Experienced Network Engineer

Boeing Company

Bristol, United Kingdom

3 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Shift work

Languages

English

Experience level

Intermediate

Job location

Bristol, United Kingdom

Tech stack

iOS

Border Gateway Protocol

Spanning Tree Protocols

Catalyst

Cisco PIX

Complex Networks

System Configuration

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

Network Address Translation

DNS

EtherChannel

Failover

Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP)

Internet Control Message Protocol

Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC)

Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

Python

Network Configuration and Change Management

Networking Basics

Network Monitoring

Cisco Nexus Switches

Open Shortest Path First

Ansible

Server Virtualization

Simple Network Management Protocols

Tcl (Programming Language)

TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

Wireshark

Virtual Local Area Networks

Transport Layer Security

BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)

SolarWinds (Software)

Network Support

Firepower

Firewall Services Module

REST

Splunk

Big Ip

Cisco networks

Job description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Primary Tasks:

Tier 2 and 3 network support. Mostly remote support of 2 datacentres with some travel to sites in Corsham, Farnborough, Milton Keynes, Bicester and Waddington.
Troubleshooting complex network issues including raising tickets with vendors if required.
Planning and implementation of upgrades and hardware refresh with some out-of-hours and weekend work required.
Liaising with other functional teams in Infrastructure and application teams.
Participation in a shift pattern covering 7AM - 7PM Monday to Friday.
Hybrid working based in Bristol.
On-call support 1 week in 3.

Requirements

Cisco ACI
Configuration of switching fabric (multi-pod spine-leaf architecture), tenants, application profiles, EPGs (Endpoint Groups), and contract management.
Experience with Cisco Nexus 9000 switches.
Ability to use Ansible (playbooks/roles), Python, and REST APIs to automate network configurations and policy enforcement.
Experience using Cisco APIC, SNMP, and telemetry tools to diagnose issues.
ASA / Firepower
In-depth experience with Cisco ASA and Firepower to manage firewall policies, ACLs, and NAT configurations.
Managing high-availability by setting up Active/Standby or Active/Active modes, configuring failover interfaces, monitoring via CLI/ASDM, and managing failover criteria.
Catalyst IOS XE
Solid knowledge of OSPF, BGP, NAT, VLANs, and Layer 2/3 technologies (Spanning Tree, EtherChannel).
Proficiency in configuring Site-to-Site VPNs (IPsec) using ASDM and CLI.
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager
Proficient in setting up Virtual Servers, Pools, Nodes, and Profiles (TCP, HTTP, SSL).
Ability to write and troubleshoot TCL-based iRules for custom traffic routing and manipulation.
Managing certificate installation, SSL profiles, and offloading encryption to reduce server load.
Configuring device groups, failover scenarios, and synchronization.
General networking skills
Experience using tools like Xabbix, SolarWinds, or Splunk for network monitoring / troubleshooting.
In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and ICMP.
Use of Wireshark and packet-tracer commands to diagnose connectivity issues.
Managing, configuring, and supporting Infoblox Core Network Services (DNS, DHCP, and IPAM-commonly known as DDI)