Cisco Meraki Network Engineer

TEKsystems; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT solutions provider seeks a Cisco Meraki Network Engineer to join their team in Birmingham. This permanent role offers remote work with occasional client site visits. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in network engineering, focusing on security and performance. Responsibilities include designing and maintaining enterprise-scale networks and ensuring optimal network performance. Certifications in relevant technologies such as CCNP are advantageous.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on server and network engineering experience in mid to large global enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of network security principles.
• Experience with cloud-native security models and SIEM/SOC integration.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, manage, and maintain enterprise-scale networking.
• Monitor and troubleshoot network performance to minimize downtime.
• Collaborate with Security Team on best-practice network security.

Skills

Cisco

Zscaler

Meraki

Tools

Azure

Terraform

SolarWinds

Wireshark

Job description

Overview

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Role: Cisco Meraki Network Engineer. Location: Birmingham, UK. Job type: Permanent. Rate/Salary: 55000.00 - 65000.00 GBP Yearly. This position is remote with occasional travel to client sites.

Base pay range

5523

Role Description

Network engineer - Cisco Meraki — Permanent — Remote. Responsibilities include supporting on-premise networking services with some overlap into cloud services (Azure, Zscaler). The Server and Networks team focuses on on-premise networking and server hardware, with responsibility for zScaler configuration and potential Azure networking via Terraform in a cloud-first environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, Implement, Manage and Maintain enterprise-scale networking with a focus on security, performance and scalability
• Manage and maintain hardware from vendors including Cisco, Meraki, Palo Alto, Dell and others
• Ensure performance of office-based Wi-Fi solutions (Meraki) and maintain signal strength
• Monitor and troubleshoot network performance to minimize downtime
• Maintain on-premise server and network infrastructure (cabling, UPS, rack management)
• Maintain patching and firmware update schedules for on-premise network and server hardware
• Manage and maintain the configuration of existing zScaler deployments (ZIA, ZPA, ZDX, ZCC)
• Assist the platform team with cloud-to-onprem networking requirements (Site-to-Site VPNs, Azure edge networking)
• Collaborate with Security Team on best-practice network security and ZTNA initiatives
• Document the server and network estate (diagrams, asset registers)
• Participate in on-call rotations and provide out-of-hours support as required
• Attend sites globally to support on-premise deployments

Technical/Professional Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on server and network engineering experience in mid to large global enterprise environments
• Experience with Cisco, Meraki, Palo Alto, zScaler and Azure; certifications are advantageous (e.g., CCNP, Meraki CMNA, PCNSE, ZCCA-IA/ZCCA-PA)
• Strong understanding of network security principles (VPNs, SD-WAN, IPSec, DNS, DHCP, VLANs)
• Knowledge of networking protocols (BGP, OSPF, VPN, NAT, ACLs)
• Experience with monitoring and performance tools (SolarWinds, Wireshark)
• Excellent documentation and communication skills
• Familiarity with Terraform for IaC and Azure DevOps pipelines
• Experience with cloud-native security models and SIEM/SOC integration
• Knowledge of ITIL and Change Control Processes

Skills

• Cisco
• Zscaler
• Meraki

Employee Value Proposition

Global market leader in-housing their IT.

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