Carrier Network Engineer

J Bandy Consulting; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic network consultancy in Greater London is seeking experienced Network Engineers to support the evolution of their next-generation network. Key responsibilities include network management, troubleshooting, and ensuring compliance with security standards. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in ISP or Carrier environments and hold CCNP / JNCP certifications. This role promises a challenging yet rewarding opportunity to contribute to the successful deployment and continuous expansion of advanced networking solutions.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a network engineer in ISP or Carrier environment.
• Experience with network design and administration.
• Ability to undertake day-to-day network performance monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Take engineering accountability for network evolution.
• Handle day to day Network Management tasks.
• Support and maintain the core and distribution networks.

Skills

Network engineering

Troubleshooting skills

Network security

Automation

Education

CCNP / JNCP level certification

Tools

Network hardware

Network monitoring tools

Job description

Reporting to the Head of Network & Operations, the Network Engineers are responsible for supporting the evolution of the company's Network from its current test lab environment at their datacenter through to the upcoming network deployment and the continuous expansion plan. The network which is multi‑vendor and white label is at the leading edge of next generation network design and will inspire the imagination and curiosity of highly technical network engineers who have previous experience as a senior network engineer within an ISP or Carrier environment. You will ideally have significant network engineering experience to at least CCNP / JNCP level and will be striving for CIIE, within a carrier / ISP environment.

This role is probably not suitable for an Enterprise based NW Engineer.

Network Engineers key deliverables will include

• Taking engineering accountability for this ingenious start‑up's Next Generation ISP / Carrier network throughout its evolution
• Handling day to day Network Management tasks such as Troubleshooting Network Issues
• Configuring network hardware and related products
• Occasionally visiting the datacenters to install hardware
• Monitoring and Improving Network Performance, utilizing automation where possible
• Planning for network growth activities
• Ensuring Compliance
• Establishing Reliable Network Security
• Helping to ensure continuous evolution, delivery and improvement practices as the network evolves and grows
• Support and maintain the core, distribution and access networks

Additional Responsibilities

• Undertake ad‑hoc projects and other activities as required to support the network deployment
• Support Network activity within Lab and Deployment environments
• Support the NW Architects to build, configure and troubleshoot the physical NW within the test environment hosted within our Data Centres
• Ensure stable and reliable network services are maintained
• Undertake day‑to‑day network performance monitoring
• As the network evolves it will require continuous network troubleshooting and fault analysis; hardware troubleshooting and repair
• Handle trouble ticket generation and response; carrier interface and escalations
• Get involved with deployment and maintenance of network monitoring, analysis and reporting tools
• Undertake analysis of problems and effective fault diagnosis and system recovery
• Collaborative engagement with Network Operations and Network Architecture teams to report progress and technical requirements

Network Management tasks

• Provide Network Support that includes operation and change management across all aspects of the network
• Application of configuration changes via our change control systems and processes
• Network design activity, including HLD, LLD documentation and subsequent implementation
• Installation of network hardware and software including onsite network locations
• Upgrades and patches and configuration tuning

Representing the business via engagement with vendor and industry colleagues

Continuous evolution, delivery and improvement practices

• Maintain, develop, and implement new technology to improve and enhance services delivered
• Monitor and test backups of all servers and configure data for all network equipment
• Optimise network capacity and reliability
• Develop and maintain sound network security practices on all network equipment

Support and maintain the core, distribution and access networks

• Develop sustainable solutions to handle complex issues
• Work in collaboration with the network architects, network engineering and security teams
• Identify and resolve network problems
• Take care of the networking, routing and interconnectivity

Roll out innovative ideas and programmes of works to help reduce network issues