Network Engineer

Network Engineer The successful candidate will be a key member of the ICT Operations Team and should be passionate about network architecture and technologies. They will be responsible for:

• Drive documenting and implementation of business-critical network and security technologies.
• Deliver continuous improvement by reviewing existing solutions across the network layer and implementing solutions to meet future trends in technologies.
• Work with teams on planning/design options to exploit new technologies.

• Lead and assist with the documenting and delivery of solutions and technologies which will be part of large-scale complex projects.
• Lead and assist with implementing a large nationwide network programme. Projects include 802.1X rollout, network hardware refresh, firewall refresh, network segmentation, remote access solution.
• Responsibility for assisting in troubleshooting and resolving complex and technically challenging issues associated with the technology stack namely Network Security (Firewall, Remote Access Solutions, Load Balancing), LAN/WAN (Cisco/Juniper), WLAN(Aruba).
• Maximise the value of our technology investment, promote cost saving, where possible.
• Promote and encourage innovation throughout the team, to look for new answers and delivery of fresh approaches.
• Liaise with strategic vendors to keep abreast of their technical roadmaps.
• Validate and perform testing.
• Perform migration/production release.
• Provide documentation for the deliverables.
• Adhere to core network and security principles and best practices.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to team members.

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field e.g. Computer Science, Computer Engineering etc.
• 3+ years of experience in network architecture design and implementation on LAN,WAN and Data Centre network technologies.
• Experience with network security protocols and technologies (e.g. Firewalls, VPN, FortiGate, Checkpoint, 1X)
• Knowledge of routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP
• Troubleshooting LAN networks including Spanning Tree and LACP
• Knowledge of Data Centre network technologies including VXLAN and EVPN
• Experience with Juniper and Cisco routing and switching technologies.
• Experience documenting technical procedures for implementation during change windows.
• Implementing changes in a live environment under approved change control windows
• CCNP or equivalent qualification and experience
• Knowledge of Azure & O365
• Good written and verbal communication skills as well strong presentation skills
• Strong technical knowledge to build efficient technical solutions.