Cisco Network Engineer

Are you passionate about Cisco networking and looking for a role that will help you broaden your technical skills across enterprise networking, security and automation? As a Cisco Network Engineer, you'll join a collaborative and highly capable team delivering and supporting enterprise network services within critical defence environments. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys solving technical challenges and wants exposure to a wide range of technologies rather than focusing on the same tasks every day.

Working onsite in Salisbury five days a week, you'll become part of a team that values continuous learning, knowledge sharing and professional development. You'll gain hands-on experience across routing, switching, firewalls, wireless networking and Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), while also having opportunities to build skills in SDN (Software-Defined Networking) and automation technologies. You'll work alongside experienced engineers who are passionate about developing others, making this a great opportunity to grow your career and deepen your expertise within a secure and rewarding environment.

What you’ll be doing:

• Assisting with the design, build, deployment and support of enterprise network solutions.
• Supporting operational requirements and responding to incidents within secure and mission-critical environments.
• Monitoring, maintaining and troubleshooting production network infrastructure including routing, switching, firewall and wireless technologies.
• Investigating complex service issues, recommending solutions and implementing approved changes following established processes.
• Handling support tickets and contributing to continual service improvement initiatives.
• Supporting the adoption of automation and infrastructure‑as‑code technologies including Ansible and Terraform.

• A valid CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) certification, or a willingness to achieve certification with our support.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco routers, switches, firewalls and wireless access points.
• Knowledge of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Domain Name System, Access Control Lists and other network-enabling technologies.
• Experience working within an Information Technology Infrastructure Library environment.
• Eligibility to obtain Developed Vetting clearance.

• Experience with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine).
• Experience managing and troubleshooting firewalls and other security devices.
• Knowledge of SDN (Software-Defined Networking) technologies such as Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure or VMware NSX.
• Working understanding of cloud networking solutions and principles.
• Experience using automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Experience with scripting or programming languages and network troubleshooting tools such as Wireshark.

Employment Type:

Full-time, Permanent.

Location:

Salisbury, Wiltshire, onsite 5 days per week. Security Clearance Level: Active or eligibility for Security Check clearance and eligibility for Developed Vetting clearance. Internal Recruiter:
Paul. Salary:
Up to £50,000. Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, and pension.

Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client's goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other.

We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets.