Network Engineer

Certain Advantage; Warwick; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd in Leek Wootton (near Warwick) is seeking a Network Engineer for a permanent, on-site role with local travel across Warwickshire. The position emphasizes maintaining and expanding the network infrastructure to meet business needs.

The candidate will act as the network SME, configuring, securing and documenting designs while ensuring process compliance with ITSM standards. Expertise in Cisco, Azure, AWS and monitoring tools is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with Cisco, Avaya, Azure and AWS in enterprise networks.
• Strong network monitoring and supplier management experience.
• SD-WAN, VLANs and Azure Virtual WAN (vWAN) knowledge.
• Static and dynamic routing expertise.
• Familiarity with ISO 20000 ITSM and related processes.
• Ability to author technical design documents and artefacts.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain the network infrastructure, handling day-to-day ops and designing new solutions.
• Act as Network SME, providing technical support and guidance within the area.
• Ensure compliance with industry, regulatory standards across implementations.
• Verify network meets business requirements and supports digital strategy.
• Assess impact of modifications and ensure quality during deployments.
• Apply commercial awareness to infrastructure design and balance service quality with cost.

Skills

Network monitoring

Supplier management

Routing knowledge

ITSM principles

Technical design docs

Tools

Cisco

Avaya telephony

Microsoft Azure

AWS

Zscaler

SolarWinds

Microsoft Sentinel

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.