Cisco ISE & Fortigate Network Engineer

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Newton Aycliffe; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday annually

Pension scheme (up to 9%)

Private medical insurance

Personal Accident insurance

Group Income Protection

Group Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Hitachi Rail UK Limited is seeking a Networking & Infrastructure Engineer (6-Month Fixed Term Contract) to join the UK Infrastructure team at Newton Aycliffe. You will bring Cisco ISE expertise to support a major implementation and ensure secure, reliable network services.

You will work on enterprise networking, security projects, Fortigate firewalls and multi-site deployments, collaborating with internal teams and external partners.

Qualifications

• Proven experience supporting enterprise networking in a large, multi-site organisation.
• Strong knowledge of IP networking, routing, switching and network security.
• Significant experience with Cisco networking technologies including wireless LAN controllers.
• Strong experience of Cisco Network Access Control (802.1X) and Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE).
• Experience supporting and administering Fortigate firewalls.
• Understanding of cybersecurity principles and network hardening practices.
• Experience supporting networking incidents, problems and change activities.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to other company locations as required.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain enterprise networking services across the organisation.
• Lead and contribute to network infrastructure and security projects, with a particular focus on Cisco ISE and Network Access Control.
• Support Cisco switching, wireless networks, wireless LAN controllers and associated networking technologies.
• Administer and support Fortigate firewalls, including firewall policies, VPNs and DMZ environments.
• Ensure network infrastructure remains secure through patching, upgrades, hardening activities and cyber security compliance initiatives.
• Investigate and resolve networking incidents, problems and service requests in line with ITIL principles.
• Support change management activities relating to networking infrastructure.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams, external partners and third-party suppliers to deliver reliable business services.
• Provide technical expertise for multi-site network environments and support deployment activities across UK locations.
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of network performance, resilience and operational effectiveness.

Skills

IP networking

Routing & switching

Network security

Cisco networking

Cisco ISE

802.1X

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Willingness to travel

Education

CCNA certification (Desirable)

Tools

Fortigate

Zscaler ZIA/ZPA

Windows Server

VMware

Job description

Hitachi Rail UK Limited is seeking a Networking & Infrastructure Engineer (6-Month Fixed Term Contract) to join the UK Infrastructure team at Newton Aycliffe. You will bring Cisco ISE expertise to support a major implementation and ensure secure, reliable network services.

You will work on enterprise networking, security projects, Fortigate firewalls and multi-site deployments, collaborating with internal teams and external partners.