Principal Systems Engineer; Networks

Job Description

Job Description

Your impact

Do you want to grow your career in network engineering and work on projects that safeguard the UK’s national interests?

At Leonardo, our Network Engineers are at the heart of designing, configuring, and supporting secure networks that keep our customers connected and protected.

• Your work at Leonardo UK will see you take the lead in meeting customer requirements in an agile, innovative and team-centric manner. The role will involve a mixture of working from home and working on site to ensure close collaboration with the wider team. When on site, this is an office and integration laboratory based role using display screen equipment, network test equipment and mixed COTS and MOTS IP network and virtual environment technologies.

Predominantly a technical practitioner role, manual handling will also be expected.

• The successful candidate would provide technical expertise within the Land and Naval domain of Leonardo with a focus on IP network and virtual environment technologies for predominantly naval platforms.

• The successful candidate would be working within an Integrated Project Team and be responsible to the Project System Design Authority for the configuration, implementation, documentation and verification of Cisco based network and Windows server data architectures within some of the most demanding naval environments.

• The successful candidate would be expected to work towards Design Authority status for IP network and virtual environments.

What you''ll do

• All assigned systems engineering aspects of new and existing networks and network applications embodied on naval platforms working at all phases of the development lifecycle
• Support the development of current and future systems architectures/design and their implementation
• Support to the capture of design artefacts as appropriate for all stages in the engineering lifecycle appropriate for managing existing systems and for taking concepts through to development
• Test definition, test execution and fault finding across IP networks and hosted systems
• Development of system installation and setting to work guidance
• Working closely with customers through the verification and validation stages of projects to ensure systems meet their requirements and needs
• Once deployed, the day to day support of the networks is generally performed by the customer, with Leonardo UK providing spare equipment and design authority support (such as obsolescence management and approval of configuration changes)

What you’ll bring

• Solid understanding of core networking concepts and protocols
• Experience with configuring and supporting network devices in enterprise environments
• Ability to work independently on defined work packages while collaborating effectively with wider teams
• A proactive approach and willingness to learn new tools and technologies

Essential

• Practical experience of network implementation, setting to work and verification; including fault finding, fault resolution, electrical safety and safe working practices
• Experience of system/network design and architecture definition
• Experience of writing documentation in support of verification of a network and for user information
• Hands on Experience in COTS IP network equipment; particularly Cisco
• Hands on Experience in COTS virtual environment software; for example, VMware ESXi
• Hands on Experience in COTS server software, for example Windows server and Active Directory, DNS, DHCP
• Demonstrable experience as a COTS IP networks practitioner; equivalent or higher than Cisco CCNA qualification
• Broad experience of all engineering lifecycle phases
• Broad knowledge of tools and processes used in the design, development and acceptance of products and systems
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, OSI model, and common networking protocols
  
  Understanding of network security concepts and secure configurations

Desirable

• Use of DOORs in requirements management
• Experience in COTS virtual environment backup software, for example VEEAM
• Experience with COTS network management and diagnostic software, for example Wireshark, Solar Winds Network Performance Manager and Network Configuration Manager
• Experience with user…