Senior Network Engineer - Defence-Grade Cisco & Security

Sopra Steria Limited; Aldershot; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Sopra Steria Limited in the United Kingdom is recruiting a Senior Network Engineer to design, build, deploy and support enterprise networks within a fast-paced Defence sector. Based on site in Farnborough, the role requires working with Cisco devices and delivering secure, scalable network solutions for critical projects.

Applicants should have hands-on Cisco experience, ITIL familiarity and a willingness to obtain relevant certifications; flexibility in working arrangements and collaboration

Qualifications

• Experience with Cisco products and willingness to obtain certification.
• Experience working within an ITIL environment.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless access points.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the design, build, deployment and support of enterprise networks.
• Respond to operational requirements in support of rapid defence activities.
• Provide support to strategic projects ensuring they meet predefined objectives.
• Proactively monitor and maintain production systems.
• Build and maintain relationships with customers, partners and teams.
• Work in a team to deliver against SLAs and XLAs.
• Lead or support investigations into complex service problems and implement solutions.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and continual service improvement.
• Handle support tickets and contribute to DevOps and automation adoption with tools like Ansible and Terraform.
• Ensure governance and security standards are adhered to by the team.

Skills

Cisco products experience

ITIL environment experience

TCP/IP/DHCP/DNS/ACLs knowledge

Customer service skills

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Cisco ACI

VMware NSX

Azure networking

Job description

Sopra Steria Limited in the United Kingdom is recruiting a Senior Network Engineer to design, build, deploy and support enterprise networks within a fast-paced Defence sector. Based on site in Farnborough, the role requires working with Cisco devices and delivering secure, scalable network solutions for critical projects.

Applicants should have hands-on Cisco experience, ITIL familiarity and a willingness to obtain relevant certifications; flexibility in working arrangements and collaboration