Network Services Engineer
Location: Bristol
Salary: Up to £55,000
Headline Benefits: A bonus of up to £2,500, Paid Overtime, Strong pension, 25 days annual leave with the option to accrue 15 additional days flexi leave, enhanced parental leave.
We’re working with an award-winning, world-leading, technical & scientific engineering organisation, with sites across Europe, that have an exciting opportunity for a Network Services Engineer who will have a general Networking background and be familiar with Routing and Switching, VLANS, protocols such as OSPF & BGP, TCP/IP & UDP.
Within this post there is a requirement for the Network Team (as a whole) to cover the Network Services from 7am – 7pm weekdays, which requires on-site attendance: this will be via rota.
Their order book stretches for many years, and they have healthy profits and a range of new projects in place. They’re stable with steady controlled growth, offer dynamic working, and fantastic opportunities to grow and develop your career further.
The business are firm believers in offering all staff the best possible platform to succeed, providing support for career development as well as personal assistance. They hold numerous awards on the back of this work and have a range of employee networks and internal communities that include Parents and Carers, Gender Equality, Neurodiversity, Pride, Ethnic Diversity and many more. They care about their staff and are passionate about what they do and why they do it.
Network Services Engineer Responsibilities
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Maintaining the Network equipment to the correct standards required to meet MoD accreditation.
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Contribute to the development and implementation of new Network solutions into the business and Group environment and roadmap.
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Installation and support of various Networking solutions as part of the team activities
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Lead or assist with examination of non-standard or project requirements from: end customers, internal product-facing teams, IT colleagues, support/outsourcing partners and others.
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Manage and own specific project lifecycles from instigation to operational handover.
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To assist with the management of 3rd party suppliers and their delivery of solutions and services across the business.
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Review of Project Documentation.
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Support to project management colleagues in providing specialist technical input and consultancy for project activities.
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Creation of documentation and presentation materials in support of business activities.
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Close cooperation with the Security Operations Centre (SoC) and Information Security teams (Infosec) to ensure the highest standards of secure design.
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Assistance and support to other Network projects and solutions
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Change Approval Board (CAB) submissions and actively take part in CAB discussions around approvals.
Network Services Engineer skills and qualifications required:
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Minimum of Cisco CCNA or equivalent certification/experience working on Cisco equipment: Current Certification desirable (lapsed certification considered).
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3 years minimum previous experience in the field
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Experience of working within a multi-classification Network environment is preferred.
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Familiarity with ITIL processes and standards is also desirable.
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Experience with DNA Centre (Catalyst Centre), ACI & ISE is also desirable.
As a successful Network Services Engineer, you will be rewarded with an exciting and challenging role with a company that offers excellent career opportunities, a fantastic working environment, and the opportunity to work with and travel to European business partners.
Note: You must be able to hold a security clearance level of DV (mandatory for the position) if not already cleared to that level.
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