Senior Network Engineer

General Dynamics Land Systems UK; Pentrebach; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A compressed nine-day fortnight

Flexible benefits scheme

Personalised career development plan

Professional training and development

Flexible working environment

Company sports and social club

Job summary

General Dynamics Land Systems UK is seeking a full-time Senior Network Engineer at our Merthyr facility in Wales. The role offers a salary of £45,600 to £57,000, depending on experience, with a proactive, growth-focused mindset and strong team collaboration.

The successful candidate will support, implement and maintain the UK network, drive security posture, and work across cross-functional teams to ensure reliable operations.

Qualifications

• Understanding of networking principles including LAN/WAN, routing, switching and security.
• BGP, MPLS, OSPF, IPSEC, SSL knowledge and WAN technologies.
• Experience with enterprise network environments and vendor coordination.

Responsibilities

• Configure routing, switching and security devices per policy.
• Provide remote troubleshooting and support across sites.
• Maintain network security posture and patching.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams on SLAs.

Skills

Networking principles

LAN/WAN

BGP/MPLS

Security controls

SD-WAN

VPN remote access

Cisco IOS/NX-OS

Troubleshooting

Vendor liaison

Tools

Cisco switches

Cisco routers

Network security devices

SDN/NFV tools

Job description

General Dynamics Land Systems is on the look-out for a full-time Senior Network Engineer to join our Team. The successful and inclusive candidate will earn a favourable salary of £45,600 to £57,000, based on experience and potential. This is an ideal role for someone who has a proactive and positive mindset and a keen desire to grow professionally.

Joining an established team based at our Merthyr facility, you will work across a range of stakeholders, Working as part of a Global team the Senior Network Engineer will support, implement and maintain the General Dynamic UK network equipment, infrastructure and maintain security posture, whilst maintaining Operational Support. Collaborate in the development of network strategies, ensuring optimal performance, working within cross-functional teams. This is a Hands-on role to support network reliability, providing technical guidance to enhance the overall network architecture in alignment with business objectives.

If you were already working in this position, this is what you would have been working on this week:

• Champion GDLS Shared Service IT Network change activities.
• Generates and presents ideas for improvements to the Network Lead and other team members.
• Work within the network team on daily BAU and Project tasks.
• Configuration of routing, switching and security devices in line with GDUK network policies, procedures and designs.
• Provide remote trouble shooting, fault finding and support to all sites in GDUK as required.
• Undertake Patching, hot fixes and Maintenance of the network to ensure Security accreditation and compliance.
• Collaboration with external vendors and service providers, managing relationships and ensuring that network solutions meet service level agreements (SLAs) and contractual obligations.

To apply for this role, you will require the following:

• Understanding of networking principles, including local and wide area networking (LAN/WAN), network protocols, routing and switching, network security, and performance optimisation.
• Identification of Network bottlenecks and required performance engineering
• Exploitation of virtual networking technologies
• Software Defined-Wide Area Network (SD-WAN)
• Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
• In depth knowledge and experience with the following:-
• Change control, licensing and asset management
• Understanding of BGP, MPLS, OSPF, STP, IPSEC, SSL
• TCP/IP knowledge
• Cisco ASR and ISR routers
• Cisco Nexus 9K, Catalyst 9000 and 3000 Series switches
• Cisco Wireless controllers
• Cisco DNA and ISE
• NXOS, IOS-XE, IOS and PANOS knowledge
• Wireless networking and protocols
• VPN- Remote, Site-to-Site and Cloud solutions
• Experience of working within an Enterprise Environment
• 802.1x authentication and TACACS/RADIUS
• QoS
• Cabling standards
• Personal Attributes:
• Ability to multi-task
• Analytical mind, with a problem solving ethic.
• Enthusiastic and keen to learn
• Ability to develop and adhere to best practice/process/policy.
• Can set own priorities
• Organise/plan tasks and activities

Our Company Benefits:

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering highly competitive benefits:

• A compressed nine-day fortnight – which means every other Friday off!
• A flexible benefits scheme - allowing you to adapt your benefits to suit yours and your family’s needs
• A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company
• Professional training and development courses, both internal and external - allowing you to reach your full potential
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded, which includes compressed hours, reduced hours and job share
• A Company sports and social club, offering events at discounted prices – giving you the opportunity to meet and socialise with your fellow colleagues outside the workplace

About General Dynamics UK

General Dynamics Land Systems is a global leader in providing products and support across the full spectrum of combat vehicles. Our global team has more than 6,000 employees working towards creating a diverse product portfolio delivering best-in-class capability to Armed Forces communities worldwide. In the UK, we employee more than 650 people and are leading the way in Armoured Fighting Vehicles and sustainment services. Our vision is documented and embedded into our culture, so all employees understand the Company’s direction and their role in achieving it. We are currently delivering the AJAX programme, providing 589 Armoured Fighting Vehicles in six variants to the British Army and have also developed and delivered 400 Foxhound vehicles - a highly-protected and mobile 4x4 platform with high-deployment availability.

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace – inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high performance team

At General Dynamics Land Systems, we strive to be champions who drive diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to our values and beliefs to provide a healthy and secure working environment that empowers team members to build careers that reward. We are focused on supporting an inclusive company that recognizes the value in creating a dynamic team that is diverse.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, General Dynamics Land Systems (“GDLS”) provides all persons with equal opportunity and access to all aspects of employment process, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or membership in any group protected by federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. GDLS also is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation to search or apply for an opportunity with GDLS, please call 586-825-4000 or send an e-mail to [emailprotected] for assistance and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.