Senior Network Engineer

• Assist with and drive the design, build, deployment and support of our enterprise leading edge networks.
• Proactive monitoring and maintenance of all production systems.
• Leading or supporting Investigations into complex service problems, recommending solutions and following procedures to plan, test and implement proposed solutions.
• Responding to operational requirements in support of rapid defence activities.
• Providing support to strategic projects ensuring they meet predefined objectives.

• A valid CCNA or CCNP certification or commercial experience working with Cisco products.
• Experience working within an ITIL Environment.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Cisco solutions (Routers, Switches, Firewalls & Wireless Access Points).
• In depth knowledge/skills in TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, ACL's and other network enabling technologies.
• Hands-on experience managing and troubleshooting firewalls and other security devices.
• Experience configuring, supporting, troubleshooting SDN technologies such as Cisco ACI or VMware NSX.

It would be great if you had:

• Working understanding of Cloud networking solutions and principles i.e. (Azure Networking, AWS networking)
• Use of automation tooling such as Ansible

Employment Type: Full-time, permanent Location: Hybrid 3 days a week spent on site in Salisbury Security Clearance Level: Eligible and willing to go through the DV clearance process Internal Recruiter: Olly Walker Salary: Up to £56,000 Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Sopra Steria's Aerospace Defence and Security sector are currently on the lookout for individuals with a background in Network administration or engineering for an exciting new project working within the MOD. You will be on the front line of designing and developing technical solutions that support a key client in the public sector responsible for all aspects of our leading-edge enterprise networking platforms. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to support a key client with a unique project which will see you involved with the design, build, deployment and support of large-scale Network platform. This is a hybrid role based out of our office in Salisbury, you will be in the office 3 days a week on average. Due to the nature of the client, we are only able to progress with candidates eligible and willing to go through the Developed Vetting (DV) clearance process., Our Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions that bring clients enduring business value across the UK's Public and Private sectors. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported, delivering exceptional rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets.