Network Engineer

Our client are seeking an ambitious Network Engineer to join their team based in Gateshead. The IT Network Engineer will be responsible for supporting business critical production environments in the Authentication Division. This position will work within the Networks team reporting to the Infrastructure Lead. Role summary You will work as part of a wider infrastructure team which provides the fabric on which industry leading tax revenue, product authentication and track-and-trace IT solutions are built The post holder will provide network configuration & support for day to day operations of the existing production, pre-production and development networks, including LAN switching, routing, load balancing, firewalls, Next Generation Threat Prevention, physical network cabling, and WAN technologies You will provide technical expertise in the implementation of new network infrastructures and changes to the existing network infrastructure in a controlled manner You will work with other members of the infrastructure team, IT Support Teams, Software Delivery and Test teams to research, determine the scope and complexity of issues and to identify steps to resolve them You will build relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers Identify areas where standards can be developed and processes improved, and work with your team to implement those improvements You will be flexible on working patterns to fulfil business need, and be willing to join an on-call rota for customer critical systems You will be willing to travel, sometimes internationally, when required Experience / Skills / Behaviours Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience Demonstrable experience in networking with an ability to analyse, diagnose and fix problems and then works to find the root cause Enquiring approach to work, a methodical approach to solving problems and an attention to detail Driven to be 'right first time’ when it matters CCNA qualified CCNP preferred. Other Cisco, Check Point or Palo Alto qualifications are an advantage. Technology skills in an operational environment, with an ability to understand new technical concepts quickly. Experience in the design, configuration and support of complex IT Networks in a secure environment. Knowledge of IP routing, including common IGRP (OSPF/RIP/EIGRP), BGP (including route manipulation, summarisation etc), PBR, and static routing Knowledge and experience with QoS, queuing technologies and managing traffic via policy mapping. Knowledge and experience of VPN technologies, including IKE, IPsec and TLS/SSL, along with a good understanding of PKI. Experience of setting up, running and interpreting packet captures to assist in the resolution of application and transport layer issues. In-depth knowledge of Cisco networking technologies including the configuration & maintenance of hardware and the ability to carry out in-depth troubleshooting when required. Knowledge and experience of various firewall technologies; Cisco, Palo Alto or Check Point. Experience of Next Generation Threat Prevention an advantage Knowledge of Citrix NetScaler technology Understanding of the principles of business continuity and disaster recovery Experience of working in an ITIL environment, ideally possesses an ITIL Foundation qualification An understanding of information security, ideally possesses a CISSP qualification This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89889824