Lead Network Engineer

Are you an experienced Senior or Lead Network professional looking for a unique opportunity? Sopra Steria’s Aerospace Defence and Security sector are currently on the lookout for individuals with a background in Network administration or engineering for an exciting new project working within the MOD. You will be on the front line of designing and developing technical solutions that support a key client in the public sector responsible for all aspects of our leading-edge enterprise networking platforms.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to support a key client with a unique project which will see you involved with the design, build, deployment and support of large-scale Network platform. The Lead Network Engineer role offers scope for a more senior candidate to take ownership of the solution on which they are delivering and to mentor less experienced members of the team.

This is a hybrid role based out of our office in Salisbury, you will be in the office 3 days a week on average. Due to the nature of the client, we are only able to progress with candidates eligible and willing to go through the Developed Vetting (DV) clearance process.

• Assist with and drive the design, build, deployment and support of our enterprise leading edge networks.
• Proactive monitoring and maintenance of all production systems.
• Leading or supporting investigations into complex service problems, recommending solutions and following procedures to plan, test and implement proposed solutions.
• Responding to operational requirements in support of rapid defence activities.
• Providing support to strategic projects ensuring they meet predefined objectives.

• A valid CCNA or CCNP certification or commercial experience working with Cisco products.
• Experience working within an ITIL Environment.
• Extensive hands‑on experience with Cisco solutions (Routers, Switches, Firewalls & Wireless Access Points).
• In depth knowledge/skills in TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, ACL’s and other network enabling technologies.
• Hands‑on experience managing and troubleshooting firewalls and other security devices.
• Experience configuring, supporting, troubleshooting SDN technologies such as Cisco ACI or VMware NSX.

• Working understanding of Cloud networking solutions and principles i.e. Azure Networking, AWS networking
• Use of automation tooling such as Ansible

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Employment Type:

Full-time, permanent

Location:

Hybrid 3 days a week spent on site in Salisbury

Security Clearance Level: Eligible and willing to go through the DV clearance process

Internal Recruiter:
Olly Walker

Salary:
Up to £65,000

Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund.

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us? Our Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions that bring clients enduring business value across the UK’s Public and Private sectors. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported, delivering exceptional rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety- and security-critical markets.

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status.

We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.