Network Engineer

Posted 04 January 2023
Salary £50000 - £60000 per annum
LocationStockport
Job type Permanent
Discipline Infrastructure ​
ReferenceSS-550-S
Contact NameShaquille Stephenson

Job description

Network Engineer 
Stockport/Hybrid
£50-60K DOE & Excellent Benefits

Digital Waffle is working with a highly successful and rapidly growing client. They operate a managed network across 4 locations in the UK, the network delivers a range of private and public connectivity services over an MPLS core. This role will require a network engineer to manage, maintain and develop the network and associated services.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Network fault finding and resolution.
  • Troubleshooting technical issues
  • Network and solution design
  • Firewall setup and management
  • Management of Internet services and peering
  • SIP trunking service setup and management
  • Testing and evaluating new technologies.
  • Working on the out-of-hours on-call rota

Skills & Experience:
  • Minimum 3 years experience working for a managed network or service provider.
  • Understanding of MPLS, OSPF, BGP, and IX Peering technologies.
  • Knowledge of various VPN and tunneling technologies – IPVPN, IPSEC VPN, GRE
  • Experience in delivering wholesale layer 2 broadband and Ethernet services.
  • SIP trunking knowledge and experience
  • Firewall setup, management, and support
  • Network management and monitoring experience
  • Understanding network and service disaggregation would be beneficial.
  • Strong understanding of security principles
  • Experience in a customer-facing environment.

Qualifications
  • Cisco CCNP or equivalent
  • Fortinet NSE Level 4 or equivalent
  • Huawei experience essential - HCIP desired

What’s in it for you?
  • Remote working
  • Training & support with certifications
  • Opportunity to develop and learn new skills
  • 25 holiday + Birthday off
  • Work socials
  • 10 sick days paid