Network Engineer – Cisco/Palo Alto, Multi‑Site HA

Bauer Media Group Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in Manchester is looking for a skilled Network Team member to ensure the availability of infrastructure services and manage networking issues. The ideal candidate will possess strong knowledge of Cisco and Palo Alto hardware, as well as experience in troubleshooting and managing complex systems. This role offers a supportive team environment with opportunities for personal development and flexible working options, along with competitive benefits.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Access to Bauer Academy for training

Enhanced parental leave benefits

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of Cisco hardware including Switches, Firewalls and Routers.
• Experience working with Palo Alto firewalls.
• Highly experienced with Cisco IOS and comfortable with high-availability environments.
• Experience with WAN technologies including point-to-point links and MPLS.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the availability of infrastructure and back-office related services.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and escalate issues for networking related products.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in complex systems.
• Produce procedural documentation for use by IT and customers.

Skills

Cisco hardware knowledge

Palo Alto firewalls

Working with Cisco IOS

VLANs

EIGRP

OSPF

BGP

WAN technologies

Strong interpersonal skills

Tools

Cisco Catalyst

Cisco Nexus

Cisco ISR

Cisco ASR

Cisco ASA

Meraki

Job description

A leading media company in Manchester is looking for a skilled Network Team member to ensure the availability of infrastructure services and manage networking issues. The ideal candidate will possess strong knowledge of Cisco and Palo Alto hardware, as well as experience in troubleshooting and managing complex systems. This role offers a supportive team environment with opportunities for personal development and flexible working options, along with competitive benefits.