ICT Network Engineer

Role Overview: A Senior ICT Network Engineer is required to develop, implement and maintain the clients critical network infrastructure which provides a 24/7 technical service across all areas.

This role is essential in ensuring a secure, resilient, and high-performing technical environment that supports emergency operations 24/7.

You will develop and support the maintenance of a robust, efficient, effective and secure converged network infrastructure by developing standardised methodologies and frameworks for technical delivery.

Also to support day to day operations as well as project led activity.

Degree qualified or other significant ICT related qualification (Cisco CCNA or equivalent); or be able to demonstrate equivalent skills and and abilities in networking.

Must have experience of network architecture, installation and managing on premise network infrastructure.

Experience of installation and managing on-premise layer 2 and 3 switches and router infrastructure.

Experience of network security hardware and software inclusive of firewalls, network intrusion and detection systems.

• Strong network analysis and 2^nd up to 3^rd line troubleshooting skills
• Must demonstrate ICT experience commensurate with the demands of managing a team of Network Engineers.
• Proven experience of managing day-to-day network operations in line with the functions and roles of IT Service Management.
• Network capacity planning across LAN / WLAN / WAN / Wi-Fi / MPLS / SD-Access and Data Centre network technologies
• Good experience of working with, and leading technological change at an infrastructure level.

Experience of network architecture, installation and managing on-premise network infrastructure

Experienced in the installation and managing on-premise layer 2 and 3 switches and router infrastructure.

Network security hardware and software inclusive of firewalls, network intrusion and detection systems

Together with strong network analysis and 2nd/3rd line troubleshooting skills

Network capacity planning across Lan/Wan/Wlan/Wi-Fi/MPLS/SD-Access and Data Centre network technologies

Also to possess good experience of working with and leading technological change at an infrastructure level.

Proven experience in managing network operations of enterprise-scale architecture and environments

Routing and switching platforms (Cisco)

Practical experience with major routing protocols, VLANS and VRF as well as multi context Cisco firewalls and load balancing technologies

Experience of high availability services