Senior Network Engineer

A growing business is looking for an experienced Senior Network Engineer to be part of the Aberdeen team that supports and develops its own Service Provider infrastructure, as well as being directly involved in the research, design, deployment and support of key services for customers.

Key to this role will be your ability to improve the efficiency and stability of current networks, primarily in Cisco, Juniper Meraki and Palo Alto environments. You will be skilled in designing and implementing new network solutions, with a focus on availability and security.

You must be located in the Aberdeen region, as you will be working 3-days per week in the office and 2-days from home. Along with a salary ofup to £70,000 per annum, you will receive a range of benefits including 30 days annual leave, industry training and professional development, a pension plan, life insurance, a cycle to work scheme and a refer a friend scheme.

We’re looking for a Senior Network Engineer with the following:

Essential

• Experience working as a Senior Network Engineer with in-depth knowledge of network solutions.
• A degree or equivalent in a relevant technical engineering discipline
• Strong experience in deployment, configuration and support of firewalls, routers and switches to maximise network availability, efficiency and security
• Experience of working and developing an ITIL environment
• Experience of monitoring, diagnosing and troubleshooting network and infrastructure faults and performance
• Strong understanding of cyber security principles, priorities and incident management
• Project management experience ensuring delivery of key milestones across concurrent projects
• Excellent customer-facing skills and experience in supporting the pre-sales activity
• Take pride in knowledge sharing and the development of colleagues
• The ability to be part of an on-call rota and support
• Experience writing and maintaining technical documentation

Desirable

• Achieve and maintain vendor certification, e.g. Cisco, Palo-Alto, Juniper
• Knowledge of working to cybersecurity standards; Cyber Essentials Plus, IASME, ISO27001
• Experience of working in an Agile or Prince2 project management framework
• Experience in the research, development and rollout of new services
• Experience with Azure/Microsoft 365

To apply for this role as Senior Network Engineer, please click apply online and upload an updated copy of your CV. Please note, no relocation or sponsorship/visa is available.

Note: The job title of ‘Senior’ relates simply to the level of experience and has no relevance to age. You are encouraged to apply for any opportunities that you feel to be suitable, irrespective of age or level of experience.

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