Network Engineer (UC)

Dabster; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in the City of London seeks an experienced Network Engineer with a focus on routing, switching, and Cisco technologies. Candidates should have a solid understanding of networking protocols and experience with monitoring tools like Cisco ThousandEyes. A university degree in Computer Science and relevant certifications are preferred. This role offers a chance to work closely with cross-functional teams and make a significant impact on network strategy.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Network Engineer focusing on routing, switching, and Cisco WiFi.
• Deep understanding of networking protocols including QoS, BGP, OSPF, and IPSEC.
• Hands-on experience with network diagnostic and analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the UC team to manage Cisco telephony systems.
• Handle circuit capacity planning and manage QoS issues.
• Implement Cisco ThousandEyes and automate with scripting.

Skills

Routing & Switching

Cisco WiFi

Network Monitoring

Cisco ThousandEyes

Scripting

Education

University degree in Computer Science or related subject

Tools

Cisco switches

Cisco routers

Ansible

Job description

Job Description :

• Proven experience as a Network Engineer focusing on routing, switching, Cisco WiFi
• Deep understanding of networking protocols (, QoS, BGP, OSPF, HSRP, , , IPSEC).
• Hands-on experience with monitoring, network diagnostic, and network analytics tools including Cisco ThousandEyes.
• Primarily a network engineer role with core competency of Routing & Switching. Should be comfortable working on CISCO and Checkpoint firewalls
• Needs to work very closely with the UC team to help set up MS Teams and Cisco telephony systems , manage QoS issues, circuit capacity planning, etc. from network perspective
• Experience with implementing Cisco ThousandEyes. Someone who can architect and implement it.
• Knowledge of Cisco SD-WAN, SD-Access, Catalysts Center and Client a plus
• Network firewall policy administration a plus
• Hands-on experience of automation / scripting and configuration management tools such as Ansible
• University degree in Computer Science or a related subject.
• Professional certification (, CCNA, CCNP) is preferred.
• Experience with Cisco : switches, routers, firewalls, Catalyst Center, Client, WiFi.