Senior Network Engineer

Abacus Group LLC; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to leverage expertise in Cisco and Juniper technologies. This role involves managing performance and availability of datacentre networks across the US and UK, while participating in improvement projects. You will lead client engagements, provide escalation support for incidents, and ensure high availability for datacentre services. Join a collaborative team where your contributions will directly impact client satisfaction and network performance. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and possess a passion for networking, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Gym discount

Life insurance

Comprehensive travel insurance

Confidential well-being support

Competitive compensation

Contributory pension scheme

Company events

Private medical and dental insurance

Qualifications

• 8+ years of networking experience with strong skills in Cisco and Juniper technologies.
• CCNP or equivalent certification preferred, with a focus on datacentre environments.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve complex network issues, providing escalation support.
• Maintain network backbone infrastructure across multiple datacentres.

Skills

Juniper hardware management

Cisco hardware management

NGFW solutions support

OSI network model understanding

LAN/WAN troubleshooting

Datacentre network management

Office network design

Client engagement leadership

Technical project leadership

Network monitoring platforms

Virtualization understanding

Azure platform solutions

Documentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

8+ years of Networking experience

CCNP, JNCIP or equivalent certification

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Summary:
As a Senior Network Engineer, you will bring your expertise with Cisco, Juniper, and next generation firewall technologies to the position. You will manage performance and availability of Abacus datacentre networks across the US and UK and participate in improvement projects. You will be part of a team tasked with maintaining a very high level of availability and performance for datacentre services. You will also be a point of escalation for support incidents that affect multiple clients. Further, you will serve as a technical lead for internal and client projects, participating in client network builds.

Responsibilities:

1. Diagnose and resolve complex issues quickly, proactively identify areas for improvement and recommend solutions.
2. Support and maintain network backbone infrastructure involving multiple datacentres and geographic regions based on dynamic routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), and various mediums (DIA, PTP, VPN, multi-gig connectivity, cross-connects).
3. Work independently to lead medium sized client engagements involving equipment deployment, network design, or refresh tasks.
4. Provide escalation support for incidents involving client offices, Abacus datacentres, public cloud networks (Azure and AWS), and remote access (VPN, Citrix, etc.).
5. Support and maintain NGFW firewall configurations with the ability to troubleshoot datacentre and client environments.
6. Work directly with high profile clients to provide solutions that meet their needs, and account for critical dependencies to ensure seamless and effective resolution to problems.
7. Maintain a high level of communication and collaboration with internal Abacus teams to provide solutions and escalation support.
8. Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for Abacus and client infrastructure, processes, and procedures.
9. Stay abreast of the latest technological trends and recommend solutions to improve performance, security, and efficiency.
10. Provide guidance and mentoring to other team members to develop their skills.

Skills:

1. Strong experience deploying and managing Juniper hardware including SRX and EX platforms.
2. Strong experience deploying and managing Cisco hardware including ISR, ASR, Nexus, and Catalyst platforms.
3. Strong experience supporting NGFW solutions from Palo Alto, FortiNet, and Cisco.
4. A thorough understanding of the OSI network model, Ethernet, and TCP/IP networking concepts.
5. Excellent LAN/WAN fault diagnostic and troubleshooting skills, including in-depth knowledge of Spanning Tree, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, BGP, OSPF, VPN, IPSEC, QoS, NATs and ACLs.
6. Experience managing datacentre networks, preferable in a multi-tenant MSP environment. Ability to maintain network performance, identify issues and recommend solutions.
7. Experience with office network design, implementation, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
8. Experience leading client engagements with an ability to suggest innovative solutions.
9. Expertise leading technical projects from start to finish, ensuring they are completed on time, and to the client's satisfaction including gathering requirements, planning, execution and post-implementation review.
10. Experience with network monitoring platforms.
11. Solid understanding of virtualization and network integration with VMware infrastructure.
12. Experience maintaining network solutions based on Azure's platform preferred.
13. Flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities and project requirements. Ability to effectively prioritize when faced with multiple tasks.
14. Strong and detailed documentation, interpersonal, and communications skills.
15. Willingness to learn new technologies and maintain industry knowledge.
16. Ability to work with and be a part of collaborative team environment.

Qualifications:

1. 8 + years of Networking experience.
2. CCNP, JNCIP or equivalent certification preferred.
3. Bachelors degree a plus.
4. MSP experience a plus.
5. Flexibility for after hours and weekend work.
6. Ability to work on call rotation.
7. Ability to work 8/8.30am - 5/5.30pm shift.

The benefits package consists of:

1. Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply).
2. Gym discount.
3. Life insurance.
4. Comprehensive travel insurance for you and your family in line with scheme rules.
5. Confidential well-being and counselling support.
6. Competitive Compensation.
7. Contributory pension scheme.
8. Company events.
9. Private Medical and Dental Insurance.