Network Engineer

Neos Networks offers alternative working arrangements that give employees some flexibility, including office, home and hybrid working.

Base location: Havant or Reading 
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 a year dep on experience + performance related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing.
Working Pattern: Permanent Full time with Flexible working options available

What is the role?

We are currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated Network Engineer to join the IP/MPLS team to help support and secure the UK wide data network which provides mission critical services to Commercial Telecoms Customers
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly developing organisation

Vetting/Clearance Level:
In order to support Critical National Infrastructure, you will need to be vetted as part of your induction process

Key Responsibilities:
As a Network Engineer your role will cover the following areas:

•    Network Design and Implementation: Designing, implementing, and maintaining robust network solutions for LAN and WAN environments. 
•    Troubleshooting and Problem Solving: Proactively monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving complex network issues as well as providing technical support for the NOC. 
•    Network Optimization and Performance: Optimizing network performance and capacity, ensuring high availability. 
•    Security: Implementing and maintaining robust security measures, such as firewalls and security policies. 
•    Leadership and Team Mentorship: Providing leadership and guidance to junior engineers, mentoring and developing their skills. 
•    Documentation: Maintaining accurate and up-to-date network documentation. 
•    Vendor Management: Working with external vendors for hardware and software support. 
•    Collaboration: Collaborating with other teams and departments to ensure network infrastructure aligns with business needs. 
•    Support out of hours planned changes or escalations when required. 
•    Liaise with project management teams to carry out remote builds and deployment

What do I need?

Essential for the role you will need to hold a professional level network accrediation such as cisco, nokia, juniper or simular industry reckonised certification. 

You will need the following skills for this role, although the level of ability for each will vary.
Switching and routing configuration and support experience:
Layer 2 knowledge - Ethernet, Spanning Tree and VLANs, DSL technologies
Layer 3 knowledge - OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, BGP, IP addressing/subnetting, VRF, ACLs
Security Architecture : VPNs, IPS/IDS, Threat Defense, Vulnerabilities, PenTest/Audit, SIEM 
In addition, you will have demonstrable planning and implementation knowledge of telecommunication infrastructure technologies 

We are looking for candidates that can display a high level of confidence, be able to demonstrate initiative and can deliver projects on time and in budget. 
If you are self-motivated with a good working knowledge of telecommunications technologies, then we want to hear from you.

Next Steps

All applications should be submitted online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome. Should you need any further assistance please contact [email protected]