Network Engineer

Network Engineer

Posted Today by Nous Infosystems

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Negotiable
Undetermined
Onsite
London Area, United Kingdom
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Summary: The Network Engineer Consultant will design, implement, and maintain the organization's network infrastructure, focusing on routing and switching technologies. This role supports the Unified Communication teams in migrating on-premises Cisco UC infrastructure to cloud solutions and ensuring efficient data transfer across the network. The consultant will also troubleshoot network issues, manage projects, and provide technical support to IT and end-user departments. A strong background in networking protocols and hands-on experience with Cisco technologies is essential for success in this position.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement functional network infrastructure (routing, switching, Wi-Fi) that ensures the integrity and availability of information and access.
  • Work alongside the UC team covering network aspects for the delivery of Microsoft Teams solutions.
  • Support the UC teams migration of on-prem Cisco UC infrastructure to Cisco hosted or Cloud solutions.
  • Implement QoS to aid the changing UC landscape with Wide Area Network capacity planning and upgrades.
  • Rollout of Cisco ThousandEyes monitoring across the BlackRock network.
  • Troubleshoot network issues and outages, schedule upgrades, and collaborate with network architects on network optimization.
  • Update network equipment to the latest firmware releases.
  • Report network operational status by gathering and prioritizing information.
  • Manage and lead routing and switching projects, including configuring and installing new hardware, software, and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS), and creating policies and procedures related to network hardware and software.
  • Provide technical support and consultation for IT and end-user departments.

Key Skills:

  • Proven experience as a Network Engineer focusing on routing, switching, Cisco WiFi.
  • Deep understanding of networking protocols (e.g., QoS, BGP, OSPF, HSRP, 802.11, 802.1x, IPSEC).
  • Hands-on experience with monitoring, network diagnostic, and network analytics tools including Cisco ThousandEyes.
  • Knowledge of Cisco SD-WAN, SD-Access, Catalysts Center and ISE a plus.
  • Network firewall policy administration a plus.
  • Hands-on experience of automation/scripting and configuration management tools such as Ansible.
  • University degree in Computer Science or a related subject.
  • Professional certification (e.g., CCNA, CCNP) is preferred.
  • Experience with Cisco: switches, routers, firewalls, Catalyst Center, ISE, WiFi.
  • Advanced Excel skills.
  • Documentation skills (Visio a plus).
  • Excellent problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
  • Detail-oriented with the ability to multitask.
  • Automation experience.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Network Engineer Consultant (Campus Routing and Switching)

Location: Edinburgh

Onsite

Description: The Network Engineer Consultant will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the network infrastructure of our organization. This role requires a deep understanding of routing and switching technologies to ensure the efficient and secure transfer of data across the network. It will support the Unified Communication (UC) teams’ program of work focusing on network engineering aspects.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement functional network infrastructure (routing, switching, Wi-Fi) that ensures the integrity and availability of information and access.
  • Work alongside the UC team covering network aspects for the delivery of Microsoft Teams solutions.
  • Supporting the UC teams migration of on-prem Cisco UC infrastructure to Cisco hosted or Cloud solutions.
  • QoS implementations to aid the changing UC landscape with and Wide Area Network capacity planning and upgrades
  • Rollout of Cisco ThousandEyes monitoring across the BlackRock network
  • Troubleshoot network issues and outages, schedule upgrades, and collaborate with network architects on network optimization.
  • Update network equipment to the latest firmware releases.
  • Report network operational status by gathering and prioritizing information.
  • Manage and lead routing and switching projects, including the configuring and installation of new hardware, software, and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS), and the creation of policies and procedures related to network hardware and software.
  • Provide technical support and consultation for IT and end-user departments.

Qualifications:

  • Proven experience as a Network Engineer focusing on routing, switching, Cisco WiFi
  • Deep understanding of networking protocols (e.g., QoS, BGP, OSPF, HSRP, 802.11, 802.1x, IPSEC).
  • Hands-on experience with monitoring, network diagnostic, and network analytics tools including Cisco ThousandEyes.
  • Knowledge of Cisco SD-WAN, SD-Access, Catalysts Center and ISE a plus
  • Network firewall policy administration a plus
  • Hands-on experience of automation/scripting and configuration management tools such as Ansible
  • University degree in Computer Science or a related subject.
  • Professional certification (e.g., CCNA, CCNP) is preferred.
  • Experience with Cisco: switches, routers, firewalls, Catalyst Center, ISE, WiFi.

Desirable skills:

  • Advanced Excel skills.
  • Documentation skills. (Visio a plus)
  • Excellent problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
  • Detail-oriented with the ability to multitask.
  • Automation experience.
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