Senior Network Engineer - £700 - £800 Per Day – 6 Month Contract - London
Overview:
Our client, a leading Trading business are looking for Senior Network Engineer to join their London team for an initial 6 month contract.
Role & Responsibilities:
* Configure, maintain, and monitor network equipment across multiple sites, including cloud environments. Oversee WAN, routers, firewalls, switches, load balancers, traffic optimizers, and wireless devices, both on-premises and in Azure.
* Implement and enforce physical and virtual network security procedures to safeguard the network infrastructure.
* Ensure all network devices are up-to-date with the latest patches and firmware.
* Identify, troubleshoot and resolve network issues encountered by users across the organization.
* Monitor and ensure compliance with agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Conduct R&D on new technologies and vendor products, and run Proof of Concepts (POCs) to support business requirements. Participate in a regular on-call rota to provide after-hours support for the business.
* Create and maintain detailed documentation of project scopes, network designs, and configurations.
Skills and Experience:
* Cisco switching and routing full command knowledge using Cisco IOS and NX-OS
* Nexus Switches
* Routing protocols – OSPF, BGP in depth
* Palo Alto Next Generation Firewall experience including deployment.
* Switching Protocols – VLANs, STP, LACP, VCP, VSS
* Load-Balancers (F5)
* WIFI, Setup, management and troubleshooting (Meraki)
* VPN Technologies (GRE, IPSec, DMVPN)
* Physical datacentre support, rack, stack, cabling as required.
* Azure – vNet peering, Virtual WAN, express route, VPN and experience with IaaS/SaaS/PaaS
* Network monitoring (Solarwinds or similar)
* Network Design and maintenance of a highly available architecture
Rate / Details:
* £700 - £800 Per Day
* 6 Months Contract
Senior Network Engineer - £700 - £800 Per Day – 6 Month Contract – London