Network Deployment Engineer
hace 5 días
Manchester
Rate: £375-£400 per day Inside IR35 Duration: 6 months initially Location: Remote in UK (no site travel) Role: Front-line operational support, particularly in venue based environments, with a proven ability to manage hyper care scenarios, rapid issue resolution, and out-of-hours support demands. Responsibilities: • Independently lead deployments, new builds, and expansion projects across corporate offices, M&A, and JVs., • Manage the full lifecycle of network equipment — procurement, configuration, implementation, documentation, and decommissioning — ensuring compliance with client design standards., • Contribute to design and configure LAN/WAN infrastructure, wireless, and SD-WAN environments using Cisco Meraki and Cisco Catalyst., • Support the growth and stabilization of network infrastructure, assisting with design, configuration, and rollout of new regional sites and integrations., • Partner with global IT and cybersecurity teams to drive patch compliance, strengthen network security posture, and support infrastructure hardening initiatives., • Configure, support, and maintain Zscaler ZIA/ZPA., • Take ownership of complex troubleshooting through all layers of the OSI model, coordinating with ISPs and internal stakeholders to restore service quickly and accurately., • Contribute to process improvement by recommending tooling, automation, and documentation enhancements to strengthen visibility and uptime across all environments. Requirements: • Meraki experience (Preferred), • Familiarity with other network tools, • 2-4 years of working experience in a customer driven support role for an organization of our size, • Understanding of network design theories, • Knowledge of the TCP/IP network stack and OSI model, • Practical knowledge of the IEEE 802 standards, • Knowledge and experience related to IT infrastructure preferred, • Demonstrated troubleshooting skills in a large Enterprise multi-vendor environment, • Hands-on experience with IPsec fundamentals (IKEv2, PSKs, tunnel monitoring/health checks, primary/secondary behavior), • Experience working in repeatable rollout patterns across many sites (templates/runbooks, per-site validation checklists, documentation hygiene), • Prior knowledge of best practices regarding network deployments for our venues, offices and client locations. (Preferred), • Ability to exercise sound judgment in complex, high pressure situations., • Ability to provide both hands-on solutions and management of projects as well as deliver training, • Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, including VISIO and Excel, • Strong oral and written communication skills, • Must be a self-starter with the ability to work well in a team environment, • Flexible schedule required