Network Engineer

A defense and security corporation is recruiting a Network Engineer on a permanent basis. They are a world-leader in the integration of cutting-edge defence and security systems, delivering decisive advantage to military, government and civil customers worldwide.

Location: Merthyr – 4 days on-site

Salary: £44,000 - £53,000 + 12.5% Bonus

What you will be doing:

• Responsible for the Analysis, Design and Build of Local Networks – LAN (including Cisco switch technology), Wide Area Networks, Security appliances, Wireless networking, telephony, firewalls and routers, including the planning of the implementation of these devices within an IT project framework.
• Support and Maintain the devices and software including monitoring, patching and maintenance to ensure continual security accreditation and compliance of the network estate.

Responsibilities:

• Undertakes changes to the network, working under a strict change control process.
• Collaborates with the Network Architects on network optimization and efficiency.
• Coordinates and plays an advisory role in IT network development or implementation projects.
• Configuration of routing, switching and security devices in line with GDUK network policies, procedures and designs.
• Resolve complex problems and develop complex network solutions.
• Generates and presents ideas for improvements to management teams and other team members.
• Analyse, detect, identify and correct network fault investigations and deficiencies in the network (wide and local environments) working to pre-defined SLA’s.
• Provide remote troubleshooting, fault finding and support to all sites in GDUK as required.
• Determines installation parameters for software and hardware, for smooth integration, transition and efficiency of the network.
• Service request completion, including updating and communicating with customers.
• Undertake Patching, hot fixes and Maintenance of the network to ensure Security accreditation and compliance.
• Ensure hardware and software inventories are current and correct in the inventory application.
• Process and procedure creation and documentation.
• Monitor and collect data on system performance, including capacity management, making recommendations for investment when the network capacity thresholds are breached.
• Contribute to the design, implementation of new technologies.
• Ability to research errors using online resources.
• Self-maintain technical skill sets.
• Contribute to the design, implementation and maintenance of the disaster recovery plan for IT related applications and systems.
• Seeks to identify areas of improvements to the network to meet evolving users and customer requirements, challenges.
• Available for afterhours support (with prior agreement in line with support rota and arrangements) to ensure availability, integrity and introduction of new and existing services.

Experience:

• Technical knowledge in one or more of the following areas:
• MPLS/OSPF routing
• Border gateway protocol
• Wireless networking and protocols
• TCP/IP routing protocols
• ISCSI networking
• Cisco technologies
• Network + certification support skills
• Messaging/VOIP and Voice Technologies
• Analytical skills, to help analyze business requirements and relate them to appropriate IT infrastructure components and processes
• Firewalls (Cisco, Palo Alto)
• ITIL and IT processes
• Information risk concepts and principles
• Cabling standards
• Collaborative technologies (Skype for business)