Core Network Engineer

Quickline Communications Limited; West Carr; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A broadband service provider is seeking a Core Network Engineer to design and maintain core network infrastructure. The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent network troubleshooting skills and have relevant certifications. Responsibilities include testing TCP/IP performance and creating network management tools. The role offers various benefits, including a health cashback scheme, generous annual leave, and opportunities for recognition through awards.

Benefits

Health Cashback Scheme

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Option to buy additional leave

High Street Shopping Discount Scheme

Free parking on site

Regular Lunch & Learns

Social events

Customer Obsessed Awards

Qualifications

• Considerable network engineering understanding.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Review of action plans for network changes.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain core infrastructure.
• Test and document network TCP/IP performance.
• Create customised network management tools.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and configuration.

Skills

Network troubleshooting

Technical documentation

Knowledge of MPLS

Knowledge of BGP

Knowledge of OSPF

Education

Juniper JNCIS or Cisco CCNP

Juniper JNCIA or Cisco CCNA

Cisco CCDA

Tools

Juniper

Dell Fabric

Cisco routing and switching

Job description

Our mission relies on a team full of inspiring people, and we’re looking for a Core Network Engineer with great understanding of network engineering to help us ensure our network is maintained and managed to meet the needs of the business.

Could that be you? If troubleshooting gets you out of bed in the morning and knowing you’ve done a great install and configured it to a tee brings you a smile, we would love to find out more about you.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain core infrastructure.
• Test and document network TCP/IP performance.
• Create customised network management tools to evaluate, monitor and report network statistics.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting, implementation and configuration of network hardware and software.

You have considerable network engineering understanding with exposure to Juniper, Dell Fabric, and Cisco routing and switching.

Qualifications

• Certifications such as Juniper JNCIS, JNCIP, JNCIA, or Cisco CCNP, CCNA, CCDA.
• Knowledge of MPLS, BGP, OSPF, Layer 2 and 3 networking.
• Excellent network troubleshooting skills and the ability to work well under pressure.
• Technical documentation is no problem for you.
• Knowledge and review of action plans for planned and unplanned changes to the network infrastructure.

Why We’re Unique

We’re Quickline, and we believe everyone deserves great internet. Wherever you are and whatever you do online – our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We’re on a mission to provide lightning‑fast, reliable broadband that reaches the places other providers leave behind.

Benefits

• Health Cashback Scheme – claim back prescription, GP and optician charges, therapy allowance, private outpatient consultations, EAP, 24/7 remote GP service, member discounts.
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, your birthday, house move and wedding day off.
• Option to buy up to 3 additional days annual leave.
• High Street Shopping Discount Scheme – holidays, food and drink, insurance, sport, tech, high street, Ikea, M&S, cinema, etc.
• Free parking on site.
• Regular ‘Lunch & Learns’.
• Social events – summer and end‑of‑year parties, etc.
• Customer Obsessed Awards – regular opportunities to win!
• … and more.