Junior Network Engineer
Posted 3 days ago by PURVIEW
Negotiable
Undetermined
Onsite
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Junior Network Engineer role involves replacing 50 end-of-life network switches across EMEA colocation sites, requiring the candidate to work onsite in London three days a week. The position demands close collaboration with stakeholders and includes responsibilities such as preconfiguring devices, managing migrations, and coordinating the decommissioning of old equipment. Strong communication and project management skills are essential for driving the project to completion while overcoming obstacles.
Key Responsibilities:
- Complete the replacement of 50 end-of-life network switches across EMEA colocation sites.
- Preconfigure devices in the lab and work with remote hands to rack devices.
- Raise change requests, communicate with stakeholders, and obtain approval for migrations.
- Migrate connections from old to new devices during agreed weekend windows.
- Perform necessary checks and prepare for start-of-week validation on Sundays.
- Coordinate decommissioning, un-racking, and disposal of old equipment.
- Track progress in a centralized tracking sheet.
Key Skills:
- Professional-level working knowledge of networking (TCP/IP, BGP routing, PIM routing, STP, route maps, access lists).
- Hands-on experience with network routers and switches.
- Experience working with Arista and Cisco switches.
- Experience in the financial services domain is a plus.
- Experience managing similar projects end-to-end is a plus.
- Working knowledge of Ansible or similar automation tools is desirable.
- Strong analytical and project management skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Role Title: Junior Network Engineer
Location: London, UK
Job Type: Contract:(3 days a week Onsite)
Note: No Sponsorship
Role Description:
Requirements / Skills:
- Provide a Network Engineer to complete the replacement of 50 end-of-life network switches across EMEA colocation sites.
- Candidate should be located in the 1CP office to stay in close proximity to stakeholders whose applications run on these EOL switches, along with the Specialized Infra EMEA Lead.
- Preconfigure devices in the lab.
- Work with remote hands to rack devices.
- Raise change requests, communicate with stakeholders, and obtain approval for migrations within agreed windows.
- Migrate connections from old to new devices during agreed weekend windows with remote hands support.
- Perform necessary checks and be prepared for start-of-week validation on Sunday should any issues arise.
- Coordinate decommissioning, un-racking, and disposal of old equipment.
- Track progress in a centralized tracking sheet.
- Candidate should demonstrate a positive attitude, strong collaboration skills, and an energetic approach to drive the project to completion while overcoming obstacles.
- Strong communication is essential.
Skills / Experience:
- Professional-level working knowledge of networking (TCP/IP, BGP routing, PIM routing, STP, route maps, access lists).
- Must have hands-on experience with network routers and switches.
- Experience working with Arista and Cisco switches.
- Experience in the financial services domain is a plus.
- Experience managing similar projects end-to-end is a plus.
- Working knowledge of Ansible or similar automation tools is desirable.
- Strong analytical and project management skills with the ability to manage end-of-life projects and communicate effectively with stakeholders.