Senior Network Engineer

Avon and Somerset Police


Date: 1 week ago
City: Portishead
Contract type: Full time
Job Description

Senior Network Engineer - £54,247 - £57,994 (hybrid working)

Take the lead in shaping and delivering cutting-edge technical solutions! This role combines your expertise in technical analysis, innovative design, hands-on development, and strategic implementation of devices, infrastructure, and applications. You'll be at the forefront of the technology lifecycle, driving impactful projects from inception to execution. As a key player, you’ll lead technical initiatives, craft forward-thinking strategies, and contribute to the evolution of architecture and standards. If you’re passionate about creating future-ready solutions and influencing the technical landscape, this is your opportunity to shine!

Key Responsibilities

  • Producing high-and low-level designs to meet challenging networking requirements.
  • Building and configuring technical solutions of networked hardware and software.
  • Fault finding, monitoring and resolution of issues to a successful conclusion.
  • Ensuring core networking and hosting platform performing optimal levels
  • Producing clear and concise technical documentation.
  • Maintain inventory of network hardware and network IP addressing.
  • Reporting on progress and providing feedback to team members and leadership.
  • Attending sites for resolution of issues, to support deployment for Projects and BAU activities.
  • Take ownership of internal projects and deliver projects to a high standard.

We Are Looking For a Person Who Can

  • Extensive experience in installation and the configuration of networks.
  • Ability to create technical and user documentation with high accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Functional domain knowledge of routing protocols e.g. OSPF, EIGRP, and RIP.
  • Experience of network design to meet customer requirements.
  • Experience in configuration of Cisco Routers and switches.
  • WAN knowledge.
  • Azure Cloud connectivity- firewalls.
  • Knowledge of Checkpoint firewalls.
  • Strong knowledge of routing and switching protocols.
  • Experience of network management protocols e.g. SNMP, SSH, SysLog.
  • Experience working with Monitoring systems e.g. SolarWinds and experience working with ticket systems and understanding priorities and SLAs.

Additional Information

In addition to the application form, we also require a copy of your current CV. If you are are unable to upload your CV to your application, please email a copy to: [email protected]

To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a 5 year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.

Please note, the base salary for this role is £45,147 - £48,894 plus a market allowance of £9,100 subject to annual review.

Due to the on-call status, you will need to hold a full UK driving licence. You will be required to upload copies of your licence during the application process.

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