Job Description:

Network Engineer

Certain Advantage is recruiting for a Network Engineer to join a permanent position based in Leek Wootton.

The role requires on-site working, along with travel across the Warwickshire area.

Your Responsibilities

• Support and maintain the Force’s network infrastructure, covering day-to-day operational activities as well as the planning, design, development and documentation of new technical solutions.
• Act as the Network Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing technical support, assurance and guidance within the designated area. Work independently on infrastructure, network configuration and security tasks, meeting required service levels and complying with Digital Services Directorate procedures.
• Ensure the network complies with all relevant industry, national, legislative and regulatory standards, maintaining consistency across implementations.
• Ensure the network meets business requirements and supports the digital strategy, making use of industry standards wherever possible. Identify potential risks and recommend appropriate mitigation options to the delivery team.
• Take responsibility for assessing the impact of modifications to existing systems and ensuring quality throughout the implementation of new solutions.
• Apply commercial awareness to infrastructure design, balancing service quality with cost. Take ownership of responsibilities and recognise when achieving the intended outcome must take precedence over process.

 
The Individual:

• Substantial experience and knowledge of Cisco, Avaya telephony, Microsoft Azure, AWS, Zscaler, SolarWinds and Microsoft Sentinel, gained within organisations of a similar size and complexity.
• Strong knowledge of network monitoring and management, alongside supplier management experience.
• Strong knowledge of SD-WAN, VLANs and Azure Virtual WAN (vWAN).
• Strong knowledge of static and dynamic routing.
• Experience applying industry best practice, with knowledge of ISO 20000 (IT Service Management) and ITSM principles.
• Experience authoring technical design documents and service artefacts.

 
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