Senior Network Engineer

Aberdeen
6 days ago
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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
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