Senior Network Engineer

BCA UK; Hart; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

BCA UK is seeking a Senior Network Engineer who will be pivotal in managing, implementing, and optimizing network infrastructure and cloud connectivity solutions. This permanent role requires a solid technical background, along with strong troubleshooting and project coordination skills, in a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Company Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity/parental leave

Access to Mental Health First Aiders

Qualifications

• Considerable experience of designing and building scalable network solutions.
• Expert knowledge of WAN technologies and advanced security features.
• Proven experience in maintaining enterprise network security.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation and management of network services across the UK and EU.
• Troubleshoot high-priority incidents effectively.
• Collaborate with architects to design robust network solutions.

Skills

Network Management

Security Principles

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Project Coordination

Tools

Cisco Datacentre Switching

Palo Alto

FortiGate

Cisco Meraki

Ubiquiti Unifi

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Job Title: Senior Network Engineer

Salary: Competitive + Car Allowance + Benefits!

Location: Location: Hybrid working, home & approximately twice a month in the Office or Data-centres located in the South-East

Working Hours: Monday - Friday 40 hours per week + On call rota approximately 1 in 7 weeks, and Out of Hours 1-2 times a week

Job Status: Permanent

Who we are!

The Constellation Automotive Group is the largest vertically integrated digital car marketplace in Europe, combining the leading digital brands across the segments of Consumer to Business (C2B), Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Consumer (B2C). Businesses in our group include house-hold names such as cinch, We Buy Any Car, and Marshall Motor Group as well as industry leading British Car Auctions (BCA).

Join our forward-thinking team as a Senior Network Engineer, leading implementation and optimisation of our data centre network infrastructure and cloud connectivity solutions. This role is critical to ensuring high availability, performance, and security across our hybrid network environments.

As a Senior Network Engineer, it is your role to be responsible for planning, delivery, and management of network services to BCA and its group businesses. You must have a strong technical background and be comfortable managing and troubleshooting technical issues in relation to our network and security services. You need relevant knowledge in identifying, implementing, and maintaining reliable network and security technology products and services.

You should be comfortable in managing and supporting a broad range of technologies and experienced in modern ways of working (automation/orchestration and infrastructure as code). There will also be a need to provide expert technical guidance to the wider network team.

Role Accountabilities:

• Take a leading role in the deployment and management of network technology across the UK and EU
• Lead the troubleshooting of high priority and complex incidents, applying logic and experience
• Collaborate with network architects to design and implement network solutions
• Ensure the network is well maintained, providing outstanding performance and reliability
• Function as a Subject Matter Expert to the business in relation to all IT network topics
• Ensures compliance with legal obligations and regulatory standards
• Make recommendations to IT Management on innovative technologies
• Lead the documentation of standards, operating procedures, and templates
• Collaborate with technical peers and colleagues on direction of travel, automation, and best practice
• Explore agile ways of working, find transformation opportunities, always leading by example
• Function as mentor to less experienced members of the team to inspire development

Knowledge and Experience:

• Considerable experience of designing, building, and supporting scalable network solutions
• Sound understanding of fundamental networking concepts and associated security principles
• Experience coordinating projects
• Expert knowledge of WAN technologies such as BGP routing, MPLS and SD-WAN
• Expert knowledge of Next generation Firewall technologies, especially Palo Alto & FortiGate
• Expert knowledge of LAN Technologies, especially Cisco Datacentre switching & Cisco Meraki solutions
• Advanced knowledge of Wireless LAN Technologies, especially Cisco Meraki & Ubiquiti Unifi
• Advanced knowledge of Load Balancing Technologies
• Experience with network monitoring/alerting and network configuration management tooling
• Proven record in maintaining and supporting enterprise Network Security services.
• Excellent listening, interpersonal and communication skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to effectively prioritise and execute tasks while under pressure
• Ability to convey a professional image and deal confidently with technical problems
• Inquisitive and driven to perform to the best of their abilities

We’ve put everything in place to ensure you thrive. Competitive salaries, strong core values and an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Company Pension Scheme
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders

And so much more…

As the automotive industry changes, we’re changing with it - putting our people in the front seat for the journey. We’re the number one in what we do for a reason and that’s because of the people we have on our teams. If you want to be a part of a business like this; unrivalled, exciting and appreciative of the work you do, join BCA.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Automotive

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