Network Engineer

Job Role: Network Engineer Division/Department: IT Location: Dartford (plus travel to other sites) Reports to: IT Network & Security Manager About Europa Worldwide Group: We are an independent privately-owned operator delivering pro-active and innovative freight solutions worldwide. We’ve grown to employ more than 900 staff and have a presence in more than 160 countries across the globe, offering Road, Air and Sea, Showfreight, Warehouse and Contact Centre services. Position Summary: The Network Engineer will join our IT Network & Security Team in our leading international Transport/Logistics company, based in Dartford. You will play a vital part in the design, installation, development and support of typically datacentre-based Network Infrastructure solutions. The successful candidate will also be mentoring other staff and collaborating within the wider IT Services team. This is an extremely interesting opportunity for someone who has a passion for I.T and is looking to vastly expand their knowledge in the industry. This is where you come in: Europa Worldwide Group are seeking a motivated, detail orientated, and hardworking Network Engineer. The ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, ability to balance a variety of tasks and take great pride in their work. Your technical background will cover in depth Network Infrastructure and an understanding of IT Security concepts. In this role, you will: Provide technical expertise in the implementation of new network infrastructures, and changes to the existing network environment in a controlled manner. Design, installation, maintenance and monitoring of Network & Security systems including, but not limited to Switches, Routers, Firewalls and Corporate Wireless Solutions. Provide support on network security products & services with a focus on Nextgen firewalls (NGFW). You will work with other members of the Infrastructure and IT Support teams to research, determine the scope & complexity of issues, and identify steps to resolve them. Recommending the direction for LAN/WAN, Network Security, Internet, and Remote Access services. Develop Infrastructure project plans, technical specifications, design documents, roll-out and test plans. Second/Third line support during operational incidents. Contribute to IT policies and process development using industry best practices. Out of hours work (for projects and implementations) and Standby/On-Call support. Our Ideal Person: Excellent Cisco network design and support experience (3/4 years’ is desirable) Strong LAN/L2 skills including, but not limited to VLAN, STP, QoS, VRRP, MAC. In-depth knowledge in all aspects of TCP/IP, routing and OSI stack. Experience with Network implementation, configuration and operational maintenance of Cisco, HP/Aruba Software & Hardware. Upgrade software on hardware such as Switches, Routers, Firewalls, and Wireless AP’s Hands-on experience in the setup, administration and configuration of NGFW Firewalls Cisco Firepower/FMC, ASA. Experience with Site-to-site VPNs. Knowledge of tunnelling protocols | IPSEC, L2TP, GRE Knowledge of the following protocols | DNS, DHCP, SNMP, SSL/TLS Corporate Wireless implementation and support | Cisco WLC, CAPWAP Experience setting up and maintaining Radius/TACACS Servers. Two factor Authentication | Cisco DUO / O365 Strong Second/Third line Network/Security support. Experience with corporate anti-virus & anti-malware deployments. Experience working with Network Monitoring Solutions Technical and non-technical Documentation | Visio MPLS, BGP and OSPF experience. Experience working with VoIP | SIP Additional highly desirable skills Cisco DNA Centre Software Defined Networking/Access. Cisco ISE. Web Application Firewalls. Disaster Recovery Implementation. Experience configuring and deploying of SIEM. What you can expect from us: Excellent salary package. Europa benefits scheme (on successful completion of probation period) -offers and discounts on latest technology, vouchers, gym membership etc. The opportunity to develop, progress and work within a global organisation which is rapidly growing. A fantastic working culture which promotes excellent work/life balance. Working closely with a team of talented individuals with a great work ethic who also love to have fun 24 days holidays. Contributory company pension scheme. Please note - if you submit your CV, you are giving Europa Worldwide Group Ltd and its subsidiaries consent to hold your personal data. Please note, all applications will be dealt with according to G eneral D ata P rotection R egulations. Europa Worldwide Group are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.