Network Engineer

Tatton Recruitment; Warwick; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Engineer role with Certain Advantage in Leek Wootton, Warwickshire. The position is permanent and requires on-site working with travel across the Warwickshire area.

You will support and maintain the network infrastructure and act as SME, shaping future solutions. Candidates should have extensive experience with Cisco, Avaya, Azure, AWS, and network security technologies, with a focus on SD-WAN, VLANs, and ITSM standards.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience with Cisco, Avaya telephony, Microsoft Azure, AWS, Zscaler, SolarWinds, and Microsoft Sentinel.
• Strong knowledge of network monitoring and management; vendor management experience.
• Expertise in SD-WAN, VLANs and Azure Virtual WAN (vWAN).
• Solid understanding of static and dynamic routing.
• Experience with ITIL/ITSM and ISO 20000 concepts.
• Experience authoring technical design documents and service artefacts.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain the network infrastructure day-to-day operations and new solutions.
• Act as Network SME, providing technical support and guidance to the delivery team.
• Ensure compliance with industry, national, regulatory standards across implementations.
• Verify network meets business requirements supporting the digital strategy.
• Assess impact of modifications and ensure quality in new solutions.
• Apply commercial awareness to infrastructure design and balance cost and quality.

Skills

Cisco

Avaya telephony

Azure

AWS

Zscaler

SolarWinds

Microsoft Sentinel

SD-WAN

VLANs

Azure Virtual WAN

Static routing

Dynamic routing

ISO 20000

ITSM

Job description

Network Engineer

Certain Advantage is recruiting for a Network Engineer to join a permanent position based in Leek Wootton.

The role requires on-site working, along with travel across the Warwickshire area.

Your Responsibilities

• Support and maintain the Force’s network infrastructure, covering day-to-day operational activities as well as the planning, design, development and documentation of new technical solutions.
• Act as the Network Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing technical support, assurance and guidance within the designated area. Work independently on infrastructure, network configuration and security tasks, meeting required service levels and complying with Digital Services Directorate procedures.
• Ensure the network complies with all relevant industry, national, legislative and regulatory standards, maintaining consistency across implementations.
• Ensure the network meets business requirements and supports the digital strategy, making use of industry standards wherever possible. Identify potential risks and recommend appropriate mitigation options to the delivery team.
• Take responsibility for assessing the impact of modifications to existing systems and ensuring quality throughout the implementation of new solutions.
• Apply commercial awareness to infrastructure design, balancing service quality with cost. Take ownership of responsibilities and recognise when achieving the intended outcome must take precedence over process.

The Individual:

• Substantial experience and knowledge of Cisco, Avaya telephony, Microsoft Azure, AWS, Zscaler, SolarWinds and Microsoft Sentinel, gained within organisations of a similar size and complexity.
• Strong knowledge of network monitoring and management, alongside supplier management experience.
• Strong knowledge of SD-WAN, VLANs and Azure Virtual WAN (vWAN).
• Strong knowledge of static and dynamic routing.
• Experience applying industry best practice, with knowledge of ISO 20000 (IT Service Management) and ITSM principles.
• Experience authoring technical design documents and service artefacts.

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