DV Cleared Network Engineer

Reed; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a DV Cleared Network Engineer to join a project in Basingstoke on a 12-month contract. The ideal candidate will have strong networking knowledge, particularly with Cisco and Juniper products, and hold a current DV clearance. You will be responsible for design, implementation, and troubleshooting within a secure Defence sector environment. The role demands excellent communication skills and a hands-on approach to security networking.

Qualifications

• Strong technical networking knowledge and skills.
• Demonstrable network device configuration and troubleshooting skills.
• Solid understanding of project end to end life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Produce design collateral and support configuration and implementation.
• Troubleshoot technical issues and ensure effective handover to service.
• Take ownership of tasks and provide accurate estimation for work scheduling.

Skills

Technical networking knowledge of LAN switching/topologies

Routing protocols

VPNs

Demonstrable design experience

Configuration skills

Excellent communications skills

Education

Cisco CCNA/CCNP

Juniper JNCIS-ENT

Tools

Cisco IOS

JUNOS operating system

Job description

DV Cleared Network Engineer, Defence, 5 Days Onsite in Basingstoke, INSIDE IR35, 12 MONTH CONTRACT

YOU MUST HOLD A CURRENT AND VALID DV CLEARANCE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE

We are looking for a DV cleared Network Design Engineer to work on delivery opportunities taking place within the secure Defence and National Security sector. Your role will involve understanding the business and technical requirements and you will be responsible for producing the relevant design collateral (including passing any governance reviews), providing hands on configuration and implementation support, troubleshooting technical issues, and ensuring effective handover to service.

Experience

• Strong technical networking knowledge of LAN switching/topologies, routing protocols, VPNs, IPSec, hardware encryption, MPLS, and BGP. The candidate will have a good working knowledge of Cisco/Juniper products and JUNOS operating system and Cisco IOS. Ideally with industry recognized network certifications such as Cisco CCNA/CCNP, Juniper JNCIS-ENT.
• Demonstrable network device configuration skills, network troubleshooting skills and approach to defect resolution.
• Demonstrable design experience in proposing and utilizing technologies from global network vendors such as Cisco and Juniper, including production of quality technical documentation for delivery and solution support.
• Solid understanding of project end to end life cycle, through initial requirements gathering, design, implementation and deployment activities to Operational Acceptance into Service.
• Able to support effective service and project management with accurate estimation of tasks, work scheduling and progress reporting to ensure timely delivery that meets the customers expectation.
• Excellent communications skills with multiple stakeholders, able to take ownership and responsibility and make quick decisions. Good experience of the defence sector.

DV Cleared Network Engineer, Defence, 5 Days Onsite in Basingstoke, INSIDE IR35, 12 MONTH CONTRACT