Core Network Engineer

Exponential-e; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site cafe

Birthday leave

Charity leave

Vitality health cover

Holiday purchase scheme

Job summary

Exponential-e, a leading British-owned tech company, is seeking a Network Engineer to document and implement core network infrastructure while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time.

You will handover to the Operations team for ongoing support, troubleshoot issues within SLA, and serve as a senior escalation point. Some tasks may require out-of-hours work and participation in the on-call rota for 24/7 support.

Qualifications

• Experience working with service provider networks.
• Strong understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, IS-IS, BGP, OSPF).
• Familiarity with MPLS and MP-BGP.
• Experience with L2/L3 VPN services.

Responsibilities

• Document and implement core network infrastructure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time.
• Provide handover to operations for ongoing support.
• Troubleshoot network issues within SLA and act as escalation point.
• Be available for out-of-hours tasks and on-call rotation.

Skills

Service Provider networks

Networking protocols

TCP/IP

IS-IS

BGP

OSPF

MPLS

L2 & L3 VPN

Job description

Exponential-e

Want to be part of a leading British-owned tech company? Established in 2002, we are achieving year on year revenue growth and reinvesting 95% of our profits back into our people and technology.

Your new role:

Projects

• Document and implement core network infrastructure
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time
• Provide a handover to your peers so that the infrastructure can be supported by the Operations team

Operations

• Troubleshoot and resolve network issues within SLA
• Act as a senior escalation point for team members and internal teams for incidents, requests and changes following existing ITIL based processes and procedures.
• Due to the nature of the role you will be expected to fulfil some of your tasks out of hours and participate in the on-call rota for 24/7 support.

What you'll need to succeed:

• Experience working with Service Provider networks
• Good understanding of networking protocols and technologies including:
  • TCP/IP
  • IS-IS, BGP, OSPF
  • MPLS
  • MP-BGP
  • L2 & L3 VPN services

What we offer:

• Involved in varied projects that make a positive impact on critical services on a local and national level
• Vibrant company culture with a wide range of events and social activities throughout the year
• Range of employee initiatives on offer including the green team, DE&I society, employee forum, women's network and culture club
• Dedicated Learning and Development team and access to a range of training, courses and certification support
• Comprehensive benefits including on-site cafe with free barista coffee, birthday leave, charity leave, vitality health cover and holiday purchase scheme to gain an extra 5 days leave