Network Engineer

VIQU Limited; Sandford Hill; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus up to £1,000

Job summary

VIQU Limited is seeking an experienced Network Engineer for a 9-month contract in Stoke-on-Trent to support and develop a critical network infrastructure. You will own incident response, troubleshooting and day-to-day operations while mentoring the existing team.

The role requires hands-on switching, VLANs, FortiGate firewall management, and experience with Cisco or Allied Telesis networks. You will plan upgrades, document changes and drive improvements with other infrastructure teams.

Qualifications

• Hands-on network engineering experience in infrastructure support.
• Experience with switching, VLANs and network troubleshooting.
• Experience administering FortiGate firewalls.
• Experience with Cisco, Allied Telesis or similar networking technologies.
• Experience managing network incidents, recovery and changes.
• Understanding upgrades, migrations and hardware replacements.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on network support across the existing infrastructure.
• Support switching, VLANs, routing and FortiGate environments.
• Manage network incidents, fault resolution and service recovery.
• Plan and implement network changes, upgrades and improvements.
• Provide technical leadership and knowledge transfer to the team.
• Support network projects including core upgrades and switch replacements.
• Ensure changes are documented and CAB processes followed.
• Collaborate with infrastructure teams to maintain a stable network environment.

Skills

Network engineering

VLANs

Troubleshooting

Incidents management

Infrastructure improvements

Tools

FortiGate firewall

Cisco networking

Allied Telesis

PRTG

Zabbix

CAB processes

Job description

Network Engineer - 9-month contract - Stoke-on-Trent

My Customer is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to support the day-to-day operation, maintenance and development of a business-critical network infrastructure.

This role will suit a technically strong, hands-on engineer who can take ownership of network support and troubleshooting while providing technical guidance, mentoring and knowledge transfer to the existing engineering team.

Technical Experience from the Network Engineer

• Strong experience in network engineering and infrastructure support.
• Hands-on experience with switching, VLANs and network troubleshooting.
• FortiGate firewall administration and support.
• Experience with Cisco, Allied Telesis or similar networking technologies.
• Experience managing network incidents, recovery and infrastructure changes.
• Understanding of network upgrades, migrations and hardware replacements.

Key Responsibilities of the Network Engineer

• Provide hands-on network support, maintenance and troubleshooting across the existing infrastructure.
• Support switching, VLANs, routing and FortiGate firewall environments.
• Manage network incidents, fault resolution and service recovery.
• Plan and implement network changes, upgrades and infrastructure improvements.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching and knowledge transfer to the existing engineering team.
• Support network projects, including 1Gb to 10Gb core upgrades, switch replacements and credential refreshes.
• Ensure network changes are properly documented and managed through CAB processes.
• Work collaboratively with infrastructure teams to maintain a stable and secure network environment.

Desirable Experience

• Allied Telesis switching experience.
• Hyper-V and OpenShift environments.
• Zscaler.
• Network monitoring tools such as PRTG or Zabbix.
• IA (Information Assurance) services.
• Manufacturing environments.
• CAB and formal change management processes.

The Network Engineer is required to work at least 4 days a week onsite in Stoke-on-Trent.

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