Enterprise Network Engineer

Enterprise Network Engineer – based in Worcester, Worcestershire Paying up to £47,000 per annum plus fantastic benefits You will be working for one of the UK’s leading software providers and as a highly technical member of a successful team, you will be involved in the design, deployment and support of advanced highly-available infrastructures to ensure service availability and successful delivery of solutions. To fulfil the role you must have a strong background in Cisco and Aruba networking and hold load balancing experience backed by a good understanding of security principles. The Role This role will see you join a highly skilled and technically able team responsible for the design, implementation and third-line support of a wide range of hosted and locally deployed infrastructure solutions. You will be exposed to a broad range of industry leading technology; however as the Network Infrastructure Engineer your focus will be the management and support of the networking elements (firewall, switch, Wi-Fi, load balancers etc). Personal development is key within the team and opportunities to expand skillsets are regularly available and supported. Key Responsibilities Management of Cisco and Aruba networking solutions across the company’s offices Maintain a broad understanding of technology Provide third line support to escalations from the level two infrastructure team Protect integrity of environments to ensure maximum stability and availability Follow change management procedures Delivery of Internal and Hosted infrastructure projects Create, review and maintain documentation Liaise with third parties/suppliers/customers as appropriate Ensure successful delivery of projects within agreed timescales Enforce the IT policy in line with required governance/compliance Planning, testing and implementation of future strategy/new technologies as necessary Review and contribution to business strategy proposals Perform any other duties that are reasonably required from time to time Be able to work outside of core business hours during project, maintenance or significant support activities Qualifications CCNA or CCNP Microsoft, Linux, CompTIA or VMware certifications an advantage Technical Experience Proven experience with clustered firewall technologies (Cisco ASA, Juniper, Checkpoint etc) Experience with Cisco network switches including Nexus Proven understanding of network design and communication protocols within LAN/WAN environments – Access lists, VLANS, STP, HSRP, BGP, MPLS, OSPF etc A proven approach to security (network, server and principles) Experience with IDS/IPS Previous experience in a SOC or NOC Previous experience in an ITIL environment Familiarity with highly available Linux and Windows server platforms (desirable) General knowledge of Linux scripting (desirable) Familiarity with VMware enterprise deployments (desirable) If you’re an experienced Network Engineer with the required skills and experience then please apply now. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89885778