Senior Network Engineer - Security-Cleared

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Network Engineer to work a 12-month contract for our client 100% on-site in Aldermaston, Reading.

Essential:

• Experience of support in a large and complex network environment at a Senior network engineering level
• Good technical investigation and problem-solving skills.
• Juniper Technologies: EX, QFX, switch configuration, SRX, vSRX Firewall and policy config, Junos Space, Security Director, Apstra.
• Experience in IT service management and delivery based on ITIL service management standards.
• Experience working with Juniper Virtual Chassis and Clustering technology
• Experience with configuring/troubleshooting EVPN/VXLAN on Juniper equipment.
• Experience of configuring GRE tunnels and Routing Instances/VRFs.
• Experience of PKI/certificate generation and renewal.
• Networking: strong routing skills (OSPF, BGP), Firewall configuration, WAN/LAN design, device clustering, high availability.
• Juniper Technologies: EX, QFX, switch configuration, SRX, vSRX Firewall and policy config, Junos Space, Security Director, Apstra.
• Security Platforms:
  Forti Gate, F5 BIG-IP (Load Balancing/AWAF), Pulse Secure/Ivanti, high-grade encryption.
• Identity & Access Management:
  Cisco ISE (full life cycle), Windows NPS (RADIUS/802.1X).
• Monitoring & Observability:
  Solar Winds, Splunk.
• Core Network Services: IPAM, DHCP, DNS.
• Effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to document processes and configurations clearly.
• Willingness to work flexibly and to occasionally work evenings and weekends where exceptional circumstances require it.
• Travel to remote sites when required which may involve overnight stays.
• Part of on call rota.

Desirable:

• Juniper and Cisco certification but experience is more important.
• Ideally experience of working in a secure environment.
• Data Centre experience advantageous.
• Extreme Switch knowledge desirable.
• Experience/certification with at least one of the major network vendors.
  
  - JNCIS-ENT, JNCIS-DC (preferably JNCIP-DC), JNCIA-SEC

If you feel you have the skills and experience needed for this role; please do apply now.