Network Engineer

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Network Engineer

6 Month contract role

£420 per day -Inside IR35

Driving License essential

Must have lived and worked in the UK for over 5 years

Job Purpose

We are seeking an experienced Network Engineer , ideally holding Cisco CCNP or an equivalent professional qualification , to join a team of network specialists responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance and support of a complex and highly resilient network infrastructure.

The successful candidate will provide technical support across a broad range of network and infrastructure technologies, ensuring the availability, security and performance of critical IT services.

The role will involve supporting infrastructure used across local, regional and national networks , delivering reliable IT systems and services that support frontline policing and wider organisational operations.

Key Responsibilities

Provide 2nd and 3rd line technical support for a complex, multi-site network infrastructure.

Support and maintain Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) , Cisco Nexus and Catalyst switching environments.

Configure, maintain and troubleshoot Cisco ASA, Cisco Firepower and Check Point firewalls .

Support Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs), wireless access points and corporate Wi-Fi services.

Support and troubleshoot Wide Area Networks (WANs), LANs and campus networks.

Maintain and support public and private APN connectivity , remote-access and site-to-site VPNs.

Support connectivity between on-premises data centres, Microsoft 365/O365 and Microsoft Azure environments.

Maintain highly available network services across multiple data centres and cloud environments.

Configure and troubleshoot network routing, switching and security technologies.

Support load balancers, reverse proxies and IP Address Management (IPAM) appliances.

Support network infrastructure associated with voice and telephony services , including PSTN, Microsoft Teams Telephony, SIP, SBCs and ATAs.

Participate in network upgrades, infrastructure improvements and technology refresh programmes.

Contribute to local, regional and national IT projec...