Senior Network Engineer, UK

Equifax is where you can power your possible. If you want to achieve your true potential, chart new paths, develop new skills, collaborate with bright minds,  and make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you.

As a Network Administrator, you will be providing technical expertise needed to support day-to-day network operations. You will lead efforts to maintain and support a complex and growing network topology that must meet the needs of a challenging set of development, operations and business requirements. You will demonstrate innovative approaches to solving the unique challenges encountered and be able to maintain the security and integrity of the networks. Creating and maintaining IT documentation will be very important. You will be monitoring performance of network systems and advise management when additional processing or technology enhancements are required. Finally, you will perform troubleshooting of systems and infrastructure elements to support the diagnosis of problems
What you will do

• Provide Level 2 support for BAU, delivery of Corporate and Data Centre technologies and technical resources for projects

• Implement network improvement projects as needed to support business initiatives

• Troubleshooting issues during system outages to quickly determine root causes of issues

• Anticipate and troubleshoot issues with performance, capacity, or error conditions

• Maintain up to date knowledge of current networking technologies

What experience you need

• BS or Associate's Degree/Technical Certification or equivalent job experience required

• Stong IP network support experience, at engineer level

• Knowledge of networking concepts such as spanning tree, TCP/UDP protocols, ICMP, VLANS, trunking, routing, subnetting, routing protocols (BGP,OSPF), and the ability to decode and review protocol traces

• Solid Understanding of Cloud (AWS & GCP) Network Components

• Configuration & troubleshooting experience with a Juniper and Palo Alto firewall

• Configuration and command set mastery of F5 appliances, Cisco , Juniper and Arista switches / routers

• Ability to plan work to meet project deadlines, accommodate demands by users, set priorities, organize information and escalate issues appropriately

• Ability to participate in multiple projects concurrently. Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and presentation), customer service-oriented, strong problem solving skills, and the ability to understand new technologies quickly are essential

• Ability to work flexible hours as needed including nights and weekends as required to complete projects and configuration changes without impacting business hours

• A strong commitment to network availability and performance, and professionalism at all times

• A strong experience with Network tools like Tufin, NetBrain, Solarwinds

• Participate in 24x7x365 on-call rotation

What could set you apart

• An interest in working in a DevOps environment along with a desire to develop skills in network automation will be of benefit, as will an understanding of network security.

• A demonstrable ability to manage 3rd parties is also required to fulfil this role.

• Juniper, Cisco, and Arista Routers / Switches

• Juniper, Palo Alto firewalls

• Akamai, and F5 load balancers

• Aruba Wireless Controllers

• Bluecoat proxies

The Perks of being a Equifax Employee?

We offer a wide range of company supported benefits including contributory pension, life cover, income protection, healthcare, enhanced maternity and sick pay, 26 days holiday and a day off for your birthday, with the ability to buy and sell and free credit checks. We also offer flexible benefits ranging from cycle to work, discounted travel options, gym membership, dining and leisure discounts, financial & savings plans, mobile discounts plus much more!

We also support personal development and have a range of learning options including our global online learning platform and allow you to bring your whole self to work supported by our Inclusion and Diversity, Wellbeing and Employee Engagement forums.

Are you ready to power your possible?  Apply today, and get started on a path toward an exciting new career at Equifax, where you can make a difference!
 

Primary Location:

GBR-Leeds-6-Wellington

Function:

Function - Tech Engineering and Service Ops

Schedule:

Full time