Senior Network Engineer
16 days ago
Liverpool
Overall Purpose of the Role: • Maintain the current IT Network infrastructure:, • WAN, • LAN, • Wireless LAN, • VoIP / PSTN connectivity, • Perimeter security and remote access, • Load balancing, • Datacentre, • Contribute to the development of the existing network and suggest ways of improving existing technology processes and documentation., • Travel to sites in the UK and Ireland to perform reactive and preventative maintenance as required or directed., • Work with other teams to ensure resolution of incidents / problems always putting the customer first., • Work within project teams to help design implement and operate IT projects., • Design and implementation of network-based IT solutions., • Provisioning and management of Yodels datacentres., • Installation and maintenance of branch office infrastructure., • Definition of project work including documentation and reported of project status., • Installation upkeep and maintenance of network cabinets and cabling., • Configuration changes on networking equipment working within existing change processes., • Independent pro-active monitoring and management of the network to identify and resolve potential issues as they arise., • Independent resolution or escalation of all faults liaising with third parties where necessary., • To answer and resolve any support requests escalated to third-line level., • Ensuring backups of all networking equipment., • Liaising with suppliers and partners in the definition of projects costing and delivery., • Work under broad direction capable of working without supervision. May however supervise the work of others., • Inform technical stakeholders or project teams of any changes to systems or processes., • Work across teams including Service Management Technical Project Delivery and Solution Design ensuring excellent customer service and communication., • Liaise with third party suppliers for solution implementation and ongoing support., • Provide advice support and technical expertise to own and other project teams and end users., • Research and understand new and emerging technologies and make suggestions as to how these can be used to meet business goals., • Liaise regularly with the Solution Design team to understand their work and the implementation pipeline., • Proactively transition work from other teams including Solution Design into the Network Team., • Provide excellent customer service to internal and external customers including timely professional communication., • Resolve any incidents and requests in line within agreed service-level limits., • Be patient polite and approachable in all interactions with customers. Qualifications : • Takes a structured and effective approach to own work and demonstrates leadership potential., • Can communicate effectively both orally and in writing with clients customers colleagues and subordinates., • Shows a calm disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving., • Consistently produces work of a high standard., • Consistently meets deadlines., • Ensures that adequate documentation is produced distributed and maintained., • Identifies problems and escalates appropriately., • Provides advice guidance and assistance to less experienced colleagues as required., • Takes an active part in meetings with clients/users/development staff during system investigations and throughout subsequent development work. GENERAL • Extensive knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office tools such as Visio and Excel., • Experience in integrating of SaaS PaaS and IaaS solutions into an on-premise datacentre., • Experience with document management and control with Microsoft Sharepoint., • Extensive demonstrable knowledge of routing protocols OSPF/BGP/EIGRP/OMP., • Experience of troubleshooting and operating a multi-VRF MPLS-based WAN., • Experience of troubleshooting and operating a Fortinet SD-WAN., • Experience of troubleshooting and operating a public-facing hosting platforms and associated protocols e.g. HTTP., • Experience of implementing SNAT DNAT and Twice-NAT., • Extensive experience of datacentre cabling types standards and conventions including ability to implement and maintain conforming to best practise and company standards., • Experience of operating and troubleshooting Cisco Application Centre Infrastructure (ACI) and Nexus 9000 series switches., • Experience of orchestration and automation tools e.g. Ansible Jenkins and their uses in Network Management., • Extensive experience of DHCP and DNS., • Experience of implementing troubleshooting and operating Cisco Catalyst Meraki and Nexus switches., • Demonstrable understanding of network practises including design and topology., • Understanding of 802.1x Windows-based PKI and x.509 certificates., • Understanding of LAN Connectivity (Cat5/6 Multi-mode OM1 2 & 3 fibre single mode fibre & wireless bridging.), • Experience of managing and troubleshooting Fortinet wireless access points., • Experience of configuring and troubleshooting policies within Cisco Identity Services Engine., • Demonstrable understanding of general EM radio and communications e.g. frequency bands WiFi channels antenna types., • Experience of troubleshooting and operating Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Unity Connection 12.5., • Experience of configuring and operating PSTN breakout via SIP trunking., • Experience of operating Audiocodes Mediant SBC (or similar) devices e.g. SIP headers debugging., • Awareness of VMWare ESXi and vCenter., • Awareness of Cisco UCS C Series hardware platform., • Experience in implementation configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco ASA Cisco Firepower Palo Alto and Fortinet firewalls., • Extensive experience of IPsec site-to-site VPN., • Extensive experience of Cisco AnyConnect SSL VPN., • Experience of configuring and troubleshooting F5 Big IP LTM Load balancers., • Knowledge of Nagios Core., • Good arithmetic skills essential., • Cisco CCNP or similar desirable., • Cisco CCNA or CCNP Security desirable., • Cisco CCNA or CCNP Collaboration (Voice) desirable. Additional Information : Why Join InPost • The option to work from the office or 100% remotely, • Opportunity to work in a diverse international and cross-functional environment along with leading experts., • Fulfilling careers with a range of benefits for employees and invests in providing training opportunities for their development., • Involvement in technology monitoring and choices, • Your impact will be visible instantly and you will be making a difference in our users lives, • Field based role with hybrid working available., • Permanent office to be at Skyways House Liverpool., • Regular travel to sites across the UK as required or directed (up to two site visits per week), • 40 working hours per week Mon-Fri., • Occasional out of hours working as required or directed., • Paid on-call on rota system. Remote Work : No Employment Type : Full-time Key Skills EIGRP,Load Balancing,Routing Protocols,Network Engineering,BGP,LAN,Computer Networking,IPsec,OSPF,Cisco ASA,Juniper,MPLS Experience: years Vacancy: 1