Network Support Engineer – Intermediate

Location: Dublin 1 / Hybrid
Contract: 9 months + potential 3-month extension
Start: Mid-October 2026
Rate: €250–€275/day
Hours: Full-time, Monday–Friday

The Opportunity

We’re looking for an experienced Network / Infrastructure Engineer to join a public-sector organisation in Dublin on an initial 9-month contract, with potential extension.

This is a broad role covering enterprise networking, infrastructure and Microsoft Azure, across both on-premises and cloud environments.

Eligibility: Applicants must hold EU Citizenship, Stamp 4, or an eligible Stamp 1G Spousal Visa. Stamp 1G Graduate Visa holders are not eligible.

What You'll Be Doing

Azure

• Azure infrastructure administration and architecture
• Azure networking, including VNets, Hub-Spoke, VPN/ExpressRoute
• Azure Backup, recovery, monitoring and security
• Hybrid cloud connectivity and troubleshooting

Networking

• Enterprise LAN/WAN, routing and switching
• Firewalls, VPNs and network security
• Network monitoring, troubleshooting, resilience and capacity
• Working with third-party providers

Infrastructure

• VMware and Windows Server administration
• Active Directory (Entra ID advantageous)
• Virtualisation, DNS/DHCP and storage
• Backup, recovery and infrastructure monitoring
• Complex infrastructure troubleshooting

Security & Resilience

• Security hardening, patching and vulnerability remediation
• Identifying infrastructure risks and single points of failure
• Disaster recovery and business continuity
• Supporting infrastructure improvements and technical projects

Documentation & Knowledge Transfer

• Infrastructure and architecture documentation
• Operational runbooks and recovery procedures
• Knowledge-transfer sessions with the ICT team
• Effective handover at the end of the engagement
• Reducing reliance on individual infrastructure specialists

What We're Looking For

At least 5 years' relevant infrastructure engineering or network support experience, ideally within a complex enterprise environment.

Strong experience across Azure, enterprise networking, routing/switching, firewalls, Windows Server, VMware, Active Directory, hybrid cloud, backup/DR, security, monitoring, incident/change management, documentation and knowledge transfer .

Desirable: Azure Arc, Azure Site Recovery, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, PowerShell, automation, Azure Monitor, Microsoft 365, ITIL, public-sector/regulated environments or NIS2.

Interested?

If you’re an experienced Network / Infrastructure Engineer with strong Azure capability and are interested in a varied public-sector contract, we’d like to hear from you.