Senior Network Engineer

Reed Technology is delighted to be partnering with a global IT and Cybersecurity Services provider, with an office in Edinburgh, currently looking to expand their team with the addition of an experienced Network Engineer.

You will be part of a team who manages performance and availability of datacentre networks across several locations, playing an active part in developing improvement projects. The successful candidate will also be the point of contact for support incidents that affect multiple clients. In the future, it's also expected for you to serve as a technical leader for internal and external projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Diagnose and solve network related issues, identifying proactively the areas for improvement and recommend effective solutions.
• Support the network infrastructure involving several datacentres and locations, based on routing protocols (OSPF, BGP) and several mediums (DIA, PTP, VPN, multi-gig connectivity, cross-connects).
• Lead medium sized client engagements involving equipment, deployment, network design, etc.
• Support escalation for incidents involving client offices, internal datacentres, cloud networks and remote access.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for internal and client infrastructure, processes, and procedures.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to other team members to develop their skills.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 6+ years of Networking experience.
• Solid experience deploying and managing Juniper and Cisco hardware.
• Experience supporting Next-Gen Firewall solutions from Palo Alto, FortiNet, and Cisco.
• Solid understanding of the OSI network model, Ethernet, and TCP/IP networking concepts.
• Excellent LAN/WAN fault diagnostic and troubleshooting skills, including knowledge of Spanning Tree, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, BGP, OSPF, VPN, IPSEC, QoS, NATs and ACLs.
• Experience managing datacentre networks, preferrable in an MSP environment.
• Ability to maintain network performance, identify issues and recommend solutions.
• Experience in office network design, implementation, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Expertise leading technical projects from start to finish.
• Experience with virtualization and network integration with VMware infrastructure.
• CCNP, JNCIP or equivalent certification.
• Availability to work on call, when required.

Benefits:

• Salary up to £65.000 / annum, depending on experience.
• Permanent contract + excellent range of additional benefits (life and private medical and dental insurance, career progression, gym discount, training budget).
• Hybrid working model, 3 days per week in the office.
• Normal working hours, Monday to Friday, from 8am to 5pm.