Senior Cisco Network Engineer - Defence (Farnborough)

Sopra Steria; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Pension

Job summary

Sopra Steria is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, build, deploy and support enterprise Cisco networks in our Aerospace, Defence and Security sector. The role is on-site in Farnborough with DV clearance eligibility for British nationals.

Responsibilities include monitoring production systems, responding to requests, and driving automation using Ansible and Terraform. You will collaborate across teams to meet SLA/XLA targets and support security standards.

Qualifications

• Experience with Cisco products and pursuing certification.
• ITIL environment experience.
• Hands-on Cisco solutions experience (Routers, Switches, Firewalls & Wireless).
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, ACLs and related networking.

Responsibilities

• Assist design, build, deployment and support of enterprise networks.
• Respond to operational requirements for rapid defence activities.
• Support strategic projects to meet defined objectives.
• Proactively monitor and maintain production systems.
• Build relationships with customers, partners and teams.
• Work in a team to meet SLAs and XLAs.

Skills

Cisco technologies

ITIL

TCP/IP networking

Customer service

Automation basics

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Sopra Steria is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, build, deploy and support enterprise Cisco networks in our Aerospace, Defence and Security sector. The role is on-site in Farnborough with DV clearance eligibility for British nationals.

Responsibilities include monitoring production systems, responding to requests, and driving automation using Ansible and Terraform. You will collaborate across teams to meet SLA/XLA targets and support security standards.