MCS Group is looking for an experienced L2/L3 Network Engineer to join a leading manufacturing organisation on a 3 month fixed-term contract. This is a hands-on role, and is ideal for someone who has solid technical experience with networks, WIFI, and the Microsoft Productivity Suite. YOu will also play a key role in various improvement projects during a busy period of transition. Working on-site inBallymena, you will play a part in supporting the company's IT operations, ensuring the stability, performance, and security of its network and systems. This Network Engineer will be involved in day-to-day management and configuration of the infrastructure, troubleshooting issues, implementing configuration changes, and contributing to wider infrastructure enhancements. The Role: Provide hands-on support for LAN, WAN and Wi-Fi. Assist with the management of SD-WAN, switches, routers and Wi-Fi systems. Carry out configuration changes, upgrades, and ensure accurate documentation of systems. Support cloud and network improvement projects, including Wi-Fi and Printing. Get involved in a MS Teams migration across the business. The Person You will have solid L2 or L3 Networking Experience, including experience supporting, designing, and managing IT infrastructure across servers, networks, storage, and cloud services. Having hands on experience with MS Tenants is essential. You must have experience of going into a system as a tenant, and configuring it. This role also requires knowledge of incident response and root-cause analysis capabilities. Proven background in network administration and infrastructure support. Strong understanding of networking protocols and core network technologies. Familiarity with Microsoft 365, on-prem Active Directory, and Group Policies. Cybersecurity and firewall experience would be preferable, but not essential. Location: Full-time, on-site in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Salary : £60k - £70k (pro-rata / DOE) Working Hours : Mon - Thurs: 8.15am - 5pm / Fri: 8.15 - 1pm To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Jill Johnston, Head of IT Contracts, at MCS Group Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current jobs MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request. Not all agencies are the same MCS Group are passionate about providing a first-class service to all our customers and have an independent review rating of 4.9 stars on Google. Skills: Network engineer infrastructure engineer Microsoft Level 3 Engineer Systems Administrator