Network Engineer (Gigamon or Juniper or Cisco) SC Cleared
Posted 6 days ago by Experis UK
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Summary: Network Engineer with expertise in Gigamon, Juniper, or Cisco is needed to join a skilled team for a major cyber rollout for a government client. The role involves hands-on work on a secure site, requiring strong technical skills and collaboration with engineering and project teams. The position demands a proactive attitude and the ability to work independently while providing hardware support and updates to project management. This opportunity offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies in a high-profile government program.
Key Responsibilities:
- Remotely configure hardware under the direction of a technical team lead.
- Build, configure, and harden Juniper switches following detailed build guides.
- Build and onboard Gigamon physical appliances to the Gigavue FM Management Server.
- Travel to customer sites to install hardware within racks.
- Provide remote hardware support during customer testing phases.
- Deliver regular progress updates to the Project Manager and technical leads.
- Ensure new hardware is successfully integrated into support processes.
- Support out-of-hours work where required, due to customer operational schedules.
Key Skills:
- Demonstrable experience as a Network Engineer, ideally on Cisco-focused projects, with proven track record of implementing hardware at customer sites.
- Strong understanding of Gigamon solutions and onboarding processes.
- If you don't have Gigamon experience you MUST have Extensive Juniper or Cisco experience.
- Ability to build positive working relationships and collaborate effectively within a wider project team.
- Clear and professional communication skills when dealing with colleagues, management, and customers.
- Excellent attention to detail and documentation.
- Experience supporting large government programmes or high-security environments.
- A proactive and positive approach with the ability to work independently and resolve technical issues.
- Comfortable working with minimal supervision, and able to troubleshoot and report on hardware issues and remediation steps.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Birmingham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Network Engineer (Gigamon or Juniper or Cisco) - Must hold a Valid SC Clearance
Network Engineer with Gigamon expertise to join a highly skilled team delivering a major cyber rollout for a large government client. This is a hands-on role working on a secure site, requiring strong technical skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work collaboratively with engineering and project teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Remotely configure hardware under the direction of a technical team lead.
- Build, configure, and harden Juniper switches following detailed build guides.
- Build and onboard Gigamon physical appliances to the Gigavue FM Management Server.
- Travel to customer sites to install hardware within racks.
- Provide remote hardware support during customer testing phases.
- Deliver regular progress updates to the Project Manager and technical leads.
- Ensure new hardware is successfully integrated into support processes.
- Support out-of-hours work where required, due to customer operational schedules.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Demonstrable experience as a Network Engineer, ideally on Cisco-focused projects, with proven track record of implementing hardware at customer sites.
- Strong understanding of Gigamon solutions and onboarding processes.
- If you don't have Gigamon experience you MUST have Extensive Juniper or Cisco experience.
- Ability to build positive working relationships and collaborate effectively within a wider project team.
- Clear and professional communication skills when dealing with colleagues, management, and customers.
- Excellent attention to detail and documentation.
- Experience supporting large government programmes or high-security environments.
- A proactive and positive approach with the ability to work independently and resolve technical issues.
- Comfortable working with minimal supervision, and able to troubleshoot and report on hardware issues and remediation steps.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high-profile and impactful government programme, working with cutting-edge technologies in a secure and fast-paced environment.