Network Engineer

London Luton Airport; Luton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Network Engineer to enhance their IT infrastructure. This role involves designing, maintaining, and supporting both on-premise and cloud networking solutions, ensuring optimal performance and security. You will be responsible for executing critical activities related to network stability, collaborating on innovative designs, and troubleshooting issues to support business initiatives. Join a dynamic team focused on delivering excellence in a fast-paced environment, where your expertise will contribute significantly to the organization’s success and growth.

Qualifications

• Experience as an IT Network Engineer in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands-on experience with HPE Aruba and LAN/WAN infrastructure.
• IT certifications like CompTIA CySA+ or CISSP are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain network infrastructure performance, stability, and security.
• Collaborate on designs and implement updated networking services.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network issues escalated from IT support.

Skills

Network Engineering

Collaboration Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Security Analysis

Cloud Networking

HPE Aruba Products

LAN & WAN Troubleshooting

Education

IT Qualifications / Certifications

ASCP or equivalent HPE Aruba certification

Tools

HPE Networking Products

Fortinet

Cisco

VMware

Azure

Security Tooling

Network Monitoring Tools

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MAIN PURPOSE OF POST:

The Network Engineer role is part of the IT Infrastructure team, which focuses on delivering projects related to the maintenance and development of the airport’s server and network infrastructure, in addition to supporting the delivery of various business-wide projects.

The Networks Engineer role is responsible for designing, maintaining, and supporting the networking infrastructure in both on-premise and Cloud environments, including switching, routing, encryption, security, VoIP and wireless.

This role is suitable for those in an existing Network Engineer role working in a medium to large business.

MAIN DUTIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Executing critical activities associated with maintaining network infrastructure performance, stability, and security.
• Management of firewall policies, review of the overall network infrastructure and ensure there are no potential risks or vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate on new high and low-level designs and implement updated networking services to maintain the IT service and support business initiatives (switching, routing, firewalling, VPN, WAN).
• Design and implement best practices for network management and maintenance activities to ensure network stability, performance, and optimization between on-prem and Cloud networks.
• Ensure network monitoring services are in place on all network devices to proactively identify and address network problems and vulnerabilities.
• Ensure patching and backups of all network devices is maintained.
• Produce maintenance plans, support documentation for the network and provide training for the handover to IT support teams.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network issues when escalated from IT Support teams.
• Member of the infrastructure on-call rota.

KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROLE:

• Experience of working as an IT Network Engineer in a fast place environment conducting infrastructure maintenance, design, implementation, migration, and replacement.
• Hands-on experience with HPE Aruba networking products is essential.
• Experience of investigating and solving faults on LAN & WAN infrastructure in a corporate environment on multiple platforms including HPE, Fortinet, Cisco etc.
• Hands-on experience with virtualized and Cloud-based networking (VMWare and Azure).
• Hands-on experience of implementing network and system monitoring / alerting solutions.
• Good understanding of network management and monitoring tools and packet capture techniques.
• Hands-on experience of data storage systems, Storage Area Network (SAN) technology (specifically EMC DELL technologies).
• Hands-on experience with security tooling (Anti-Malware, IDS/IPS, CASB, email security gateways, security analysis tools, web security tools, next generation firewall/UTMs).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Server & Desktop Operating Systems.
• Excellent collaboration skills to effectively work with colleagues, users, and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Willing to invest time, effort, and energy to learn & develop new skills and capabilities.
• ASCP or equivalent HPE Aruba certification.
• All relevant permits to work in the UK and security clearances (up to or over CTC).
• IT Qualifications / Certifications such as CompTIA CySA+, CASP, BCS CISMP, CCSP, SSCP, CISSP or CISM qualification or similar or equivalent experience/qualifications.
• Familiarity with Network Automation Tools.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Airlines and Aviation