Network Engineer

Sopra Steria is developing a new Managed Service to replace a complex legacy Enterprise infrastructure. This will require a high level of automation and repeatable component design patterns to allow the deployment of customer business solutions within short time frames. The project will make heavy use of Windows and VMware technologies, along with Ansible, Terraform and Scripting supported by niche infrastructure and applications. We are seeking an experienced Network Engineer with expertise in Cisco hardware switches and BIG IP F5 Load Balancers. You will work closely with our virtualisation Network engineer within a Hyperconverged Infrastructure environment (HCI). The ideal candidate will possess strong technical skills within a scalable environment and demonstrate the ability to design, implement, and maintain identity access. Familiarity with Tiered access model is essential. We can offer great career progression opportunities, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs and training and development opportunities. What you'll be doing: Design, implement, and maintain network solutions using Cisco and BIG IP F5 technologies within hyper-converged infrastructure environments. Lead the deployment and configuration of Cisco components, including logical networking, and load balancers. Perform capacity planning and scalability assessments to ensure network infrastructures can support current and future growth requirements. Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of network designs, configurations, change records, and operational procedures. What you’ll bring: Cisco Switches. BIG IP F5 Load Balancers. Current SC Clearance. It would be great if you had: Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN). Network Monitoring and Management. Security Best Practices. Eligible for DV clearance. If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you! Employment Type : Full-time Permanent Location : Farnborough Security Clearance Level : Current SC Clearance eligible for DV Internal Recruiter : Lee Salary : up to £56,000 Benefits : £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund 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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