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The Company:
Are you an experienced IT Network Engineer who is well versed in ensuring that company networks and communications are well designed, secure, optimal and function consistently across all internal and external operations?  Working within this well established manufacturing company, your role will be to build and maintain a stable, secure and efficient IT networks and application systems to promote the use of technology as being core to the organisation’s growth plans and sustainability. We welcome applications for Network Engineers and Network Security Engineers who thrive in a busy IT Support role.
 
Job Responsibilities:

Design and deploy the Company’s network services in line with Group design and security policies.
Monitor and administer the installation and integration of corporate network communications, including routers, switches, firewalls, DMZ, servers, telephony and LAN/WAN communication services.
Manage the IP space across the organisation ensuring VLANs, IP Subnet, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, and VoIP traffic is well designed, secure and optimised. Ensure best practices are used for protecting network security. 
Ensure the active/active WAN bandwidth and connectivity services are sufficient, balanced and perform efficiently. Plan and test failover of critical operational services.
Research latest networking developments and recommend any actions that will improve network performance and security.
Work closely with NIBE SOC teams and internal security engineers to ensure all preventative security measures are implemented.
Ensure all network hardware assets are identifiable and updated in the asset management system.
Provide technical support to the maintenance of the hardware infrastructure systems and services.
Security of our systems is paramount and therefore anti-virus and malware solutions and procedures must be maintained. Awareness of cyber threats and how to manage them is essential. Required Skills:

A computer related degree or relevant professional certification and accreditation is preferred.
At least 5 years experience in a technical IT role maintaining secure networks in a MS-Windows environment in a multi-disciplined organisation.
Expert knowledge of and experience in LAN/WAN/VLAN communications, VPN configuration and enterprise wireless networking. Experience of Dell switches with fibre is preferable.
CCNA/CCNP accreditation is mandatory.
Firewall configuration, management and monitoring experience is essential. Experience of Fortigate products preferable.
Cat6 and fibre communication protocol skills are essential.
TCP/IP networking, DNS, DHCP, Active Directory, SSL, 2FA skills are essential for this position.
Knowledge of Windows Server and desktop operating systems configuration & troubleshooting and SCCM/MECM skills would be advantageous.
Knowledge of IP telephony systems would be advantageous.
Excellent troubleshooting, diagnostic, problem-solving and communication skills.Associated Benefits:
24 days holiday, increasing to 27 days based on yearly service, plus bank holidays.
Pension Scheme
Life Assurance
 
Working Hours:
8.30-5pm Mon-Fri

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