Senior Network Engineer (Connectivity)

Role: Senior Network Engineer (Connectivity)
Location: Hybrid role, (on-site 2 days per week in Oxfordshire, Bucks. or Berkshire)

Salary: £43K + 5% on-call payment (+ 17.5% employers contribution pension and an excellent range of Employee Benefits and Discount schemes)

Key Skills: Cisco networking, strong network connectivity troubleshooting, network transformation projects, managing network suppliers etc.

Our customer is a technology led, high-profile Public-Sector organisation who continue to grow due to significant transformation of their IT services and ongoing promotion of individuals across the various technical support teams. T

This is a busy Senior Network Engineer role when you will be at the heart of often complex networking connectivity issues. If you enjoy a fast-paced role and thrive on sharing your knowledge to resolve issues and implement better networking practices, then this role is for you!.

Role duties include:

• Network Troubleshooting (BAU) and Network Projects focussed around supporting and improving the wider network estate across different infrastructure platforms and delivery mechanisms, (including cloud, IaaS and hybrid environments).
• Travelling to regional sites as required for network specific strategy meetings and also when required to meet with vendors / suppliers providing connectivity services.
• Provisioning deployment, configuration and administration of network, hardware and software.

About you:

• 5+ years' experience working in network engineering with CCNP certification and recent experience at a Senior Network Engineer level where you are Subject Matter Expert level in Cisco.
• Strong network troubleshooting skills to diagnose and rectify network connectivity issues.
• Able to interpret, and challenge network designs.
• Experience gained working directly for a MSP (Managed Service Provider) and / or NOC (Network Operations Centre), preferred.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills / experience
• Strong documentation skills
• Clean and current, full UK driving license and able to work in a hybrid role with 2/3 days per week travel to sites in the Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire counties.
• Strong communication skills and ideally experience of working closely with connectivity vendors / suppliers for items such as power connections, WiFi, comms rooms, Cisco switches etc.

• You will need to possess excellent communication skills, written and verbal, and be a great problem solver!
• ** You will need to have lived and worked in the UK for at least 5 years in order to meet the security vetting requirements for this role **