Senior Network Engineer - Collaboration Services

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

Are you a Network Engineer with hands on experience delivering Cisco solutions?

Sopra Steria are currently recruiting for Senior Network Engineers with experience in Cisco (Routers, Switches, Firewalls & Wireless Access Points) for to support with a unique opportunity within our Aerospace, Defence and Security sector. You will be responsible for assisting with the design, build, deployment and support of our enterprise leading edge networks, responding to operational requirements in support of rapid defence activities. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Engineer to continue to learn and develop in a high specialised environment.

This role is based on site in Farnborough.

Due to the nature of the client, we are only able to progress with sole British nationals eligible for DV clearance.

What you'll be doing:

• Assist with the design, build, deployment and support of our enterprise leading edge networks
• Responding to operational requirements in support of rapid defence activities
• Providing support to strategic projects ensuring they meet predefined objectives
• Proactive monitoring and maintenance of all production systems
• Building and maintaining relationships with our customers, partners and teams
• Working within a team to deliver against SLA's and XLA's
• Leading or supporting investigations into complex service problems, recommending solutions and following procedures to plan, test and implement proposed solutions
• Providing support to the team
• Identifying opportunities for innovation and continual service improvement
• Handling support tickets
• Contributing to DevOps and automation adoption, building skills in tools such as ansible and terraform
• Ensure corporate governance and security standards are adhered to by the team

What you'll bring:

• Experience working with Cisco products and a willingness to achieve certification.
• Experience working within an ITIL Environment
• Hands-on experience with Cisco solutions (Routers, Switches, Firewalls & Wireless Access Points)
• Knowledge and skills with TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, ACL’s and other network enabling technologies
• Excellent customer service skills

It would be great if you had:

• Experience managing and troubleshooting firewalls and other security devices
• Experience with Cisco Unified Communications (UC)
• Experience configuring, supporting, troubleshooting SDN technologies such as Cisco ACI or VMware NSX
• Working understanding of Cloud networking solutions and principles i.e. (Azure Networking, AWS networking)
• Use of automation tooling such as Ansible and Terraform
• Experience in programming/scripting (BASH, Python, PowerShell, etc)

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Farnborough
Security Clearance Level: DV
Internal Recruiter: Olly Walker
Salary: Up to £55,000
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, and pension.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client's goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets.

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us knowwhen completingyour application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.