Senior Network Engineer

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Senior Network Engineer

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Network Engineer to join an expanding and innovative blue-chip company at their Head Office in Hatfield. The primary goal of the Senior Network Engineer is to ensure the company's primarily Juniper-based networks & business technology runs effectively and all opportunities to automate processes are taken to increase efficiency.

The successful Senior Network Engineer will take a lead role in mapping and developing future strategies, continually seeking promoting & realising opportunities to optimise the network service. The Senior Network Engineer will also be testing new project designs & technologies, provide operational support (which may include a 24/7 on-call rota), and assist with scripting, tooling and automation for network deployment, configuration and monitoring.

Skills and experience required for the Senior Network Engineer:

* Experience at the Professional to Expert level in computer networking i.e. CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, JNCIE.

* Extensive experience with a variety of platforms e.g. Juniper MX, DRX, QFZ, EX, F5s.

* Excellent understanding of networking fundamentals such as the OSI model & TCP/IP stack.

* Working knowledge of networking services, such as DHCP, DNS, NTP, RADIUS & SNMP.

* Strong automation experience, with Python scripting skills being an advantage.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Network Engineer to undertake technically stretching work in a stimulating and sociable environment, where you can push technological boundaries and create solutions to problems people haven't even thought about yet. If this sounds appealing don't miss out and apply now!

Senior Network Engineer

Location: Hatfield

Salary: £60k - £75k

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