Network Engineer

Stefanini, Inc; Barry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits package

Private health scheme

Training programs

Job summary

Stefanini, Inc is seeking a Networking Specialist in Barry, UK, to design, implement, and support network solutions. You will work onsite and provide technical support, manage network devices, and work with diverse teams.

This role requires CCNA or CCNP certification, 1-2 years of relevant experience, and knowledge of Cisco platforms and Checkpoint firewalls. Benefits include a competitive salary, private health scheme, and opportunities for career advancement.

Qualifications

• CCNA or CCNP Certifications or equivalent.
• 1-2 years of experience in network design, implementation and documentation.
• Experience with switching, routing, Wi-Fi on Cisco platforms.

Responsibilities

• Performing local, remote, and inter-networking design.
• Monitoring network performance and recommending improvements.
• Providing technical networking support to customers.

Skills

Network design and implementation

Cisco networking (switching, routing, Wi-Fi)

Firewall and VPN management

Troubleshooting skills

Education

CCNA or CCNP Certification

1-2 years experience

Tools

Cisco hardware

Checkpoint firewalls

Job description

Responsibilities

• Performing local, remote and inter-networking design, implementation and documentation;
• Utilizing and integrating network components such as bridges, routers and remote asynchronous links;
• Monitoring the performance of the network platform and making technical recommendations on improvements if necessary;
• Identifying business leads, interfacing with sales and providing input into technical proposal development;
• Coordinating and taking lead of assigned projects in all technical and communication aspects;
• Providing technical networking support to customers and peers;
• Supporting the implementation and ongoing operations of network access control devices to include firewalls, web proxies, and SSL VPN devices;
• Working collaboratively across a variety of business units to implement new technology;
• Building and configuring solutions in the development, test and production environment;
• Documenting the security infrastructure and design;
• Managing problems, maintaining vendor relationships, and assisting operation with vendor escalation and issue resolution;
• Facilitating device refresh of network security devices with a focus on capacity, manageability, and security of new and existing security infrastructure;
• Designing, deploying, and supporting enterprise class devices;
• Troubleshooting issues including network protocol and log analysis, raw data captures, and the correlation of disparate events spanning multiple devices and platform;
• Enterprising network architecture, design, and support including network hardware, network protocols, and data flows.

Job Requirements

• CCNA or CCNP Certifications or equivalent;
• 1-2 years of experience in network design, implementation and documentation;
• Experience with switching / routing / Wi-Fi and FW/VPN on Cisco platform;
• Experience with Checkpoint firewalls;
• Designing and maintaining Checkpoint Firewall-1/VPN-1 solutions (R65 and above);
• Upgrade HW/SW gateways and management;
• Working with IP appliance platforms;
• Creating VPN tunnels to customer network;
• Receiving supervision on issues relating to procedures and standards relevant to the products for which they are responsible and the operating environment in which they function.

Work Conditions

• Working hours: 3 full days per week
• Contract type: Fixed-term - duration to be determined
• Working setup (hybrid, on site, remote): 100% onsite

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package including monthly absence free bonus;
• Private health scheme including Private Medical, Dental, Optical and Holiday Travel;
• Insurance that are applied according to company policy;
• Opportunities to learn and develop: training programs;
• Personalized career path within the organization;
• Exposure to an international environment as part of a multicultural team spread across Europe.