Principal Network Engineer

Salary: £69,000 per year

Principal Shared Infrastructure Network Engineer – Kingston-upon-Thames or Surrey

Would you like to play a key role in the development of a network that will be utilised on the current, and in future, military Platforms? Would you like to have the opportunity to see your work have real world outcomes? We currently have a vacancy for a Principal Shared Infrastructure Network Engineers to join us at our sites in either Kingston-upon-Thames or Surrey, with hybrid and flexible working options available.

As a Principal Network Engineer, you will be delivering an integrated, performant Network system as part of a larger complex system product in line with all relevant processes and quality requirements under the direction of the Network Engineering team leader. You will be working on the design, implementation and integration of a network being developed in a lab environment for military platforms.

This role will give you the opportunity to see real world tangible outputs as a result of your work. It could provide you with the unique opportunity to gain access onboard the equipment to see the solutions you are developing in use.

Your skills and qualifications:

Essential

• Experience of producing and reviewing network high level and low level designs (HLD and LLD)
• Experience with configuring and installing client and server network software
• An understanding of the technology behind a switched architecture and its workings (DNS, DHCP, Security, IP Switching/Routing, HTTP, VPN, etc.)
• Current Juniper JNCIA, and JNCIS or JNCIP certification
• Experience of working with Switches, Routers, Hubs, Servers, Cables (Cat 5-6), Fibre Optics, Racks LAN, WAN, TCP/IP (Ethernet)
• Network Management & Monitoring Systems e.g. PRTG and Solarwinds

Desirable

• Administration and troubleshooting of Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 Enterprise
• Experience of other operating/hypervisor systems including VMware ESXi Server 6, Linux (RedHat)
• Working knowledge of SAN Technologies (iSCSI)
• Registered as Chartered Engineer or equivalent or capable of achieving registration through an Engineering Council licenced Institution within a period of 12 months

What we are looking for in you:

will be an enthusiastic and keen team player that is motivated to achieve the best outcomes.

Location: Kingston-upon-Thames or Surrey with hybrid working

Salary: Up to £57,500 depending on skills on experience