Role: Lead Network Engineer Salary: Up to £70,000 + Benefits Location: Remote working (flexibility to travel to site is required)
Duties and Responsibilities:
Ensuring all Network systems are monitored and available(90+ sites, 10,000+ users)
Technical governance and design of network solutions
Implementing policies, processes and redefining blueprints for the Network Infrastructure
HLD/LLD network designs for change projects(New Services, Sites, Security Projects)
Configuring and installing various network devices and services (eg Routers, Switches, Firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS)
Supporting the installation of various server infrastructure devices and services (eg Servers, SAN’s, NAS’s, Nutanix, VMWare, Hyper-V and Azure Cloud Services)
Ensure all network systems are patched, supported, maintained and updated including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations
To advise on capacity planning, monitoring performance and ensuring system availability and reliability in line with projected growth
Performing network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations
Ensuring all required equipment is installed and delivered across all sites as and when required
Understanding industry trends and opportunities to influence the network technology strategy
The documentation and maintenance of all Infrastructure systems, including network diagrams, server documentation and security configuration
To contribute towards the writing, maintaining, and testing of a full infrastructure disaster recovery plan for all IT Infrastructure systems
Skills/Attributes Required:
Expert level Knowledge of Networking
Expert level knowledge and experience of SD-WAN/SASE technologies
Expert level knowledge and experience of Zscaler or similar SSE technologies
Expert Level Knowledge and experience of HP/Aruba LAN switching
Expert knowledge and experience of Cisco LAN switching
Expert Knowledge and experience of Cisco Meraki switching/Wireless
Expert Knowledge and experience of Azure network technologie
Extensive knowledge and experience of network security enforcement tooling eg IDS/IPS/VRF’s, ZeroTrust
Expert knowledge and experience of Firewalls technologies
Knowledge and experience of networking monitoring tools
Extensive network troubleshooting skills using packet captures
Willingness to travel and work with all IT departments