Network Engineer

ADROIT PEOPLE LTD; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology staffing company is seeking a Senior Network Engineer located in Aberdeen. The role involves building and configuring networks, handling escalations, and supporting IT projects. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience, industry knowledge, and excellent communication skills. Required qualifications include an IT degree and relevant certifications. This is an office-based position with a permanent contract and requires global travel of up to 60 days annually.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Network discipline.
• Knowledge of industry standards and technology trends.
• Understanding of IT operational risk management.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and deliver networks to design specifications.
• Provide technical delivery and solutions in project teams.
• Complete standardized technical documentation.
• Act as 3rd line escalation for network issues.

Skills

Energy Industry Experience

Can Handle L3 Escalations

Fortigate, PaloAlto & Cisco Expertise

Communication Skills

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Flexible Approach

Education

IT degree level education or equivalent experience

CCNA and CCNP (or working towards this)

Job description

Role

Sr. Network Engineer

Location

Aberdeen, UK

Duration

Permanent

Mode of Work

Onsite

Job Spec

• Energy Industry Experience
• Can Handle L3 Escalations
• 10+ years Experience
• Minimum 60 days Global Travel
• Fortigate, PaloAlto & Cisco Expertise

Build, configure, and deliver to a defined design specification. Understanding of LAN, WAN, firewall kit Fortigate, PaloAlto & Cisco hardware and interdependencies of broader IT aspects.

Work within a broad discipline project team to provide technical delivery and solutions. Contribute to technical design for new solutions, working closely with IT Architecture teams on defining and applying technology standards.

Complete standardised technical documentation. Practical aspects of testing new hardware and solutions. Have an interest in wider technologies and interdependencies. Global travel to approx. 60 days per year.

3rd line escalation point for problem management in conjunction with support teams, for issues or outages relating to supported business as usual services in line with service criticality expectations.

Professional Qualifications / Experience

• IT degree level education or equivalent experience
• CCNA and CCNP (or working towards this)
• Relevant experience in support or project delivery of Network discipline
• Knowledge of industry standards and current technology trends.
• Understanding of IT operational risk management, project delivery and service methodologies (e.g. ITIL, ISO).

Person Specification

• Proven IT projects implementation skills.
• Excellent communication both verbal and written with strong team player mindset and an ability to foster good professional relationships with client and project stakeholders.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines with a pragmatic and flexible approach.
• Enthusiastic, energetic and self‑motivated.
• Able to work with minimal supervision and take responsibility for moving projects and work forward.
• Ability and flexibility to travel sometimes at short notice.

This role is located in Aberdeen and is office based.