Senior Network Engineer

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 and security requirements.
• Building and configuring technical solutions of networked hardware and software with a strong focus on security.
• Fault finding, monitoring, and resolution of issues to a successful conclusion.
• Ensuring core networking and hosting platforms perform at optimal levels.
• Producing clear and concise technical documentation.
• Maintaining 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.
• Taking ownership of internal projects and delivering them to a high standard.
  
  

We Are Looking For a Person Who Can

• Demonstrate extensive experience in the installation and configuration of secure networks.
• Create technical and user documentation with high accuracy and attention to detail.
• Possess functional domain knowledge of routing protocols e.g., OSPF and BGP.
• Design networks to meet customer requirements with a focus on security.
• Configure Cisco Routers and switches with security best practices.
• Have WAN knowledge and experience with Azure Cloud connectivity and firewalls.
• Show expertise in Checkpoint firewalls and other network security technologies.
• Exhibit strong knowledge of routing and switching protocols.
• Manage network security protocols e.g., SNMP, SSH, SysLog.
• Work with Monitoring systems e.g., SolarWinds and experience with ticket systems, understanding priorities and SLAs.
• Implement and maintain robust network security measures to protect against threats and vulnerabilities.
  
  

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.

Driving licence: There will be occasions when you are required to travel around the force area therefore the successful person will need to hold a full UK driving licence.

Please note that following a successful probation period, this post has a potential on call requirement for which appropriate allowances will be paid.

The base salary for this role is £45,147- £48,894, you will also receive a market factors uplift of up to £9,100 (depending on experience)