At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team to implement cutting-edge network solutions in a major financial services project.
- Company: Leading tech firm with a focus on innovative network solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, hybrid work model, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Exciting opportunity to work in a regulated environment with strong career advancement potential.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment while working with the latest Cisco technologies.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in wired and wireless campus networks, especially in large enterprises.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 £ per year.
Contract: Network Campus Implementation Engineer
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 12 months (extendable)
Location: Hybrid - 2 to 3 days on site in London each week
Rate: £400 a day (Deemed Inside IR35 via Umbrella)
Reference: 20481
Immediate contract to work on a large Financial Services client to deliver a large Network Campus Implementation project. A major refresh and refurbishment programme is underway in a large office campus in London, including a live trading floor and other critical business functions.
We are seeking two experienced Network Engineers to support the design, implementation and delivery of campus network changes. YOU MUST HAVE BOTH WIRED AND WIRELESS CAMPUS EXPERTISE shown on your CV.
- Demonstrable large enterprise experience (ideally Financial Services) - this is not a support-led role.
- Strong project delivery skills - planning, preparing and driving network workstreams.
- Ability to guide project managers through logical sequencing of network activity.
- Proactive in pushing other teams (cabling, AV, security, end user) for the information needed to deliver to plan.
- Comfortable producing and following templated, repeatable designs at scale.
- Project-based mindset - genuine out-of-the-box implementation experience rather than BAU fixing.
- Someone used to delivering kit, instructing others, and carrying out switch migrations and refreshes, not just troubleshooting.
Technical requirements
- Strong routing and switching background, including experience deploying devices into a Data Centre and working with data centre-grade kit.
- Recent, hands-on experience deploying in a Network Campus environment specifically.
- User Wi-Fi experience, including the practical nuances of working alongside construction teams during deployment.
- Cisco Catalyst switches with strong Wi-Fi - Wireless Campus experience - this is a key differentiator for this role.
- Able to build to the standard expected in live operations, with security considered from the outset rather than bolted on.
- Specifically:
- Cisco Catalyst switching - 6500, 4500 and 9410 platforms.
- Cisco wireless access points across multiple generations - 3800 series through to 9130 series.
- Cisco wireless controllers - 5520, 5508 and 9800 series.
- Cisco Catalyst Centre and Cisco Prime Infrastructure.
- Heavy use of BGP and Layer 3 routing domains in a campus context.
Desirable:
- General awareness of firewalls in a campus context (deep firewall engineering is not required).
- Basic multicast configuration - sufficient for use cases such as office screens / digital signage.
- Voice VLAN configuration to switchport level (no end-to-end voice engineering required).
- Load balancing (e.g. F5) although not a priority for this role.
Environment & Ways of Working
- Regulated Environment: Engineers must understand the operating norms of a highly regulated environment, in particular strict change control and the consequences of unauthorised actions on production. Banking experience is preferred but other regulatory/controlled environments are acceptable.
Networking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Cisco Network Campus Implementation Engineer in London employer: All The Top Bananas
As a Cisco Network Campus Implementation Engineer, you will join a dynamic team in a hybrid work environment, balancing on-site collaboration in London with the flexibility of remote work. Our company fosters a culture of innovation and professional growth, offering opportunities to work on high-impact projects within the financial services sector, where your expertise in wired and wireless campus networks will be highly valued. With a commitment to employee development and a supportive atmosphere, we ensure that our engineers are equipped to thrive in a regulated environment while delivering exceptional results.
