Network Engineer - 3/6 Months - Farnborough - Immediate

I am currently representing an IT Solutions Provider who are looking to recruit a Network Engineer for an initial 3-Month contract.

You must have an active DV clearance.

Key Skills/Responsibilities:

• Thorough and demonstrable understanding of Cisco Enterprise LAN environments, 3rd line support level including, deployment, administration and troubleshooting. Ideally to a CCNP and CCDP level.
• Focusing on Secure LAN environments including security boundaries and rulesets
• Must have a good understanding of WAN connectivity and routing protocols also with experience and understanding of the implementation, configuration and management of virtual and physical networking solutions
• Hand on experience in troubleshooting Layer 2/3 switching and routing,
• Hands on experience in configuring and troubleshooting VPC, VDC, STP, BGP, OSPF and other key mainstream protocols
• Hands on experience in configuring and troubleshooting Sidewinders and ASAv firewalls
• Platform focus: ISR, 6800, 3750, 3850 series
• • Excellent communications skills, organisational skills and independent and autonomous working
• Have the ability to tackle complex problems and incidents
• Experience in ITIL ICT service delivery on critical infrastructure
• Experience of working under pressure to meet deadlines while handling multiple priorities
• Experiencing in patch management including analysis and deployment

Desired Skills: 

• Hands on experience in configuring and troubleshooting of MPLS networks
• Hands on experience in configuring and troubleshooting Palo Alto, ASAv and Juniper Firewalls
• Thorough and demonstrable understanding of Juniper Enterprise LAN environments, to both design and 3rd line support level including, deployment, administration and troubleshooting. Ideally to a JNCIP level.

Contract Details:

• Location: Farnborough
• Determination: Inside IR35
• Day Rate: Competitive on Application
• Duration: 3 Months
• Start Date: ASAP