Infrastructure Network Engineer
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JOB DESCRIPTION: Infrastructure Network Engineer
LOCATION: Manchester (Swinton)
SALARY: £50-60k Per annum, Hybrid working.
Our client , a UK based consulting company, has established an exciting new opportunity in a growing team for a Network engineer who can work within the infrastructure team. The successful candidate will ideally have solid previous experience in building and managing large multi-site Cisco and HP networks.
The role necessitates excellent understanding of complex network architecture, configuration, WAN and firewall technologies. Demonstratable experience of working within a busy and fast paced environment required.
Roles and Responsibilities
* Work with and be part of the Infrastructure team to ensure business objectives are achieved.
* Implement, manage and support the IT Infrastructure within Restore environments at an enterprise level.
* Proactively support the business and ensure hardware and software systems are patched and up to date.
* Troubleshoots and resolve network incidents and problems.
* Daily use of the company ticketing system to respond, communicate and document incidents, problems and service requests in a timely and professional manner.
* Create, update and maintain installation, implementation, maintenance and configuration documentation as needed.
* Support the wider business by ensuring system performance, uptime, customer SLA's and internal metrics are met.
* Abide by and comply with company compliance standards, policies, guidelines and or procedures.
* Support multiple environments; on-prem office, datacentre, virtual environments, networks, physical and or cloud solutions as required.
* Ability to manage own time and work towards target deliverable timelines.
* Setup and manage Network Access Control across all sites.
* Participate in paid out of hours support as part of the On-call rota.
* Occasional travel required between offices and datacentres.
Qualifications or Equivalent experience required
* Minimum CCNA certified with 5 years’ experience working with Cisco technologies.
* Pass background checks and attain necessary security clearance.
* Cisco Firepower and Cisco ASA configuration and management.
* Cisco Catalyst and Nexus switching configuration and management.
* Experience of routing, switching and load balancing techniques.
* Experience with at least one of the following: Network, Firewall or Load balancer performance monitoring and troubleshooting.
* Experience working within a change management framework.
* Capable with command-line rule base creation and deployment.
* Excellent organisational, prioritisation and time management skills.
* Ability to research and recommend solutions for technical issues.
* Must stay current in knowledge of IT technologies, solutions and best practices.
* Working experience with Azure cloud platforms.
* Excellent problem-solving skills.
* Be able to communicate complex technical details to a non-technical audience.
Desirable
Cisco Certified Specialist – Network Security Firepower.
Cisco Certified Network Professional.
Network design, implementation experience.
Experience with HP Aruba switches.
Experience with network design, implementation and automation.
Experience with IDS/IPS rule creation and deployment.
Comprehensive knowledge of Cisco ASA, Cisco Firepower, Cisco Catalyst and Nexus IOS.
Administration of Load balancers.
Knowledge of Infrastructure and application security.
Working hours : Monday to Friday (Hybrid working) 2-3 days office in Swinton depending on project work demands.
Salary £50-60k Per annum
25 days per year holiday
- Location:
- Swinton
- Salary:
- £50,000 - £60,000 /annum pension, £25 days holidays
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- IT