Network Engineer

Main Duties & Responsibilities:Creation and maintenance of network diagrams and documentation across the group.Regular maintenance of network asset inventory, firmware & OS versions.Ensuring availability, Integrity of core network services to meet agreed SLA’s and KPI are achieved.Undertaking all activities with a primary focus on risk mitigation and data security.Carrying out day to day tasks relating to network workload on core systems and provisioning/de-provisioning including maintenance and monitoring.Network LAN & WAN capacity and optimisation across the group.Monitoring and management for Company’s core network and perimeter alerts related to capacity – response times - utilisation resources.Producing regular reports, using monitoring tools, on overall Network/Firewall health and providing remediation actions and recommended improvements.Coordinating with 3rd party providers to ensure regular security and platform upgrade cycles are maintained.Troubleshooting complex network issues using protocol analysers and diagnostic tools.Building a strong working relationship with colleagues within the Infrastructure Services Team and the wider IT function located at multiple sites across the group.Planning, managing, documenting, and delivering infrastructure changes to support business and IT projects.Following ITIL best practices for Change Management.Enabling the effective transition of services to BAU support.Supporting additional technologies as and when required.Staying abreast of latest technology trends and identifying new technologies that could provide additional efficiencies and benefits.Providing coaching and guidance to Service Desk Team members as and when required.May be required to support a rotational on-call posture after normal working hours in response to technical support.Communication:Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong peer relationships.Excellent written and communication skills, with the ability to articulate clearly and concisely under pressure.Ability to communicate technical information effectively and clearly to a non-technical audience as well as a technically minded group.Ability to communicate clearly in larger team functions such as Change Management meetings to enable timely review of information being presented.Working relationships:Reporting to the Senior Network Engineer (Team Lead).Ability to establish and maintain a good team relationship for example mentoring junior members of the team.Ability to build strong relationships across the extended IT team and key business areas.Disposition & Attitude:Ability to successfully manage the prioritisation of issues and projects.Focused on attention to detail, with a desire to see things through to completion.Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining composure.Ability to work independently with a clear focus on ownership and accountability.Highly motivated, driven and results focused, able to embrace change at fast pace.Skills & Knowledge:EssentialDesirableAccredited - Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and proven experience working with:Cisco Nexus 9000 core datacentre switches.Checkpoint Firewall Administration.Meraki MS250/MS350 switches/stacks.Meraki Cloud Portal Switch/WAP mgmt. Firmware updates etc.Wi-fi – Meraki (e.g. MR46 Series).Routing, DIA circuits/MPLS circuits, BGP/OSPF.NAT/PATVPNs (site to site, client VPN etc).Azure (Networking Skills)VMware vCenter (Networking Skills)Accredited - Check Point Certified Security Admin (CCSA) and proven experience working with:Checkpoint (R81.10 min)Smart-1 Management ConsoleGAIA & Checkpoint CLIProven experience working with network protocol analyser and diagnostics tools.Working knowledge and understanding of best practice IT Frameworks such as ITIL.Working knowledge of current IT trends in Cloud and on-premises technologies.Ability to work independently and take ownership of complex tasks using available resources, as needed.Excellent technical documentation (Inc. L3 Diagrams) skills.Excellent analytic and troubleshooting skills.Knowledge of fibre/stack connections such as SFP, SFP+, QSFP, trunks, aggregated ports etc.Checkpoint Certified Security Expert (CCSE) or equivalent.Experience of Checkpoint Maestro Solutions.Experience of Checkpoint Harmony Orchestrator.Experience of Checkpoint 6600 appliances and clustered configurations.Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent.Experience working with vendor technology partners such as:Citrix NetScaler.O365AzureExperience working with a Microsoft technology stack including AD-DS, DNS, DHCP and Server operating systems 2019.Automation / Scripting for Network Devices e.g. Meraki API.Enhanced Monitoring for Network Devices (PRTG/WUG).Skilled in Vendor/Supplier/Consultancy management.Versed in supplier service reviews.Architectural and design level certification in relevant technologies.Budget- 15 lpa