Cisco Network Engineer

Sopra Steria Ltd; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sopra Steria Ltd. in the United Kingdom is seeking a Cisco Network Engineer to design, deploy and support enterprise network solutions within defence environments. The role offers exposure to routing, switching, firewalls, wireless, and automation.

You will join a collaborative team, work onsite in Salisbury five days a week and contribute to incident response, network health monitoring, and continual service improvement while pursuing advanced Cisco certifications and DV clearance readiness.

Qualifications

• CCNA or CCNP certification or willingness to achieve with employer support.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco routers, switches, firewalls and wireless access points.
• Familiarity with TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, ACLs and other network technologies.
• Experience in an ITIL environment.
• Eligibility for Developed Vetting clearance.

Responsibilities

• Assist design, build, deploy and support of enterprise network solutions.
• Respond to incidents in secure and mission-critical environments.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production network infrastructure (routing, switching, firewall, wireless).
• Investigate complex service issues and implement approved changes.
• Handle support tickets and contribute to service improvements.
• Support automation initiatives using Ansible and Terraform.

Skills

Cisco networking

CCNA/CCNP

Routers & switches

Firewalls

Wireless APs

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

VMware NSX

Wireshark

Job description

Are you passionate about Cisco networking and looking for a role that will help you broaden your technical skills across enterprise networking, security and automation?

As aCisco Network Engineer, you'll join a collaborative and highly capable team delivering and supporting enterprise network services within critical defence environments. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys solving technical challenges and wants exposure to a wide range of technologies rather than focusing on the same tasks every day.

Working onsite in Salisbury five days a week, you'll become part of a team that values continuous learning, knowledge sharing and professional development.

You'll gain hands-on experience across routing, switching, firewalls, wireless networking and Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), while also having opportunities to build skills in SDN (Software-Defined Networking) and automation technologies.

You'll work alongside experienced engineers who are passionate about developing others, making this a great opportunity to grow your career and deepen your expertise within a secure and rewarding environment.

What you'll be doing:

• Assisting with the design, build, deployment and support of enterprise network solutions.
• Supporting operational requirements and responding to incidents within secure and mission-critical environments.
• Monitoring, maintaining and troubleshooting production network infrastructure including routing, switching, firewall and wireless technologies.
• Investigating complex service issues, recommending solutions and implementing approved changes following established processes.
• Handling support tickets and contributing to continual service improvement initiatives.
• Supporting the adoption of automation and infrastructure-as-code technologies including Ansible and Terraform.

What you'll bring:

• A valid CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) certification, or a willingness to achieve certification with our support.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco routers, switches, firewalls and wireless access points.
• Knowledge of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Domain Name System, Access Control Lists and other network-enabling technologies.
• Experience working within an Information Technology Infrastructure Library environment.
• Eligibility to obtain Developed Vetting clearance.

It would be great if you had:

• Experience with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine).
• Experience managing and troubleshooting firewalls and other security devices.
• Knowledge of SDN (Software-Defined Networking) technologies such as Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure or VMware NSX.
• Working understanding of cloud networking solutions and principles.
• Experience using automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Experience with scripting or programming languages and network troubleshooting tools such as Wireshark.

Security Clearance Level: Active or eligibility for Security Check clearance and eligibility for Developed Vetting clearance.