Overview
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Role: Cisco Meraki Network Engineer. Location: Birmingham, UK. Job type: Permanent. Rate/Salary: 55000.00 - 65000.00 GBP Yearly. This position is remote with occasional travel to client sites.
Base pay range
5523
Role Description
Network engineer - Cisco Meraki — Permanent — Remote. Responsibilities include supporting on-premise networking services with some overlap into cloud services (Azure, Zscaler). The Server and Networks team focuses on on-premise networking and server hardware, with responsibility for zScaler configuration and potential Azure networking via Terraform in a cloud-first environment.
Responsibilities
* Design, Implement, Manage and Maintain enterprise-scale networking with a focus on security, performance and scalability
* Manage and maintain hardware from vendors including Cisco, Meraki, Palo Alto, Dell and others
* Ensure performance of office-based Wi-Fi solutions (Meraki) and maintain signal strength
* Monitor and troubleshoot network performance to minimize downtime
* Maintain on-premise server and network infrastructure (cabling, UPS, rack management)
* Maintain patching and firmware update schedules for on-premise network and server hardware
* Manage and maintain the configuration of existing zScaler deployments (ZIA, ZPA, ZDX, ZCC)
* Assist the platform team with cloud-to-onprem networking requirements (Site-to-Site VPNs, Azure edge networking)
* Collaborate with Security Team on best-practice network security and ZTNA initiatives
* Document the server and network estate (diagrams, asset registers)
* Participate in on-call rotations and provide out-of-hours support as required
* Attend sites globally to support on-premise deployments
Technical/Professional Qualifications
* 7+ years of hands-on server and network engineering experience in mid to large global enterprise environments
* Experience with Cisco, Meraki, Palo Alto, zScaler and Azure; certifications are advantageous (e.g., CCNP, Meraki CMNA, PCNSE, ZCCA-IA/ZCCA-PA)
* Strong understanding of network security principles (VPNs, SD-WAN, IPSec, DNS, DHCP, VLANs)
* Knowledge of networking protocols (BGP, OSPF, VPN, NAT, ACLs)
* Experience with monitoring and performance tools (SolarWinds, Wireshark)
* Excellent documentation and communication skills
* Familiarity with Terraform for IaC and Azure DevOps pipelines
* Experience with cloud-native security models and SIEM/SOC integration
* Knowledge of ITIL and Change Control Processes
Skills
* Cisco
* Zscaler
* Meraki
Employee Value Proposition
Global market leader in-housing their IT.
Additional Information
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