Lead Network Engineer

Sopra Steria Limited ,
Warrington, Cheshire
Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum +3% cash flex fund + pension + life assurance

Overview

Lead Network Engineer– Excellent career growth opportunities/Top Client list Location: Warrington Package: up to £50,000 3% Flex Fund 25 days Bank holidays 5% pension Car Allowance Bring your Lead Network Engineer Skills and Customer Service skills to us and in return, we will give you an amazing career with growth and learning opportunities. Come and work for one of the best kept secrets in I.T. We look after the private and public sector so have a need for people in critical roles during these unprecedented times. The company Sopra Steria, European leader in digital transformation, provides one of the most comprehensive portfolios of end to end service offerings in the market: Consulting, Systems Integration, Software Development and Business Process Services. Sopra Steria is trusted by leading private and public organisations to deliver successful transformation programmes that address their most complex and critical business challenges. This sits within our IMSL vertical and is committed to delighting its clients by helping them realise value and profitable growth through a high quality Digital customer experience. IMSL design and deliver Digital services and solutions that are intuitive, reliable and responsive, allowing people to focus on their lives. The day job As a Lead Network Engineer, you will be responsible for providing quality technical support for our growing client and partner base. You will diagnose problems and troubleshoot the within one of two technology areas; Data Centre/LAN/WAN/Wireless, or Firewall/Load Balancing/Threat Protection. Our support engineers are foremost problem-solvers passionate about networking, and we seek talented, enthusiastic and tech-savvy individuals to lead and mentor these engineers and build upon our rapidly expanding delivery of digital transformation and network automation. Key responsibilities: Collaborate with other support team members to fix network outages, misconfigurations, and complex networking issues on customers' devices Stay up to date on vendor features and technology, and keeping up with enterprise and cloud networking trends Diagnose and troubleshoot issues within your area of specialism Confident to lead a team focusing on LANs, VLANs, VPNs, QOS, Enterprise Wireless Networks Working across multiple vendors switch, route and wireless products including Cisco, Meraki, HP/Aruba. Firewall/Load Balancing/Threat Protection: Confident to lead a team focussing on Next Generation Firewalls, Web Application Firewalls, Load Balancing, Cloud Services, Threat Protection, IPS/IDS Working across multiple vendors including Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, Checkpoint, AWS, Azure, F5 LTM/ASM, Citrix Netscalers. Essential skills: Fundamental understanding of and hands-on experience with network technologies in your respective area of specialism Thorough comprehension of fundamental networking protocols including TCP, STP, ARP, Ethernet, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP etc Ability to clearly and concisely articulate matters to third parties Outstanding customer service skills Excellent account management, follow-through, and attention to detail Experience in computer networking related problem solving, critical thinking, and troubleshooting Ability to multitask and work under pressure Cisco CCNA/CCNP Security / Switching & Routing / Wireless Palo Alto PCNSE, F5-CTS LTM/ASM, Checkpoint CCSA. Reasons why you should apply to us Excellent training, you’ll join a company where self-betterment is actively encouraged An enviable client list – we work with some of the biggest names out there We’re big – really big. With that comes excellent career growth opportunities Supportive and collaborative team environment Sustainability is really important to us, in fact we are within the top 1% of companies worldwide tackling climate change and managing our emissions The successful candidate must also be willing to undergo a SC Clearance We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89946014