Senior Network and Security Engineer

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Senior Network and Security Engineer

Senior Network Engineer / Network Security / Firewalls / Cisco / Huawei / CCNP / Birmingham

Award winning and very well established client of mine based on the outskirts of Birmingham is looking for a Senior Network and Security Engineer to join their expert IT team.

As a Senior Network and Security Engineer you will be a subject matter expert for the design, support, and maintenance of the local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and other networking systems (such as WiFi).

Key responsibilities:

*Work as part of a team to provide day to day proactive and reactive support for all local and wide area network components, and security devices

oRouters (Inc RIP, OSPF, and BGP routing protocols)

oSwitches (Inc VLANs, ACLs, sFlow, STP etc)

oFirewalls, VPN, Proxy services

oIntrusion Protection/Detection,

oWireless Access Points + controllers

*Co-ordinate with third party suppliers and vendors to progress issues where applicable.

*Provide technical support in a multi-vendor environment.

*Produce and maintain technical documentation

*Follow documented processes within an ITIL and ISO Compliant Environment

*Support project implementation requirements

*Abide by Security policy and procedures and implement security directives from relevant managers from time to time

*Ability to troubleshoot and find resolutions to complex technical problems across multiple tiers

*Provide out of hours cover as part of an on-call rota.

Skills required:

*Subject Matter Expert for all network components in a multi-tier, multi-vendor network environment (Data, Voice and Security)

*Experience of working for a large complex organisation with proven experience working with external partners and outsourcers.

*A proactive self-starter who likes to own their professional area of expertise. This will suit someone who can work well both independently and as part of a wider IT team structure.

*Qualifications: Cisco CCNP or equivalent Network or Security would be highly desirable.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a FTSE 250 listed company during an exciting period of change and growth. The salary on offer for this position is £50,000 - £55,000 plus an excellent benefits package including a very generous bonus scheme, on-call allowance, pension, private healthcare, gym facilities, free parking and flexible working to name a few!

Please apply ASAP to be considered!

Senior Network Engineer / Network Security / Firewalls / Cisco / Huawei / CCNP / Birmingham

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