Lead Network Engineer

Sopra Steria Ltd; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent technology firm seeks an experienced Senior or Lead Network Engineer for a hybrid role based in Salisbury. This position involves designing, building, and supporting enterprise network solutions for public sector clients. Candidates should have CCNA or CCNP certifications, hands-on experience with Cisco technologies, and a deep understanding of network protocols. This full-time position offers a salary of up to £65,000 plus benefits including a car allowance and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

£5,400 car allowance

25 days annual leave

Private medical

Life assurance

Pension

Flexible benefits fund

Qualifications

• Valid CCNA or CCNP certification.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Cisco products.
• In-depth knowledge of network enabling technologies.

Responsibilities

• Drive design, build, deployment of enterprise networks.
• Proactive monitoring and maintenance of systems.
• Lead investigations into complex service problems.
• Provide support to strategic projects.

Skills

CCNA or CCNP certification

Hands-on experience with Cisco solutions

Work within an ITIL Environment

Knowledge of TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS

Experience troubleshooting firewalls

Understanding of Cloud networking solutions

Tools

Cisco Routers and Switches

SDN technologies (Cisco ACI, VMware NSX)

Ansible

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced Senior or Lead Network professional looking for a unique opportunity? Sopra Steria’s Aerospace Defence and Security sector are currently on the lookout for individuals with a background in Network administration or engineering for an exciting new project working within the MOD. You will be on the front line of designing and developing technical solutions that support a key client in the public sector responsible for all aspects of our leading-edge enterprise networking platforms. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to support a key client with a unique project which will see you involved with the design, build, deployment and support of large-scale Network platform. The Lead Network Engineer role offers scope for a more senior candidate to take ownership of the solution on which they are delivering and to mentor less experienced members of the team.

This is a hybrid role based out of our office in Salisbury, you will be in the office 3 days a week on average. Due to the nature of the client, we are only able to progress with candidates eligible and willing to go through the Developed Vetting (DV) clearance process.

What you\u2019ll be doing

• Assist with and drive the design, build, deployment and support of our enterprise leading edge networks.
• Proactive monitoring and maintenance of all production systems.
• Leading or supporting investigations into complex service problems, recommending solutions and following procedures to plan, test and implement proposed solutions.
• Responding to operational requirements in support of rapid defence activities.
• Providing support to strategic projects ensuring they meet predefined objectives.

What you’ll bring

• A valid CCNA or CCNP certification or commercial experience working with Cisco products.
• Experience working within an ITIL Environment.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Cisco solutions (Routers, Switches, Firewalls & Wireless Access Points).
• In depth knowledge/skills in TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, ACL’s and other network enabling technologies.
• Hands-on experience managing and troubleshooting firewalls and other security devices.
• Experience configuring, supporting, troubleshooting SDN technologies such as Cisco ACI or VMware NSX.

It would be great if you had

• Working understanding of Cloud networking solutions and principles i.e. Azure Networking, AWS networking
• Use of automation tooling such as Ansible

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, permanent
Location: Hybrid 3 days a week spent on site in Salisbury
Security Clearance Level: Eligible and willing to go through the DV clearance process
Internal Recruiter: Olly Walker
Salary: Up to £65,000
Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund.

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

About us

Our Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions that bring clients enduring business value across the UK’s Public and Private sectors. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported, delivering exceptional rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety- and security-critical markets.