Description
Leidos is seeking a Network Engineer to support the development, transition & in-service running of data centre hosted IT application and infrastructure solution providing support to a critical operational end user.
The role will provide technical exposure variance across both outcomes-based project activities and operational support activities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing network engineering skills and produce low level designs as part of the delivery team
- Work with delivery teams to implement modern, highly available, scalable networks using a range of new and emerging technologies including automation
- Input into network management and acceptance aspects including setting standards and providing technical expertise to Leidos programme teams
- Utilise the concepts and principles of verification and validation to deliver relevant network designs
- Collaborate with customers on all aspects of network management including the assurance and integration of infrastructure services to meet the needs of multiple lines of business
- Recognise and exploit business opportunities by leveraging architecture and design best practice
- Communicate effectively across organisational, technical and political boundaries, understanding the context.
What We Are Looking For:
- Strong knowledge and demonstrable experience of data centre and campus networking technologies: Juniper (routing, switching, firewalls), Fortigate (Next Gen firewalls), F5 (global and local load balancing), encryption;
- Strong understanding of routing protocols (static and dynamic) in data centre, campus and wide area networks; With a thorough understanding of BGP.
- Strong experience of operating high availability data centre networks supporting critical workloads on Windows, Linux and SAN including technical refresh of large numbers of devices;
- Strong experience of monitoring and management tooling including Solarwinds, FMC, Panorama;
- Have good general knowledge of Windows Server Environments, (including OS build, AD, DNS, DHCP and GPO) and Linux (RHEL) data centre server infrastructures;
- Have excellent analysis and problem-solving skills, taking ownership of complex incidents ensuring these are resolved to the satisfaction of the customer;
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Knowledge and experience of working in Agile and or Scaled Agile delivery teams where secure by design is the approach to delivery.
Benefits:
- 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)
- Access to Flexi-time benefits