Network Engineer

 

Main characteristics

Location

Oxfordshire

Company

Planet Recruitment

Salary

£60000 - £65000/annum

Employment type

Permanent

Category

IT

Job summary

IT Network Engineer
£60k - £65k
Banbury / Kidlington - Hybrid
Benefits:
Global organisation committed to accelerating an efficient, electric, decarbonised future
* Agile working environment
* Competitive salaries
* Williams Advanced Engineering bonus scheme (dependent on results)
* 26 days holiday plus 8 public holidays (9 for 2022)
* Early finish at 3.30pm on a Friday (providing standard 40 hour week is covered)
* Pension: 4% and 8% employers contribution, increases with service after 3 years (increasing to and 10% after 3 years service
* Group Life Assurance: no cost to employee, 4 x salary for designated dependents, top up to max 10 x salary in first 30 days
* Group Income Protection: pays up to 70% salary, up to 5 years
* Health Cash Plan: covering Optical, Dental, Physio/Osteo/Chiro, 24/7 GP plus prescriptions
* Buy and sell holiday options
* Employee Assistance Programme: professional advice, counselling, financial, legal
* Private Medical Insurance: free at the basic level - P11D benefit
* TEDS Nursery vouchers salary sacrifice scheme
* Occupational Health support
* Free on site gym membership including full range of classes
* On site restaurant
* Employee charity support initiative
* Salary sacrifice Electric Car Scheme
* Workwear
* Employee training system
* Complementary fresh fruit

Our client exists to accelerate the advantage and impact of our clients. We do it through innovative engineering and technology that solves complex problems and brings a step-change in weight, speed, and efficiency. Join us to help fulfil our mission to accelerate an efficient, electric, and sustainable future.

An opportunity has arisen for IT Network Engineer to join our IT Team in a rapidly expanding and exciting work environment. Purpose of this role is to be responsible for the design and maintenance of our network infrastructure and provide technical support and troubleshooting for operations and projects.

Job role:

* Proactive monitoring and management of the network Cisco LAN. WAN and Wireless environment to ensure maximum uptime, reporting any downtime in a timely manner to the ICT Infrastructure & Operations Manager.
* Provide day-to-day network and general IT support.
* Support, configure and manage the Palo Alto, Cisco, and Fortinet active equipment.
* Act as networking technical project lead within the infrastructure team for the delivery of a range of projects and work streams
* Act as a point of escalation for site IT issues escalating these to the relevant IT team members, IT Management Team, or Head of IT.
* Implement network security measures and ensure compliance with industry best practices and relevant regulations.
* Perform network capacity planning to meet future growth requirements.
* Identify opportunities for rationalisations and savings where possible.
* Support Incident/Major Incident Management processes as required.
* Due to the nature of this role some out of hours and weekend work may be required.
* Other ad-hoc duties as required.

You'll have:

* Proven experience as a Network Engineer or in a similar role. - Essential
* Understanding of network security principles and best practices. - Essential
* Knowledge of computer hardware and software, including some of the following vendor technologies: Cisco, Dell, Pure, IBM, Paolo Alto, FortiGate, Crowdstrike, VMware, Microsoft, M365, Meraki, MS Dynamics 365, Siemens etc - Essential
* Strong problem solving and analytical skills - Essential.
* Excellent communication & teamwork skills - Essential.
* Experience working within the engineering and/or manufacturing industry - Desirable.
* A team player used to learning new skills & taking on new challenges - Essential.
* Recent CCNA - Essential
* Higher level education or equivalent professional qualifications (e.g. Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) - Desirable
* ITIL Foundation Qualified - Desirable
* A friendly and approachable disposition - Essential

We'll provide:

* Training to add to your existing skills and accelerate your career
* A supportive and empowering work environment

This role will be based at our premisses in Kidlington, Oxford and Banbury.

Disclaimers and DEI:

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position.We are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills. Is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability, we are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.

INDIT

Planet Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Planet Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Planet Recruitment. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information.

Only candidates with the relevant skills and experience will be contacted after application, if you do not hear back from us within 7 days you have unfortunately been unsuccessful in your application.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the position