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Senior Network Design Engineer
Senior Network Design Engineer Vacancy Available - Reading
Senior Network Design Engineer
Location
Remote working for now
Office based in Reading (RG2)
Contract length 26 weeks – Likely to be extended
Working Hours Monday – Friday (9am – 5:30pm)
Rate (Inside IR35 only)
£341.31 per day PAYE + Holiday
£420.75 per day through Hay approved umbrella company
Job Overview Our client, a leading telecommunications company, is looking for a Senior IP Network Design Engineer to work in the Core IP Design Team within the CTIO Planning and Engineering department. The role will be primarily focused on or providing FTE backfill to the Core Firewall replacement project. The FW replacement project is to swap out the existing core ASA Firewall estate for new Cisco Firepowers. The role is to write the low-level detailed design (LLD) documents and create/update as built documentation based on high level engineering guidelines specified in the High-Level Documents HLD.
In addition, you will be responsible for creating/maintaining the as built design records.
Experience Required
Maintains a good technical knowledge of ISP/Telecommunications product capabilities and the technical framework in which they operate.
Relevant proven experience of ISP/Telecommunications Core IP and Data Centre technologies, products and services.
Good knowledge of LANs, WANs, VPLS, QoS enabled networks.
Understanding of IP networks and protocols, including MPLS, BGP, IS-IS, OSPF. Plus addressing schemes for IPv4/IPv6/NSAP.
Require good knowledge of IPv6, F5, UCS, Cisco Nexus and the Cisco Firepower Firewall.
Experience of Firewalls ASA/PIX/Firepower.
Experience of working with systems (routers, switches, firewalls, etc.) from key vendors such
as BIGIP, Cisco, Juniper and Nokia.
Good working knowledge of MS Office and Visio drawing packages
Experience of completing design solutions for routers, switches, firewalls, etc. from key vendors such as Cisco, Juniper and Nokia.
Good working knowledge of MS Office and Visio drawing packages
Desirable skills
Degree/HND or equivalent
Professional accreditation, such as IET, SCTE IPEP.
Vendor Certifications, such as Cisco CCDP/CCNP, Juniper JNCIS/JNCIP, Nokia 3RP/SRA
Min of 5 years working in Network Design/Support role.