Senior Network Engineer

Job Description

Senior Network Engineer Bradford Up to £50,000 My client is looking for a Network Engineer to proactively monitor and assess the network, diagnose, report and resolve issues related to the performance of the network, and perform Networking tasks to assist with the facilitation and delivery of technical projects. They will also be a second line point of contact for interdepartmental and customer enquiries.Your new role Proactively investigate raised network impacting issues and events, using internal monitoring tools Act as a second/third line point of escalation within the Network Engineering Team Utilisation of reporting systems for deeper level customer investigations Monitoring and evaluation of network performance, including availability, utilisation, throughput, and latency Actively monitor and action requests received to the Network Engineering ticketing queue Documentation of standard operating procedures Support the Network Engineering department to ensure adherence to SLAs Travelling to customer site locations and business points of presence within the UK, where required Traffic analysis of infrastructure to identify capacity constraints, implementing resolution actionsLeverage existing and emerging technologies to identify solutions To investigate and resolve high-priority and complex incidents on network related issues Working with Network Engineers to build and deliver services in accordance with project requirements Identify and implement automation opportunities Experience needed In-depth knowledge working with and troubleshooting skills when working with routing protocols such as ISIS, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP and MPLS Extensive experience working on Metro Ethernet platforms and optical engineering technologies managing and implementation of DWDM network componentsIntermediate knowledge of Optical Engineering and wiring standards Experienced in Unix/Linux having worked on projects utilising applications such as Quagga, BIRD and FRR, including the deployment of Ubuntu-based servers In-depth experience and knowledge of the TCP/IP and OSI model specifically TCP/UDP, IP, subnetting, and Ethernet. Deep understanding of VLANs, STP, LACP, NAT, Load-balancers, QoS and VPN technologies including Layer 2 and 3 VPNs Extensive configuration and troubleshooting knowledge on multiple vendor platforms, ideally Junos, Cisco (IOS, XE, XR), AristaEOS, Cumulus, RouterOS, Draytek, and D-Link. Understanding of web filtering solutions and firewall technologies including, IPS/IDS, DPI/Application control and SSl decryption Experience working with SNMP, NTP, DNS, RADIUS and TACACS services Good understanding of BGP deployment and verification Good understanding of Network analysis and monitoring tools: Wireshark, Nagios, Cacti, tcpdump and NMAP Configuration and diagnosis of VPN technologies Deep understanding of broadband technologies, including PPP, xDSL, L2TP and LNS CCNA/JNCIA or equivalent CCNP/JNCIP or equivalent (Desirable) Fortinet Level NSE 4 and 5 or equivalent Firewall qualification (Desirable) 2 years experience working in a wider telecoms environment