Focal Network Engineer

Focal Network Engineer
Position - Full Time, Permanent-
Location - London
Salary - -48,000 - -55,000

We are recruiting for an experienced-Focal Network Engineer-to join our team in providing technical engineering duties on our projects and support contracts. The-Focal Network Engineer-will have a hybrid role in supporting managed service customers and undertaking project work.

Candidates must aspire to achieve a minimum level accreditation of Cisco CCNP Routing & Switching (or other Enterprise vendor) and have demonstrable experience in technical design, configuration and fault finding.

Required Knowledge / Experience:

• Experience of Enterprise networking deployment across Routing, Switching, Wireless and Security hardware platforms.
• Good working understanding of Network Server builds to deliver DHCP/DNS/AD services across both physical and virtual machines.
• Appreciation of the Azure global cloud computing platform
• VRF/VLAN/IP Configuration
• PRTG configuration and monitoring experience-
• Firewall policies, access lists and rule sets creation and modification.
• Capable of converting high level network designs to low level network designs.
• Vendor licensing registration/generation.
• Maintains personal knowledge of vendor technology developments.
• Familiarisation with Cisco suite of networking products including Nexus, Catalyst, Meraki, DNA and Prime
• Essential minimum level accreditation of CCNP-Routing & Switching.
• Clear and concise report writing.

• On-call standby rota to support 24x7 customers
• Evaluation of supported estate for End of Life and End of Service notifications
• Monitor and communicate technical bulletins for vendors especially around security.
• Support requirements for out of hours customer BAU activities including PPM and Black Building tests.
• Halo Service Desk configuration and monitoring
• Proactive regular review and update of networking credentials for the support base

• Understand third party IP applications/concepts i.e., BMS, Lighting Controls, CCTV etc.
• Cisco Software Defined Networking (DNA) configuration and deployment experience