Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer, Cisco, Juniper, CCNP, JNCIA/JNCIS, Switching & Routing, ASA Firewall, VoIP. Experience of both Juniper and Cisco technologies but Ideally Juniper as the main skill.

Will look at Cisco engineers with solid exposure to Juniper

This role will involve a good mix of both BAU and Project work and will be a highly varied role covering switching & routing, security, Wifi and Telephony.

The ideal candidate will come from a similar managed services environment and very familiar with working with a varied client base and a wide range of different vendors.

Essential Skills:

• Minimum 5 years' experience as a LAN/WAN engineer in a large IT environment (50+ network devices).
• Experience of both Juniper and Cisco technologies. Ideally Juniper as the main skill but will look at strong Cisco engineers with solid exposure to Juniper
• Knowledge of JUNOS and Juniper SRX, QFX, MX and EX -series products
• Experience within a configuration, administration and troubleshooting experience of LAN Switches, Routers and Firewalls
• Knowledge of QoS and LAN traffic management techniques
• Experience designing, deploying and configuring Telephony (VoIP)
• Good knowledge of network management systems
• Experience in Management/high level technical escalation
• Professional certification - CCNP or CCDP, JNCIA or JNCIS

Desirable Skills:

• VMware, Server, Storage & Backup

Personal Attributes

• Positive attitude capable of remaining positive when under pressure
• A strong communicator
• Someone who doesn't accept the status-quo and will challenge why things are done the way they are
• Work well with others, in a collaborative environment
• Provide clear direction and mentor the engineering team
• Calm, confident manner, able to work effectively under pressure
• Solution focused and flexible approach to problem solving
• Ability to work as part of a team and to use their own initiative.
• Able to prioritise own workload and manage regular interruptions to remain productive.

If you have a mix of the skills above and keen to work in a fast paced environment this could be a great role for you