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Network Engineer

Real
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 11 days
Location

London, Greater London SW1A2DX, England

Salary

£250 - £320 per day

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position involves replacing approximately 150 end-of-life switches with procured replacements, requiring onsite work primarily during maintenance windows on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7am to 9am, with occasional Saturday work.
  • Candidates must be onsite 3-4 days a week based on the workload, and they will also assist the network operations team with business-as-usual tasks related to network switch configuration and WIFI surveys.
  • Essential knowledge required includes Cisco Switching, physical network topology, structured cabling for data centers, and Cisco WIFI, while Cisco DNA and WIFI survey tools are desirable.
  • The role demands a proactive approach to manage aggressive timelines for the switch replacement project, which is expected to conclude by the end of November.
  • A salary range for this position has not been specified, but candidates should have at least 3-5 years of relevant experience in network operations and configuration.

Scope

We have around 150 switches on our estate that are end of life. We have procured replacements, and along with this have several switches that can be moved around. The timescales to replace these are aggressive at November end.

This includes rack and stack of switches, configuration and migration of connections during maintenance windows which are 7am to 9am on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and where the candidate will be required to be onsite.

Some of this migration involves Saturday work, and where identified, the candidate can work 4 days of the weekday, with the 5th day of the week being the Saturday. As this work required the candidate to be onsite, there is a requirement that this is 3-4 days a week, depending on the weekly plan and workload.

Along with this there will be requirement to assist the network operations team with BAU items such as looking at IT Service Desk calls in relation to network switch configuration, WIFI and WIFI surveys.

Knowledge of the following are required:
* Essential: Cisco Switching
* Essential: Physical network topology including WAN and Intra Building/Site network connectivity over the three sites.
* Essential: Structured cabling for Datacentre and Boundary / Edge switching (Copper and fibre)
* Essential: Cisco WIFI
* Desirable: Cisco DNA
* Desirable: WIFI Survey Tools

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