Network Engineer Contract - DV

Babcock; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in engineering services is seeking a skilled Network Engineer for a 6-month contract in Corsham. The position requires in-depth technical expertise in TCP/IP networks, routing protocols, and extensive experience maintaining complex networks. Successful candidates must hold a CCNA or CCNP Datacentre certification and possess a strong background working in network environments, complying with strict security guidelines.

Qualifications

• Certified to a Cisco CCNA or CCNP Datacentre standard.
• At least 6 years experience in complex network environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain performance of networks using appropriate Network Monitoring systems.
• Manage and maintain wide area networks.
• Configure multiple vendor firewalls and enterprise routers.

Skills

Knowledge of TCP/IP networks

Routing protocols

Network monitoring

Management of wide area networks

Vendor firewalls configuration

Windows Server

Linux/RHEL

Storage Area Networks

VMWare ESXi

Education

Cisco CCNA or CCNP Datacentre certification

Job description

Network Engineer - 6 Month contract

Location: Corsham

Working pattern: Onsite

Clearance required: DV

Day rate: £500-£600 DOE

Technical Skills:

• In depth knowledge of TCP/IP networks, IP Protocols and exposure to all layers of the OSI model.
• Strong experience of routing protocols, tunneling protocols and
• Experience of working with complex Networks, following best practices and strict security guidelines
• Maintain performance of networks using appropriate Network Monitoring systems or vendor tools
• Previous demonstrable management of maintaining wide area networks.
• In-Depth Networking experience including configuring multiple vendor firewalls, enterprise routers and datacentre switches.
• Network configuration and storage configurations for HPC
• Experience of working with common operating systems such as Windows Server, Linux/RHEL.
• Server hardware/blade enclosure configuration experience
• Exposure to Storage Area Networks, Virtualization products such as VMWare ESXi and VDI solutions with accelerated storage.

Necessary Experience/Qualifications Specification:

Certified to a Cisco CCNA or CCNP Datacentre standard, with at least 6 years experience working in complex network environments.

Desirable:

Experience of EVPN-VXLAN frameworks

Previous exposure to Load Balancing.

Our non-negotiables:

You must be eligible to work and live in the UK