Job Details
BS4808: Network Engineer
Salary: £30,000-35,000
Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire
Job Type: Permanent
A successful engineering & manufacturing services company, supplying products and services to the Defence, Aerospace and Homeland Security market sectors, is now looking for an experienced Network Engineerto act as the subject matter expert on all IT and Network related projects and tasks. Reporting to the Lead Network Engineer, the Network Engineer will lead on the design, configuration, installation and updating of Network hardware and software and the provision of any necessary supporting documentation.
This role would suit ex-military candidates and applications from ex-service personnel are strongly encouraged.
Key Responsibilities
- The provision of IT and network technical solutions and support to the project requirements.
- Continuous improvement of network engineering capabilities, maintaining a leading edge capability.
- Leading the planning, delivery and assurance of customer and in-house work packages.
- Oversight, direction and guidance to the allocated Project team members, through the planning and delivery of installation Tasks and Projects.
- The provision of all essential Project documents and internal Work Instructions.
- The provision of network engineering technical input into bid preparation and contracts.
- The development and implementation of policies, standards and procedures for network engineering activities.
- Customer liaison on all network engineering risks and issues.
- The exploitation of opportunities for further business development.
- Remaining available, on occasion, for the provision of an on-call, out of hours support service for urgent operational requirements.
Key Qualifications and Experience
A minimum of 3 years, relevant experience of live networking systems.
CCNA/CWNA/CCNP network engineering with relevant Defence sector experience.
- Solid understanding of ITIL practices.
- Network Design experience.
- Knowledge of MS Server infrastructure / Exchange / Windows Server 2003/2008.
- Knowledge of Linux / RED HAT architecture and commands.
- Leadership and management experience.
- The ability to provide in-house training to other Company engineering staff.
- Strong communication and organisational skills.
- The ability to work unsupervised, demonstrate initiative, and be comfortable in a team environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills, suitable for customer facing tasks.
- An in-date Passport and clean category B driving licence.
- SECURITY – All candidates must be in a position to obtain UK security clearance to SC level. Additional restrictions may apply on certain defence programmes.
Interested applicants will be expected to complete and return by email a simple application form to which CVs must be pasted. Please state your salary expectations.
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