Snr Network Engineer

Job Description

Our client is one of the UKs leading actuarial, pensions, investment and benefit consultancies, employing over 1000 staff in four UK offices in London, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Birmingham. The firm operates as an independent partnership and prides itselfon an innovative, client focussed approach. We provide independent pensions, investment and life consultancy services, as well as data and technology solutions. Our clients include some of the UKs leading names and largest pension schemes, while our continuedgrowth and success has been recognised by numerous industry awards. We believe everyone has a right to a better future. We make sure its not left down to chance.The Role:Our IT team is made up of enthusiastic and experienced IT professionals who provide cutting edge technology in a collaborative and supportive environment. This role sits within our IT networking and security team who are responsible for maintaining key securitytechnologies along with the underlying network infrastructure. We are looking for an experienced senior networking engineer, who would like to expand their knowledge further in this area. You will be responsible for the delivery of strategic projects, workingclosely with colleagues and the IT Network & Security manager to deliver the IT Business Plan.Our firm invests in the latest industry leading technologies to facilitate the delivery of our ground-breaking business solutions. We adopt integrated ways of working such as "devops" and employ Agile/Scrum methodology approach to manage our workKey responsibilities will include:*Participate in multi-discipline projects acting as the network engineering subject matter expert.*Act as the Technical Lead and escalation point for all network related queries.*Research and advise on the latest industry best practises regarding networking solutions and make recommendations to the business where necessary.*Mentoring of junior members of staff, participating in knowledge transfer and training sessions.*Actively monitor SIEM and other alerting tools and respond appropriately to any alerts triggered. *Respond to, or act in an advisory capacity to junior members of the team to all service request tickets that relate to networking hardware or associated networking technologies.*Assist in driving forward the firms IT strategy, with a focus on the Networking Infrastructure.*Technical involvement in scoping, researching, vendor selection, implementation, configuration, documentation and roll out of strategic infrastructure technologies - working with industry leading vendors.*Proactively monitoring the firms Network infrastructure, (from an availability, security and performance perspective) and take pre-emptive or reactive action based upon this information.*Strong experience of Cisco networking technologies and knowledge of Microsoft Azure Cloud networking configuration and concepts.*To work with fellow team members and the IT Network & Security Manager to build strategic partnerships and relationships with key vendors and suppliers.*To evaluate emerging technologies in the marketplace and to raise a business case for adoption where tangible benefits can be brought to the firm.*Continuous improvement - to drive through identified improvements and/or additional controls and procedures as necessary to sustain our ISO-27001 Information Security accreditation.*To adhere to the firms Information Security standards, policies and procedures ensuring that they are embedded in everything that we do.Key Technologies:*Cisco Networking Architecture.*Cisco Meraki *Network Access Control solutions (ideally Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE))*Cloud Technology (IaaS) - Network Configuration *Load Balancers*Remote Access/VPN*SIEM*Vulnerability Management*Secure File Transfer*Email GatewaysDesirable Technologies:*Cisco DNA Center*Strong Interest In all aspects of security*Scripting (Cisco IOS, PowerShell, Python, etc)*Microsoft (Server, Hyper V, PowerShell, etc)*Azure*Office 365About you:To succeed in and enjoy this role you are likely to have a real passion for and want to develop your career further within Network Infrastructure, working at an architect level with industry leading products. You should have experience (at a senior level) ofimplementing Networking Infrastructure and ideally an associated interest in security infrastructure, ideally covering some of the specific technologies in our estate as well as sound document authoring skills. You will enjoy working as a part of a team andbe adept at communicating complex technical concepts to the business and colleagues alike. Experience of working in an Agile/Scrum environment would be beneficial as would the ability to work in partnership with industry leading technology providers such asCisco and Microsoft to deliver new projects. Qualifications:Degree in IT, or relevant experience.The following IT Certifications would be advantageous (but not essential):*CCNA, CCNP, CCIE*Network + *Security +*Checkpoint - CCSA, CCSE*Microsoft - MCSE, MCSA, MCITP