Network Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 9, 2026.
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Job Title: Network Engineer
Salary: The starting salary is £55,662, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.
The salary is broken down as £52,653 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £57,417. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: Sydenham
London is one of the world’s most diverse and dynamic cities. Policing it requires innovative technology and highly skilled people who can support frontline operations with reliable, secure and adaptable systems.
The Role
As a Network Engineer , you’ll play a crucial part in protecting London. You’ll join a talented, tight-knit engineering team responsible for developing, testing, deploying and maintaining specialist network systems that directly support operational policing. Your work will help officers respond faster, act smarter and stay safer.
You’ll be joining a friendly and collaborative team of around 50 engineers responsible for designing, developing, building and deploying a wide range of technical solutions, primarily supporting surveillance and operational policing activities. Within this wider function, you’ll work as part of the Infrastructure Team, a specialist group of 10 enthusiastic engineers with a passion for networking, communications and infrastructure technologies.
We are seeking a Network Engineer to support the delivery and ongoing development of specialist network technology across London. This is a hands-on technical role combining engineering expertise, operational support and collaboration with multiple teams and suppliers. You will work with a range of network technologies, specialist equipment and secure systems used in frontline policing environments.
Although primarily a workshop-based role, it does involve some field deployment across London, so a full UK driving licence is essential, with willingness to obtain C1/D1. Operational demand may require occasional work outside standard business hours. Due to the sensitivity of the systems you will support, you must hold or be willing to obtain SC(e) security clearance.
We offer in return
Joining the Met means building a career with purpose, stability and real development, supported by a strong benefits package designed for long-term growth and wellbeing.
- Annual salary progression
- Excellent pension scheme (MPS contribution up to 29%)
- Generous leave entitlement - 28 days rising to 33 days after 5 years, plus bank holidays
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance permitting you to accumulate a further 2 days leave each month.
- Clear development pathways - apprenticeships, funded qualifications and internal promotion
- Ongoing training and free funded courses and qualifications
- Enhanced family support, including maternity, parental leave and childcare assistance
- Financial wellbeing support, including interest-free season ticket, rental deposit and childcare loans
- Access to Met sports and social clubs
Additional Information
This role does not attract Shift Disturbance Allowance. If you are currently in a shift-working role, SDA should cease upon appointment to this job.
Vetting
This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) level before taking up the post;
To streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should provide short overview of your leadership experience and technical skillet evidence (not more than 1 side of A4 format page). Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and/or Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 20th October 2026.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview.
Essential For The Role
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We are looking for-
- Proven leadership experience and skills
- Relevant technical or engineering background, qualification or practical experience (e.g . switching, routing, firewall and VPN experience)
- Experience working with vendors such as Cisco, Peplink and Arista
- Hands on experience Installing, configuring and supporting network equipment. Monitoring network performance and resolving complex connectivity issues.
- Full UK driving license and willingness to obtain C1/D1
- Flexibility to support operational demand, including occasional work outside standard hours
Desirable Criteria -
- CCTV IP knowledge
- Experience managing Linux systems (Ubuntu, Debian)
- Scripting/automation experience (BASH, Python, Ansible, Terraform)
- Project management experience
- Virtualisation / containerisation experience (Docker, LXC, KVM, Proxmox)
- Contract or account management experience
- CCNA or CCNP qualifications
- Experience with Video Management Systems (Flir Latitude, Milestone, Genetec, NX Witness)
- Knowledge of cellular and Wi-Fi technologies
- Membership of a professional engineering body (e.g., IET)
- Evidence of active Continued Professional Development
Additional Information
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CVF Staff Band.pdf - 971KB
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Disability Confident Statement
The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.
As a Disability Confident Leader, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.
The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.
Please note, if you are applying for a police officer role or to become a police community support officer (PCSO) or designated detention officer (DDO), there is a minimum requirement that you must pass a job-related fitness test (JRFT) at point of entry. This does not apply to police staff roles. Find out more about police fitness standards.
Read our full disability confidence statement.
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