Network Engineer-1

Recruiter
Thales
Location
Doncaster
Salary
Competitive
Posted
23 May 2015
Closes
23 May 2015
Sectors
Engineering
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Description:
Thales technology makes it possible for two thirds of planes to take off and land safely. Thales also protects 80% of the world's payment card transactions and is Europe's number one supplier of defence electronics. Beyond that our people have made London's Jubilee and Northern Lines 20% more efficient and have delivered more than 300 air defence radars in 26 countries. We're a leading name in our markets and a diverse, constantly evolving organisation. Join us.

Thales Information Systems (TIS) Network and Security team are looking for 2 experienced and talented Network Engineers based out of Doncaster or Crawley to maintain and develop our internal and external network infrastructures. You will primarily be responsible for the day-to-day management, fault resolution and administration of Thales UK network infrastructure and provide advice to subordinates. To join our forward thinking and collaborative team you must have experience working with Secure WAN, LAN technologies with experience of Cisco and ideally certifications in Cisco or equivalent. Due to the business facing nature of these roles you must have strong interpersonal and communication skills in addition to solid experience of network design, operation and support. Working with Thales provides the opportunity to work with cutting edge technologies and career development.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for daily operational aspects of the converged Network solutions within the ITO managed services environment.
• Develop, implement and document Converged Network Architecture standards aligned to corporate standards and as part of the wider ITO Architecture standards.
• Maintain ITO architecture standards in the converged Network arena.
• Support the Team Lead in managing the deployment of resources to implement projects and enable Service Delivery.
• Create and maintain accurate records of Thales Converged Network Infrastructure services and assets, including documentation
• Ensure continuous improvement in meeting SLA's on the delivery of services to Thales through proactive monitoring.
• Supporting the LAN / WAN in a Predominantly Cisco deployed Solution consisting of Cisco Networking Routing & Switching , Network Monitoring , Firewall Knowledge , Nexus Data Centre , Network Troubleshooting.

Key skills and experience required:

• Network experience ideally in the secure communications or related industry
• Experience working in a large complex business environment
• Experience of network design, operation and support
• An understanding of OSI and TCP/IP models
• Demonstrable understanding of secure networking products
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or equivalent
• Eligible to obtain SC level security clearance
• Degree or equivalent in a related discipline

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