2 of 2 Cisco IOS Jobs in Birmingham

maintaining accurate patch records, under the direction of L2 engineers. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Co-ordinate and track network device firmware/software patching activities (Cisco IOS/IOS-XE, Juniper JunOS, Aruba, Palo Alto) as per approved change records. Perform pre-patch tasks: verify device backups, confirm maintenance … patch compliance reports for the network estate. TECHNICAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE Basic understanding of networking fundamentals: OSI model, IP addressing, VLANs, routing basics. Familiarity with Cisco IOS CLI commands (show version, copy commands, reload). Awareness of device backup processes (TFTP/SCP configuration backups). Basic knowledge ...

network patching practices. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Manage the firmware/software lifecycle for routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and wireless controllers across multi-vendor environments (Cisco, Juniper, Aruba, Palo Alto, F5, Fortinet). Assess vendor advisories (Cisco PSIRT, Juniper JSA, Palo Alto Security Advisories) and map CVEs to required … runbooks including pre-check scripts, upgrade procedures, rollback steps, and post-validation checks. Automate network patch workflows using Ansible, Netmiko, NAPALM, or vendor APIs (Cisco NSO/DNA Centre). Lead maintenance window planning: impact analysis, rollback testing, stakeholder communication, and CAB submission. Oversee configuration backup integrity (RANCID/ ...