Network Engineer

Location: Cheshire, Hybrid and Flexible working

Salary: £30,000 – £45,000

The Company

A leading UK communications and services provider, who offer a global core network, and service customers across EMEA are currently looking for a Network Engineer to join their expanding Cheshire team.

This role offers hybrid and flexible working and is eager to support you to work however is best for you.

The business holds multiple awards for their quality of service and delivers some of the world’s best Service Provider Networks to a variety of global businesses: Meaning you’ll be working alongside some of the best Networking professionals in the industry.

With deployments across the latest technologies, from SD-WAN to next generation firewall solutions, you will have the opportunity to work on bleeding-edge technology. You will also be supported with earning certifications from industry leading vendors like Cisco and Juniper.

Network Engineer Role and Responsibilities

As a Network Engineer, you will be primarily focussed on 3rd line support across complex core networking environments around Networking routing and switching with multiple vendors. Additionally, your role will include:

• Regular interaction with BGP, OSPF, MPLS and ISIS.
• Cisco, Juniper and/or other vendor WAN R&S.
• Managing, maintaining, and monitoring critical network systems.
• Break/fix resolution and fault finding.
• Firewall management and maintenance.

Your Skills & Experience

The business is committed to your professional development and offers support for earning vendor certifications that you choose to pursue. The business does ask that you have:

• 3 – 5 years’ experience in working across Network environments, ideally in a Service Provider setting.
• Experience with Cisco R&S, WAN and Core Networking.
• Understanding with Fortinet and other security vendors.
• 3rd line network operation support.
• Experience in a senior escalation point environment.
• Eagerness to learn and develop, with desire to work with the latest tech.