Network Engineer - Cisco CCNP

Network Engineer role within a specialist infrastructure team supporting a complex, highly available network environment within a major UK public sector organisation. Hands-on role covering operational support and project delivery, maintaining connectivity that underpins critical frontline services. Works across a varied network estate spanning multiple data centres, on-premises infrastructure and cloud services, including WAN, LAN and campus networks, corporate Wi-Fi, public and private APNs, remote-access and site-to-site VPNs, Microsoft 365 and Azure connectivity. Contract: 12 months, £400–£450 per day, Inside IR35. Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire, with travel across the wider region.

Responsibilities

Provide operational support across a broad range of network technologies; deliver hands-on operational support and project delivery; maintain connectivity supporting critical frontline services across multiple data centres, on-premises infrastructure and cloud services; contribute to local, regional and national technology projects; help deliver resilient IT systems and services within a critical public service environment; troubleshoot and take ownership of technical issues through to resolution; work from other sites across the organisation's regional estate when required

Requirements

Cisco CCNP certification or an equivalent qualification; at least three years' experience within a comparable network engineering environment; strong knowledge across a number of listed areas including Cisco and Check Point firewall rule bases, access lists, NAT and PAT, TCP/IP and UDP, BGP and OSPF routing, policy-based routing, DNS and DHCP, VLANs, trunk ports, port channels and STP, Cisco ACI, Nexus and Catalyst, ASA and Firepower, Wireless LAN Controllers and Access Points, VPNs and IPSec, VoIP (SIP, SBCs and ATAs), PKI and certificate management, load balancing and reverse proxy technologies, Microsoft 365 and Azure network connectivity; methodical approach to troubleshooting; strong analytical skills; ownership of technical issues through to resolution; clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders