Network Engineer
Posted 3 days ago by Robert Half
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Network Engineer role at a global consultancy involves developing and maintaining network architecture for a multi-tenant enterprise environment. The position focuses on optimizing network performance, ensuring security, and automating processes to enhance operational efficiency. The engineer will collaborate with various teams to implement designs and troubleshoot network issues. This is a hybrid position based in London on an initial 6-month contract.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop network architecture for a multi-tenant enterprise environment.
- Manage the lifecycle of architecture from inception to implementation and supportability.
- Build reusable designs and systems that promote scale, reliability, security, and efficiency.
- Manage and maintain multi-vendor, multi-protocol datacenter and backbone networks.
- Define and develop optimized network monitoring systems.
- Troubleshoot and remedy network-related issues.
- Assist with internal projects and work with project managers to set project scope and timelines.
Key Skills:
- Deep understanding of network protocols, including IP, BGP, EIGRP, and OSPF.
- Knowledge of network hardware internals and application protocols like DNS, IPSEC, HTTPS, and TLS.
- Practical experience in network device firmware management in a large-scale enterprise environment.
- Experience developing network automation tools in languages such as Python, Perl, C++, or Bash.
- Understanding of authentication mechanisms including PKI.
- Proven expertise with network hardware and software, preferably Cisco, Juniper, HPE, Fortinet.
- CCNP certification required; JNCIA/JNCIS certification preferred.
- Strong understanding of wireless protocols with experience in Juniper Mist, Cisco WLC, and Ruckus.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Robert Half Technology are assisting a global market leading consultancy to recruit a Network Engineer on a contract basis - Hybrid working - London based
The Network Engineering team is responsible for ensuring availability, performance, and security of the network infrastructure. As a member of the team, you have a direct impact on network infrastructure design and feature enhancements to keep our systems running smoothly. You are focused on creating engineering solutions to operations problems, optimising existing systems, building infrastructure, and eliminating work through automation. You also ensure that network operations are safe and efficient by monitoring network performance, coordinating planned maintenance, adjusting hardware components, and responding to network connectivity issues.
Role
The Network Engineer will develop network architecture for a multi-tenant enterprise environment. Be responsible for the lifecycle of architecture from inception to working with engineering teams on implementation and supportability of design. Build reusable designs and systems that promote scale, reliability, security and efficiency. Manage and maintain multi-vendor, multi-protocol datacenter and backbone networks. Define and develop optimised network monitoring systems. Develop and maintain consistency within the networking infrastructure. Troubleshoot and remedy network related issues. Assist with internal projects as necessary, and work with project managers to set the scope and timelines of new projects to meet completion deadlines.
Profile
The Network Engineer will have a deep understanding of network protocols, including IP and related transports, BGP, EIGRP and OSPF. Understanding of network hardware internals, including forwarding, filtering, and policing mechanisms. Understanding of application protocols, including DNS, IPSEC, HTTPS, and TLS. Practical experience in network device firmware management in a large-scale enterprise environment. Experience developing network automation tools in at least one language (Python, Perl, C++, Bash, etc.). Experience with and understanding authentication mechanisms including PKI. Proven expertise with network hardware and software, preferably including Cisco, Juniper, HPE, Fortinet etc. - CCNP certification required, JNCIA/JNCIS certification preferred. Strong understanding of wireless protocols with proven experience in Juniper Mist, Cisco WLC and Ruckus
Company
Global market leading consultancy
Hybrid working - London based
Initial 6 month contract
Salary & Benefits
The salary range/rates of pay is dependent upon your experience, qualifications or training.