Network Deployment Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by 1749574281
£600 Per day
Undetermined
Undetermined
West Midlands
Summary: The role of Network Deployment Engineer involves working as part of a team on a significant Cyber Project for a large government client. The position requires extensive experience in network engineering, particularly with hardware configuration and support. Candidates must be able to work collaboratively and communicate effectively while demonstrating a proactive approach to problem-solving. Security clearance is a prerequisite for successful applicants due to the nature of the work.
Key Responsibilities:
- Remote configuration of hardware under the direction of a team lead.
- Build, configure, and harden Juniper switches according to build guides.
- Build and configure Gigamon physical devices and connect/onboard to Gigavue FM Management server.
- Work on network projects, preferably with Cisco, to implement hardware at customer sites.
- Develop positive working relationships with other project teams.
- Communicate clearly with peers, management, and customers.
- Pay excellent attention to detail.
- Support large government customers.
- Demonstrate a positive can-do attitude.
- Implement solutions with minimal supervision and report issues and recommendations.
- Visit customer sites to install hardware within racks.
- Provide remote support of hardware during customer testing.
- Update the PM and team lead regarding progress.
- Engage with service teams to ensure new hardware is effectively supported.
- Be flexible with working hours as some implementations may occur outside normal hours.
Key Skills:
- Extensive network engineering experience.
- Experience with Cisco hardware implementation.
- Ability to work well within a team.
- Strong communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Experience with large government customers.
- Positive can-do attitude.
- Self-starter with problem-solving skills.
- Flexibility in working hours.
- Security clearance or previous high-level security clearance.
Salary (Rate): £600 per day
City: West Midlands
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Brief overview on the role/project:
We are looking for an experienced network engineer as part of a team involved in the rollout of a large Cyber Project for large government client.
Mandatory skills:
*Working under the direction of a team lead remote configuration of hardware
*Build & Configure and Harden Juniper switches as per build guides
*Build and configure Gigamon physical device and connect/onboard to Gigavue FM Management server
Mandatory skills
*Extensive network engineer experience. Demonstrate network projects(preferably Cisco) where you have worked in a team to implement hardware into customer sites. N.B The plan will be to use experience Gigamon resources within the team to provide assistance to bring individuals up to speed.
*Have the ability to work well within a team and develop a positive working relationship with other project teams.
*Have good and clear communications when interacting with peers, management, and customers.
*Excellent attention to detail.
*Experience working for large government customers
*Positive can do attitude
*Self starter who can implement solutions with minimal supervision and can think through any issues and report back regarding issue and recommendation to fix
*Visit to customer sites to install hardware within racks
*Remote support of hardware during customer testing
*Provide updates to the PM and team lead regarding progress
*Engagement with service teams to ensure that new hardware is effectively taken into support
*Applicants may need to flexible in terms of hours worked because some implementations are likely outside normal working hours due to customer day to day activities
Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.
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