Job Description

A Government Department are seeking a Senior Network and Security Engineer to work in a small team and take responsibility for their network infrastructure design, vendor relationships and network security.

The role will be hybrid, 2 days on site in London

The Senior Network and Security Engineer leads the design, implementation, maintenance and support of the networking technology fabric that underpins the IT infrastructure (including on-premises, and cloud environments), its unified communications and cyber security.

Requirements:

• Lead the networks workstream on projects and programmes to ensure that the network topology complies with the agreed standards and provide sufficient capacity, availability, and quality of service.
• Collaborate with infrastructure engineers to ensure systems are practically designed. Plan, direct and coordinate activities, engaging with other stakeholders to manage and implement a programme.
• Provide guidance and make recommendations to colleagues ensuring that service design and transition plans can be supported by network topologies and network provisions. Research new technologies and make recommendations when changes are needed to IT strategy and architecture.
• Develop a clear view of the cyber risk exposure, to provide meaningful risk advice and mitigations.
• Manage remote access and VPN solutions and switching technologies \xe2\x80\x93 including Cisco Nexus & Catalyst 9500, 9300 and 3850 series switches
• Ensure the networking infrastructure meets internal Key Performance Indicators (availability and performance).
• Ensuring adherence to industry best practice for instance ITIL, and relevant guidance from pan-government sources like NCSC and commercial sources like Cisco, CheckPoint, Palo Alto etc.

• IT infrastructure. Experience of designing and implementing infrastructure technologies, solutions and services such as: networking, physical infrastructure, software, COTS and open source packages and solutions, and cloud computing, including IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. Core network skills to include, routing (IS-IS, BGP, MPLS, VRF\xe2\x80\x99s etc), switching (VLANS, Stacking, etc.) or comparable experience.
• System integration. Knowledge of moderate to complex service integration, particularly experience of integration with Azure & AWS related networking and typical DMZ architectures and Express Route, with experience of capacity and availability monitoring and analysis using tools such as Solar Winds.
• Systems design. Experience of designing secure systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity. Ability to select appropriate design standards, methods and tools and ensure they are applied effectively. Ability to review the systems designs of others to ensure selection of appropriate technology and efficient use of resources. Substantial experience in designing, deploying, and managing of Cisco Wireless / LAN networks, Cisco DNA Centre/SD-Access networks, Cisco ISE.
• Technical understanding. Deep understanding of the technical concepts required in the role including LAN, WAN, WiFi, data-centre networks, unified comms, network management solutions, network-specific security, remote access technologies and approaches, SIEM and IPS/IDS technologies

Morgan Law