Network Engineer (Telephony / Analogue Services) - 12‑Month Contract (Outside IR35) - Eddinburgh
Rate: £400-£500 per day (Outside IR35)
Contract: 12 months
Location: Edinburgh base with travel across Scotland
Expenses: Use of own van required - mileage/travel expensed via Ltd company
Overview
We are supporting one of our main public sector clients with a nationwide programme across a large, multi‑site estate. They require an experienced Network Engineer with strong telephony and analogue line expertise to support infrastructure, service identification and live testing activity across Scotland.
This is a hands‑on, field‑based role, working independently across customer sites while collaborating closely with IT and operational colleagues.
Key Responsibilities
1. Identify, trace and test analogue telephone services across a national estate
2. Maintain accurate records relating to identification and testing activity, reporting back to project stakeholders
3. Identify customer‑premises equipment associated with analogue line delivery and presentation
4. Understand services utilising analogue lines (. alarm lines, lift lines)
5. Trace cabling from supplier/core presentation to endpoint equipment
6. Apply best‑practice testing approaches to live analogue services
7. Troubleshoot physical network site infrastructure issues
8. Support high‑availability network environments
Essential Skills & Experience
9. In‑date Cisco CCNA or CCNP qualification (mandatory)
10. Proven, up‑to‑date hands‑on experience with Cisco equipment including:2960X / XR45009000 seriesNexus switches
11. Experience building, managing and maintaining high‑availability Cisco networks
12. Strong troubleshooting capability across physical network site infrastructure
13. Strong working knowledge of analogue telephony services, including:How analogue services are presented into customer premisesIdentifying analogue‑related equipment in comms rooms/cabinetsUnderstanding analogue‑dependent services (alarms, lift lines, Tracing and testing live analogue services safely
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.