Senior Network Engineer

Joining an established team based at our Merthyr facility, you will work across a range of stakeholders, Working as part of a Global team the Senior Network Engineer will support, implement and maintain the General Dynamic UK network equipment, infrastructure and maintain security posture, whilst maintaining Operational Support. Collaborate in the development of network strategies, ensuring optimal performance, working within cross-functional teams. This is a Hands-on role to support network reliability, providing technical guidance to enhance the overall network architecture in alignment with business objectives.

If you were already working in this position, this is what you would have been working on this week:

• Champion GDLS Shared Service IT Network change activities.
• Generates and presents ideas for improvements to the Network Lead and other team members.
• Work within the network team on daily BAU and Project tasks.
• Configuration of routing, switching and security devices in line with GDUK network policies, procedures and designs.
• Provide remote trouble shooting, fault finding and support to all sites in GDUK as required.
• Undertake Patching, hot fixes and Maintenance of the network to ensure Security accreditation and compliance.
• Collaboration with external vendors and service providers, managing relationships and ensuring that network solutions meet service level agreements (SLAs) and contractual obligations.

To apply for this role, you will require the following:

• Understanding of networking principles, including local and wide area networking (LAN/WAN), network protocols, routing and switching, network security, and performance optimisation.
• Identification of Network bottlenecks and required performance engineering

• Exploitation of virtual networking technologies *

• Software Defined-Wide Area Network (SD-WAN)
• Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

• In depth knowledge and experience with the following:- *

• Change control, licensing and asset management
• Understanding of BGP, MPLS, OSPF, STP, IPSEC, SSL
• TCP/IP knowledge
• Palo Alto Firewalls
• Firewalls (Cisco Firepower, Palo Alto, Panorama, FMC)
• Cisco ASR and ISR routers
• Cisco Nexus 9K, Catalyst 9000 and 3000 Series switches
• Cisco Wireless controllers
• Cisco DNA and ISE
• NXOS, IOS-XE, IOS and PANOS knowledge
• Wireless networking and protocols
• VPN - Remote, Site-to-Site and Cloud solutions
• Experience of working within an Enterprise Environment
• 802.1x authentication and TACACS/RADIUS
• QoS
• VOIP (Mitel System)
• Cabling standards

General Dynamics Land Systems is on the look-out for a full-time Senior Network Engineer to join our Team. The successful and inclusive candidate will earn a favourable salary of £45,600 to £57,000, based on experience and potential. This is an ideal role for someone who has a proactive and positive mindset and a keen desire to grow professionally., + Ability to multi-task

• Team worker
• Clear communicator
• Analytical mind, with a problem solving ethic.
• Enthusiastic and keen to learn
• Customer service focus
• Ability to develop and adhere to best practice/process/policy.
• Can set own priorities
• Organise/plan tasks and activities

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering highly competitive benefits:

• A compressed nine-day fortnight - which means every other Friday off!
• A flexible benefits scheme - allowing you to adapt your benefits to suit yours and your family’s needs
• A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company
• Professional training and development courses, both internal and external - allowing you to reach your full potential
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded, which includes compressed hours, reduced hours and job share
• A Company sports and social club, offering events at discounted prices - giving you the opportunity to meet and socialise with your fellow colleagues outside the workplace

General Dynamics Land Systems is a global leader in providing products and support across the full spectrum of combat vehicles. Our global team has more than 6,000 employees working towards creating a diverse product portfolio delivering best-in-class capability to Armed Forces communities worldwide. In the UK, we employee more than 650 people and are leading the way in Armoured Fighting Vehicles and sustainment services. Our vision is documented and embedded into our culture, so all employees understand the Company’s direction and their role in achieving it. We are currently delivering the AJAX programme, providing 589 Armoured Fighting Vehicles in six variants to the British Army and have also developed and delivered 400 Foxhound vehicles - a highly-protected and mobile 4x4 platform with high-deployment availability. We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high performance team