Network Engineer Contract onsite in London or Cheltenham

Day Rate 537 - 635 inside IR35

We are currently seeking an ambitious Network Engineer to work with our exceptional client in a secure environment, designing and configurating network infrastructure, for the provision of diverse IT projects, maintaining existing, and supporting new systems/network.

Required Qualifications

This contract role requires that you already hold DV clearance. The contract is based on site, 5 days a week. There will be no option for Hybrid Working. This contract role will also require you to be CCNP certified or above.

Role Description

Working with projects to determine their network infrastructure requirements, ensuring they fit with the network design, providing guidance, and input to the network infrastructure roadmaps. The Network Engineer will ensure existing infrastructure is up to date, producing HLD, LLD and other support handover documentations for the Network Infrastructure, with knowledge transfer sessions, whilst working alongside other engineering teams.

Design and configuration of network infrastructure for the provision of various IT projects, and planned roadmap update to the existing infrastructure.

* Work with Projects to determine their network infrastructure requirements and make sure they fit in with the network design

* Provide these projects with guidance on what can and cannot be achieved. if the requirements are outside of the network design to liaise with the architectural teams to determine a way forward

* Provide input to the network infrastructure roadmaps to ensure that the existing infrastructure is kept up to date and supportable

* Configuration of network infrastructure to meet project requirement

* Produce HLD, LLD and other support handover documentations for the Network Infrastructure. To include providing the support teams with knowledge transfer sessions

* Work with the other engineering teams to deliver the other infrastructure roadmaps

Skills and experience

* Data Centre technology based on Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000, 2000

* Experience in Cisco routing and switching technologies

Experience in the following products:

* Cisco ASR 1000 routers

* Cisco ISR routers

* Cisco Campus LAN switches i.e. 3850, 6500 and 6800

* Cisco ASA firewalls

* Fortinet Firewalls

* FS Load balancers, including GTM/LTM/APM

* Infoblox appliances for DNS/DHCP

* Management tools knowledge including Cisco LMS, CiscoWorks, Netflow and Wireshark

* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

* Excellent communication skills, highly enthusiastic team player

In return:

You'll be joining an ambitious, high-level team of like-minded and highly skilled individuals, all focused on delivering the best possible outcome.

We are focused on bringing and nurturing the best talent into our team, recruiting widely to ensure we are inclusive and providing a supportive and safe environment where people can bring their authentic selves to work to be able to deliver at their best.

This is literally a once in a lifetime opportunity to step away from the mundane and forge your own path in a totally new direction working on life and culture changing projects.

If you're ready for a challenge like no other, apply today.