Senior Network Engineer - Collaboration Services

Engineers with experience in Cisco (Routers, Switches, Firewalls & Wireless
Access Points) for to support with a unique opportunity within our Aerospace,
Defence and Security sector. You will be responsible for assisting with the design,
build, deployment and support of our enterprise leading edge networks, responding
to operational requirements in support of rapid defence activities. This is a
fantastic opportunity for a Senior Engineer to continue to learn and develop in
a high specialised environment.
This role is based on site in Farnborough.
Due to the nature of the client, we are only able to
progress with sole British nationals eligible for DV clearance.
What you'll be doing:

Assist with the design, build, deployment and support of our enterprise leading
edge networks

Responding to operational requirements in support of rapid defence activities

Providing support to strategic projects ensuring they meet predefined
objectives

Proactive monitoring and maintenance of all production systems

Building and maintaining relationships with our customers, partners and teams

Working within a team to deliver against SLA's and XLA's

Leading or supporting investigations into complex service problems,
recommending solutions and following procedures to plan, test and implement
proposed solutions

Providing support to the team

Identifying opportunities for innovation and continual service improvement

Handling support tickets

Contributing to DevOps and automation adoption, building skills in tools such
as ansible and terraform

Ensure corporate governance and security standards are adhered to by the team

Experience working with Cisco products and a willingness to
achieve certification.

Experience working within an ITIL Environment

Hands-on experience with Cisco solutions (Routers, Switches, Firewalls &
Wireless Access Points)

Knowledge and skills with TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, ACL's and other network enabling
technologies

Excellent customer service skills

It would be great if you had:
Experience managing and troubleshooting firewalls and other
security devices

Experience with Cisco Unified Communications (UC)

Experience configuring, supporting, troubleshooting SDN technologies such as
Cisco ACI or VMware NSX

Working understanding of Cloud networking solutions and principles i.e. (Azure
Networking, AWS networking)

Use of automation tooling such as Ansible and Terraform

Experience in programming/scripting (BASH, Python, PowerShell, etc)

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at
work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and
improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and
can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested
and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what
might be possible.
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Sopra
Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys
digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real
difference to the client's goal of National Security, and we operate in a
unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional
development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing
knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees
feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer,
delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex
safety- and security-critical markets.