IT Networking and Infrastructure Engineer - 12 month FTC

H-E Parts; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading rail technology company is looking for an experienced IT Network & Infrastructure Engineer to join their team on a 12-month fixed term basis. You will support core networking systems and provide technical support while working in a hybrid environment in London. The ideal candidate has a strong background in Cisco and Fortigate, alongside essential interpersonal skills and cybersecurity knowledge. Competitive salary and benefits offered, including bonus and medical insurance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual performance bonus

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a multi-site organisation (> 500 persons).
• Experience in supporting Cisco and Fortigate systems.
• Good understanding of security and hardware virtualisation.

Responsibilities

• Support and implement core networking systems.
• Provide technical support for network services.
• Travel to other sites for problem resolution.

Skills

Strong Interpersonal skills

Fluent written and spoken English

Networking support for corporate Infrastructure systems

Cisco switches and access points

Fortigate firewalls

IP networking knowledge

Cisco WIFI technologies

Knowledge of Zscaler products

Education

CCNA certification

Tools

Cisco

Fortigate

VMware

Job description

Location: London, London, United Kingdom

Job ID: R0102776

Date Posted: 2025-09-26

Company Name: HITACHI RAIL LIMITED

Profession (Job Category): IT, Telecom & Internet

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

Job Description

Job title: IT Network & Infrastructure Engineer

Contract Type: 12-month fixed term contract

Location: Ludgate Hill, London or Newton Aycliffe (Hybrid)

Salary: Between £55,000 - £65,000 DOE

Your new role

Here at Hitachi Rail we have a unique opportunity for an experienced IT Network & Infrastructure Engineer to join the team on a 12-month fixed term basis. As an IT Network & Infrastructure Engineer you will support and implement core networking systems as well as providing technical support for all network related services including Cisco and Fortigate, BT MPLS, Colt MIA.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Utilise technical skills and experience to resolve new or unforeseen problems.
• Support the infra team on Incident, problem management and change management of Networking related activities.
• Support Project related activities
• Travel to other company sites to assist in problem resolution as required and deployment of New hardware installations or upgrades.
• Deployment of updates and fixes to network equipment to mitigate security vulnerabilities, in order to maintain cyber security compliance
• Hardening activities to ensure networking equipment complies with Cyber security policies and in line with cyber essentials + certification
• As a secondary responsibility there are opportunities to assist infrastructure team in non-network equipment related activities, such as DHCP, DNS, Zscaler ZIA, ZPA, monitoring, asset management, server admin, mitel telephony, firewall administration and many more
• Work with other colleagues, group company services and third-party providers to ensure business services are delivered in a timely and reliable manner
• To be aware of, and actively promote and implement Hitachi’s ethos, culture and values.
• To adhere to the Hitachi Rail Europe’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
• To comply with and implement Hitachi Rail Europe’s Health and Safety policy.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as may be required

About you

Essential

• Strong Interpersonal skills, ability to communicate to business managers
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Robust experience in providing networking support for corporate Infrastructure systems in a multi-site organisation (> 500 persons)
• Strong experience in supporting Cisco switches, access point, Wireless Lan controllers systems and upgrades
• Strong experience in supporting Fortigate firewalls, creation of firewall rule, VPN’s, DMZ’s etc.
• Strong Knowledge of IP networking, including routing and security
• Strong experience of Cisco WIFI technologies
• Good working knowledge of Zscaler ZIA, ZPA, branch connectors

Desirable

• CCNA certified
• Good working knowledge Windows server administration
• Good understanding of hardware virtualisation, particularly VMware.
• Good understanding in Trellix security products, SCCM, Ivanti
• Good understanding with latest versions of Citrix XenApp

What we offer

We value the importance of all of our employees, if you would like to join our fantastic organisation you could be entitled to:

• Competitive salary
• Annual Performance bonus paid on discretionary basis.
• 25 days holiday
• Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%
• Private medical insurance
• Personal Accident insurance
• Group Income protection
• Group Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme

We also offer additional perks for you to choose from within a flexible plan that will meet your specific needs and lifestyle.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment.

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