Senior Cisco Network Engineer

Senior Cisco Network Engineer – to £69,600 + 1st class benefits package. Extremely interesting global organisation, genuinely fascinating role. Ideally you’ll be CCNP certified and will have experience with Cisco ASA firewalls / VPN tunnelling.

The role encompasses operational support and BAU, through to changes, design and project work. The (relatively small), network team have a great work ethos in that you are likely to spend the majority of your time working on what interests you most. They are a great bunch of people and extremely easy to get on with!

The role is split approximately 80% operational / 20% project. You’ll report to the Director of Global Networking and Telecommunications

While this role will cover a number of different areas, I am particularly seeking candidates with a strong background in Cisco Networking and an aptitude / interest in configuring VPN tunnels (primarily with Cisco ASA, although CheckPoint would be handy), although will certainly consider candidates who are strong in other networking disciplines.

General Job Duties

* Primary focus will be on implementing VPN solutions and for supporting LAN/WANs, network services, security services and application optimisation technologies.

* This role will ensure the day-to-day operational stability of a 24×7 global network infrastructure.

* Participate as part of project teams in designing, developing and implementing secure communication technologies for the business.

* Participate in developing guidelines and procedures for, network services, security services and in communicating those to the user community.

* Provide technical support and problem resolution on moderately complex issues in networking and security environment.

* Manage small to medium-sized projects or portions of large projects and assist in resolving issues and planning for new applications and services.

* Identify and recommend opportunities to improve and enhance secure communication services to internal and external customers.

* Monitor and report to management on program status, identify issues that may impede attainment of goals, recommend and implement corrective measures.

* Provide technical direction and training to more junior technical services personnel.

* Perform other duties as required.

Specific Job Duties

* Responsible for implementing and maintaining network Security on infrastructure built on Cisco WAN, LAN and Wireless technology.

* Take part in projects focused on integrating acquisitions into the corporate network environment.

* Responsibilities will include Security, Level 2&3 support and monitoring of data networks, including WAN, LAN, and Wireless.

* Responsible for implementing and maintaining WAN/LAN networking infrastructure.

* Provide recommendations on network design enhancements to the infrastructure to improve reliability and performance, reduce cost anticipating Company growth.

* Work closely with network architects to implement solutions.

* Routinely audit and document network diagrams and configuration information.

Qualifications

* Experience establishing VPN tunnels using Cisco ASA or Check Point firewalls.

* Cisco, Checkpoint and/or other networking/security Certifications preferred.

* Working knowledge of Cisco ASA/PIX clustered and standalone deployments, ACE, ACS, Juniper SSL Portal, DNS running on Infoblox appliances, Linux or Microsoft OS

* Ideally an understanding of CheckPoint firewall software running on SPLAT or CheckPoint security gateways in clustered or single enforcement point deployments.

* Network troubleshooting knowledge. Packet analysis.

* Solid understanding of Networking Security best practices.

* Experience with Solarwinds, Netflow, SNMP management platforms/technologies

* Solid understanding of networking technologies: OSI Model, Switching, IP Routing, IP Sub-netting, TCP/IP protocol, VPN’s, DNS, Router ACL’s, and NAT.

* Understanding of network protocols TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF and EIGRP

* DNS experience preferred

* Load Balancer Experience preferred

* Experience with the deployment and operational support of Cisco Ethernet switches & routers preferred

* Experience networking support for Windows, Unix/Linux platforms

* Strong interpersonal skills – must be able to work effectively as part of a project team and foster team cooperation.

* Customer service oriented

* Candidate should have solid time management skills and the ability to work in a fast paced environment with the ability to handle/prioritize multiple projects simultaneously

* Ability to obtain government security clearance if required

To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK
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