Senior Network Engineer

Description

Senior Network Engineer

Join our UK Team who are committed to a Mission!

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Network Engineer who will form an integral part of the existing Networking Team supporting the network for one of our high-profile clients on a large IT project. The network will require ongoing monitoring, maintenance, and support in addition to several hardware and software additions and installations as part of an on-going improvement program.
 

You will be exposed to key adjacent technologies such as virtual networking in hypervisors and public clouds, crypto overlays, firewalling, load balancing, and other network integrated aspects.
 

As a Senior Network Engineer you will form part of an Agile Scrum Team, working collaboratively with other Engineers and Project Managers to complete incremental, time-bound deliverables in-line with project roadmaps, reporting to the Networking Lead.

Leidos will provide you with Hybrid working with a mix between home working and office and site visits. There may be occasional visits to our DC’s in and around the Farnborough area to complete on-site networking project work and perform site audits as part of our contractual commitments with our client in additional to On-Call support on a rota basis.

What will I be doing? 
 

The Senior Network Engineer will form an integral part of the program delivery team and as such will impact assess customer change requirements, liaise with the architecture team to confirm network elements of solutions to ensure delivery is as designed. 
 

You will have good knowledge of the integration of networking across all aspects of solution, understanding, assimilating, and developing the networking aspects in partnership with colleagues. 

The successful applicant will primarily work on a single program and participate and have input across the full program lifecycle, inputting into BOE’s, helping write-up Technical Solutions to customer proposals and then working with engineering teams to ensure the delivery is as per design. In addition BAU support will be provided, to ensure any faults or issues with the existing network is investigated and resolved.

You will be a self-starter who is able to manage both their own work-load and be an excellent multi-tasker.
 

What does Leidos need from me?
 

  • Your will have demonstrable in-depth experience across large scale public sector UK networks, including detailed understanding of security gateways and associated overlays, supporting the design of and implementation of secure, multi-layered solutions. 
  • Experience of managing and configuring Cisco and Juniper Switches, Routers, ASA, Fortinet and Palo Alto firewalls.
  • Knowledge of VMWare vCenter and possess the ability to make routing and VLAN changes.
  • Ability to perform device upgrades and make ISE / vCenter changes in addition to investigating routing issues and performing firewall changes were required.
  • Experience of performing regular and routine backups.
  • Experience of performing Data Centre audits and making changes to cabling withing a Data Centre as needed.
  • Experience of networking design, technologies and adjacent aspects across LAN, WAN, Data Centre and Cloud, both on-prem legacy hosted and cloud hosting and integration. 
  • Experience of common deployment patterns, including infrastructure solutions to support secure and resilient multi-site applications, and secure single and multi-tenanted virtual environments within private and public clouds.
  • Be able to provide networking estimates to form BOE’s (Basis of estimate).
  • Be able to clearly and coherently document networking solutions as part of our response to clients proposals and requests for change.
  • Able to update LLD and HLD documents when there have been changes to baselines.
  • You should have excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to work independently and autonomously in addition to working collaboratively with the team.
  • You will be required to tackle complex problems and incidents with the help of other senior engineers. 
  • Knowledge of ITIL and Agile ways of working.
  • Excellent working knowledge of Jira and Confluence.
  • Experience of working under pressure to meet deadlines while handling multiple priorities.
  • Familiarisation of AWS and cloud networking elements is highly desirable.

Clearance Requirements:

Due to the nature of the work the successful applicant will be required to gain UK SC (Security Clearance) for this role.
To be eligible for this role you must have UK Citizenship and been a resident in the UK for minimum 5 years.

Discover yourself at Leidos UK! Join our team and we’ll unleash your talents to solve the most challenging technical problems.

What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
•    Contributory Pension Scheme
•    Private Medical Insurance
•    33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
•    Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

•    Dynamic Working 

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture.  We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone.  If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world.  You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team.  We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years.  Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.          

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

Original Posting Date:

2024-03-05

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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