Infrastructure Engineer (Networks) - Cabinet Office
Government Digital & Data
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
6 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Border Gateway Protocol
Cloud Computing
Communications Protocols
Data Centers
Ethernet
Network Security
Network Architecture
Network Planning and Design
Network Monitoring
Routing
Open Shortest Path First
TCP/IP
Virtual Local Area Networks
Firewalls (Computer Science)
Fortinet
Route53
PSN
Job description
- Designing and implementing new network services to meet the evolving needs of the Cabinet Office.
- Be a crucial point of escalation for our Live Service, diving deep into root cause analysis and finding effective solutions.
- Guiding and mentoring junior engineers, creating a collaborative and growth oriented team environment.
- Managing and supporting our wireless LAN and WAN, including network and security devices.
- Maintaining and enhancing our network infrastructure services, including switching, routing and firewalls, while sharing your expertise.
- Working with cutting edge cloud technologies, contributing to the migration of existing systems and the implementation of innovative new solutions.
- Integrating and improving our existing processing systems to enhance performance.
- Maintaining the integrity, availability, performance and capacity of our networking infrastructure.
- Carrying out change control activities with precision and documenting our network infrastructure.
- Working within technical compliance frameworks, including PSN and Cloud computing., As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Networks), you won't just be maintaining systems, you will be a key architect of our future network landscape. Working alongside Technical Architects and Principal Engineers, you will design, maintain and upgrade our network infrastructure, tackling challenges head on and ensuring seamless service delivery.
Requirements
- Proven experience in network design, installation, and fault finding.
- Experience of change management processes.
- Experience working in an enterprise IT environment.
- Exceptional customer relationship and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust at all levels.
- Technical expertise in supporting and administering networks.
- Experience with network monitoring and trend analysis.
- In depth understanding of LAN design/architecture at data center and branch office levels.
- Comprehensive knowledge of network technologies (IP, Ethernet, VLANs) and network security best practices.
- In depth understanding of communication protocols (TCP/IP) and routing protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF).
- Proven expert skills in Fortinet and Palo Alto Firewalls.
- Comprehensive understanding of all the additional security features a Layer 7 Firewall provides
- Experience with Aerohive/Fortinet (or similar) WiFi management, including troubleshooting.
- Experience working with AWS Multi Account, TGW, VPCs and Route53.
About the company
London, England, United Kingdom
> 1000 employees
Corporate / Direct Employer
Government Digital and Data is a community of experts leading digital transformation in government, creating more efficient services that have a meaningful impact on people's lives. Government Digital and Data professionals benefit from cross-government events and learning. From webinars from the world's leading innovators to digital upskilling sessions.They enhance our professionals' skills and capabilities, which ultimately enables them to be a part of the world-leading advancements in digital transformation and government innovation.