Network Engineer

Description

Network Engineer

Programme Name: UK CIO

Location: Whiteley Hampshire or Glasgow, with flexibility to work from home dependent on business demands

Salary: £44,700 - £57,300

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The Role

We are in search of a Network Engineer to join Leidos UK within the CIO Team, based in Whiteley or Glasgow.

What will I be doing?

Maintaining network infrastructure across on-prem and cloud environments.

Monitor network performance and proactively resolve issues.

Take ownership of vulnerability management for all network devices.

Deliver the day-to-day network operations service in line with agreed policies, processes and procedures.

Implementing changes to the network environment.

Part of a team with the responsibility for engineering of SD-WAN, WLAN, LAN, NAC, IPAM and other Network Services (e.g. Splunk, PRTG)

Configure, manage and troubleshoot Palo Alto Firewalls and Authentication services.

Provide Network support for UK wide projects working closely with multiple teams.

What Sets You Apart

Hands on experience in configuring and troubleshooting VPC, VDC, BGP, EIGRP, VRF and other key mainstream protocols

Hands on experience in deploying, configuring and troubleshooting Palo Alto firewalls

Thorough and demonstrable understanding of Cisco Enterprise LAN and Data Centre environments, 3rd line support level including deployment, administration and troubleshooting

Thorough and demonstrable understanding of WAN connectivity and routing protocols also with experience and understanding of the implementation, configuration and management of virtual and physical networking solutions

Focusing on secure accredited environments including security boundaries and rulesets

Experience of planning changes and communicating plans with project management and wider team. This can come from consolidating networks, changing IP addressing schemes etc.

Hands on experience in troubleshooting Layer 2/3 switching and routing and IPSEC tunnels

Excellent communications skills, organisational skills and autonomous working

Can tackle complex problems and incidents sometimes with limited detail

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

Keen interest in investigating and proposing new products and solutions as well as staying current by taking up training opportunities

Ability and desire to help less experienced colleagues learn and develop

You Might Also Have

Hands on experience in deploying and troubleshooting SDWAN

Hands on experience of SDDC with NSX, VXLAN and virtual firewalls

Experience working in global companies and ensuring global standards and requirements are met

Understanding of load balancers and Global Servers Load Balancing

Experience or desire to learn automation techniques of network tasks

Understanding/experience of Network Access Controls

Understanding/experience of TACACS Authentication

Understanding of wireless networking

Experience in ITIL ICT service delivery on critical infrastructure

Understanding of MFA and PKI

Clearance Requirements

Clearance to Start BPSS

Clearance for Role SC

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Original Posting

For U.S. Positions: 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: £44,700.00-£57,300.00 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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

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