Network Engineering Manager
hace 6 días
St Albans
Network Engineering Manager – In this position you will work alongside the Project Management and Engineering teams. There will be opportunities to work with the latest technologies, influence design and deliver systems to the highest quality. You will be responsible for consulting on design, configuring network hardware, commissioning, and delivery of a project’s network and telecommunications systems as a department lead. It is essential that you are an excellent communicator with good Client facing skills and have strong network engineering experience and excellent knowledge of wireless networks, fibre optics and telecoms systems. This is a field-based role that also requires international travel. The position will see you working on systems that are deployed in the high end residential market and within the integration of bullet proof systems in the world of high end superyachts. • Consult on network design and architecture for yacht and residential projects., • Configure, deploy and commission network infrastructure (routing/switching, Wi-Fi, firewalls, WAN)., • Own technical quality: testing, fault-finding, and final sign-off readiness., • Produce and maintain accurate documentation (as-built, configs, IP plans, test results)., • Provide practical escalation support during build and commissioning., • Lead and support a team of engineers on live projects (allocation, guidance, standards, coaching)., • Manage interfaces with shipyards, builders, owners’ reps, and third-party contractors., • Report progress, risks, and blockers clearly to the Project Manager., • Train and upskill engineers—raise consistency across the department., • CCNA – essential, • CCNP – desirable (or equivalent experience), • Strong experience designing and delivering networks end-to-end., • VLANs, trunking, STP fundamentals, DHCP/DNS, routing basics (OSPF preferred; BGP a plus)., • QoS and traffic shaping principles (especially important for voice/video)., • Multicast/IGMP basics (helpful in AV-over-IP environments)., • PoE design awareness (budgets, switch selection, edge device demands)., • Enterprise Wi-Fi deployment and management (controller-based or equivalent)., • Wi-Fi surveys, coverage analysis and heatmaps (Ekahau or equivalent)., • Commissioning approach that proves performance, not just “looks connected”., • Firewall configuration and deployment (Cisco, Fortinet, Check Point, Sophos, WatchGuard, Palo Alto). • Solid fundamentals: segmentation (owner/guest/crew/IoT), secure remote access/VPN, ACL deployment., • Multi-WAN / SD-WAN style solutions and path selection (Peplink, Celerway, Kerio, Sophos, Cisco, Kognitive networks, etc.)., • 3G/4G/5G routers/modems, ISP management, VSAT connectivity constraints., • SIP/VoIP fundamentals (Session Initiation Protocol) and IP telephony systems., • Fault-finding and commissioning are compulsory., • Comfortable using hand tools and network/telecom test equipment., • Fibre experience: handling and testing basics (power levels/links) — OTDR knowledge a plus. General, • Strong English (written and spoken) and confident client-facing communication. YOU MUST BE LIVING IN THE UK AND ALLOWED TO WORK HERE LEGALLY AND SHOW A CLEARLY DEFINED SKILL SET WITHIN THE CV HERTS HERTFORDSHIRE BEDS BEDFORDSHIRE BUCKS BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LONDON IT IOT NETWORK CISCO FIREWALL WIFI WI-FI CCNA CCNP WIRELESS VPN WAN VSAT ROUTERS
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