Network Engineer

Ashby De; Quorn; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashby De is seeking a Senior Network Design Engineer / Team Leader to provide technical leadership and deliver railway and safety-critical network solutions. You will design LAN/WAN, industrial Ethernet, SCADA and station networks, and develop architecture documents, IP plans and configurations.

You will lead the technical delivery, review designs, ensure security and safety standards, and mentor network engineers and junior team members across complex projects.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in engineering, technical or numerate discipline.
• CCNP level or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong experience in LAN/WAN architecture, network security and industrial networking.
• Experience with SISS/station systems, SCADA and control networks within safety-critical environments.
• Understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle.
• Experience with the rail industry across operational telecommunications or signalling.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and technical leadership skills.
• Experience with DDaT Config Checker and network design assurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of network architectures and designs across railway projects.
• Design and review LAN/WAN, industrial Ethernet, SCADA and station networks, including CCTV, voice and passenger information systems.
• Produce network architecture documents, diagrams, IP addressing/subnetting plans, cable schedules and configurations.
• Develop secure network solutions, including firewalls, DMZs, IPsec, authentication and network security architectures.
• Gather customer requirements and develop technical proposals and solutions.
• Develop test specifications and support onsite build, integration and system testing.
• Ensure designs meet required quality, security and safety standards and are delivered to programme.
• Present technical solutions to customers and project stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and support to network engineers and junior team members.

Skills

LAN/WAN architecture

Network security

Industrial networking

Rail industry experience

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree or equivalent in engineering, technical or numerate discipline

Tools

Juniper networking

SCADA/DMZ tooling

DDaT Config Checker

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Network Design Engineer / Team Leader to provide technical leadership and deliver network architecture and telecommunications solutions across complex railway and safety-critical projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of network architectures and designs across railway projects.
• Design and review LAN/WAN, industrial Ethernet, SCADA and station system networks, including CCTV, voice and passenger information systems.
• Produce network architecture documents, diagrams, IP addressing/subnetting plans, cable schedules, diversity plans and configurations.
• Develop secure network solutions, including firewalls, DMZs, IPsec, authentication and network security architectures.
• Gather customer requirements and develop technical proposals and solutions.
• Develop test specifications and support onsite build, integration and system testing.
• Ensure designs meet required quality, security and safety standards and are delivered to programme.
• Present technical solutions to customers and project stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and support to network engineers and junior team members.

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent experience in an engineering, technical or numerate discipline.
• CCNP level or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong experience in LAN/WAN architecture, network security and industrial networking.
• Experience with SISS/station systems, SCADA and control networks within safety-critical environments.
• Knowledge of the systems engineering lifecycle.
• Experience working within the rail industry, ideally across operational telecommunications, signalling or related systems.
• Understanding of relevant railway standards, processes and safety/quality requirements.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and technical leadership skills.
• Experience with DDaT Config Checker and network configuration/design assurance.

Desirable Experience

• Chartered Engineer status or IRSE licence.
• Experience with Software Defined Networking (SDN), virtualisation, data centres or network automation.
• Experience with next-generation firewalls, SIEM, IAM or threat intelligence.
• Experience with Juniper networking technologies.
• Experience designing and securing industrial control systems, including industrial Ethernet switches, routers and firewalls.
• Experience with DMZ, IPsec, EAP-TLS and authentication servers.
• Experience delivering proof-of-concept (PoC) network solutions.