: Networking
- **Role family**: Networking
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Bristol, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T09:51:24Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T07:17:57Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5418
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- **Benefits**: Equity, Flexible schedule, Health insurance, Retirement plans
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Processors, MCUs & AI Chips, AI Chips & Accelerators

## Company

- **Id**: 33
- **Name**: Graphcore
- **Domain**: graphcore.ai
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/graphcore>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 92
- **Open postings**: 138
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.109
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 69
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Technologies

- **Ansible** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **BGP** — Optional: no
- **OSPF** — Optional: no
- **pfSense** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Wi-Fi** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T14:36:41Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker); Route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 69
- **Reasons**: conf:2, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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