Senior Network Engineer

Description

Senior Network Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to work collaboratively with colleagues and our customer in an exciting and critical LAN/WAN environment delivering technical service in a dynamic ITIL environment.

Are you ready for your next career challenge?

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams in the UK to address some of the most complex problems in defence, government, safety and security, and transportation. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

WHAT SETS YOU APART:

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 and collaborate with the more junior network engineers to ensure delivery is as designed.

The Senior Network Engineer will be expert in the integration of networking across all aspects of solution, understanding, assimilating and developing the networking aspects in partnership with colleagues. You will be expert in key adjacent technologies such as virtual networking in hypervisors and public clouds, security overlays (including common government and MoD crypto solutions), firewalling, load balancing, and other network integrated aspects.

The Senior Network Engineer will be a leader and will be needed to perform direct line management, will actively and positively lead teams of engineers within the business to deliver positive and effective outcomes with integrity, innovation and commitment. You will garner followership through coaching and guiding teams to positive outcomes for our clients.

The Senior Network Engineer will primarily work on a single program and participate and have input across the full program lifecycle, including in a presales capacity on customer proposals and then working with engineering teams to ensure the delivery as per design

Key responsibilities

• Work as an integrated part of the program change team to act as networking lead for proposals.

• Work as an integrated part of program technical delivery team to input into high level designs and translate into work packages and support their implementation;

• Actively consider and collaborating with security teams to always incorporate proportional and appropriate security into all aspects of networking elements of solutions.

• Provide guidance and assistance to members of the wider engineering teams where required, being the program network SME

• Line Management of team members

Knowledge / skills / experience

• Expert level knowledge and 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;

• Broad experience of the UK networking market, with experience across a breath of carriers across MPLS, routing protocols, VPLS, Ethernet and Dark Fibre, demonstrated through a portfolio of project experience using different suppliers;

• In-depth experience of networking design, technologies and adjacent aspects across LAN, WAN, Data Centre and cloud, both legacy hosted and cloud hosting and integration.

• Knowledge and exposure across a range of networking vendors and their technologies, including Cisco, Juniper, F5 and Palo-Alto. High level formal vendor qualifications (Professional Level) are desirable but not required;

• 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

• Excellent communications skills, organizational skills and independent and autonomous working

• Have the drive and passion in IT to learn, tackle new challenges and grow your knowledge in this sector

• Tackle complex problems and incidents with the help of senior engineers

• Knowledge of ITIL concepts

• Experience of working under pressure to meet deadlines while handling multiple priorities

Desired experiences/skills:

· Hands on experience in configuring and troubleshooting Next Gen Firewalls

· Hands on experience in Juniper routing and switching technologies

Clearance Required:

• Due to the nature of the project, this role requires the individual be a UK National and will require having or obtaining an SC clearance

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What do 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: https://www.leidos.com/sites/g/files/zoouby166/files/2019-11/PDF-Dynamic-Working-Leidos-UK.pdf​

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.

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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