Job Title: Network Engineer
Employer: Accenture
Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Salary:
Employment Type: Permanent
Reference Number: 3a5691d5-dc9c-4c5c-95d3-189eecae5b8a
Job Details
1. Job Title: Network Engineer
2. Location: Birmingham
3. Level: Consultant
Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history (typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK) at the point of application.
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.
We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.
“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO
Responsibilities & Experience
You will be required to perform “Business as usual” or Project implementations including design, build and system deployments, including troubleshooting, security and configuration changes.
Join Accenture Technology and you will become part of the largest and most diverse group of business operations specialists in the world. You will be part of a team which implements public and private cloud technologies and builds and transforms client infrastructure services.
The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provides an unbeatable platform from which to build a career. This role may either be based from a multi-client delivery centre or at client sites for extended period of times when required.
Qualifications
* Working knowledge of network security including deployment and configuration of firewalls
* Working knowledge of networking routing protocols and an understanding of EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, and IP multicast.
* Management of LAN/WAN environments including device protocols and communication standards.
* Knowledge of Load balancer solutions, in particular F5
* Working experience in public cloud network & infrastructure resources (Azure NSGs, Azure VMs)
Role Responsibilities
* Manage all network components in a LAN/WAN environment
* Management of Network Security appliances (example: Next Gen Firewalls with UTM).
* Troubleshoot network connectivity incidents (this includes routing, switching and security).
* Build, configure and maintain network infrastructures as per best practices.
* Identify service improvements to reduce risk and improve stability.
* Producing high quality implementation scripts, test plans and change controls for all network changes. (ITIL Framework)
* Be expected to upskill your knowledge of different technologies (Project related)
* Create, maintaining, and reviewing operational and technical design documentation.
Additional Expectations
* Provide out of hours on-call support, when required
* Occasionally work unsociable hours (evening/night, weekends, bank holidays)
* Work effectively with teams in other geographic areas, particularly India.
* Help direct and educate/build skills in less experienced staff
* Be flexible, mobile and willing to work on client site at least 2 days a week. (Location: Birmingham)
Compensation & Benefits
At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!
Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.
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