Network Engineer

  • Auxilion
  • Sheffield, Yorkshire
  • 14/08/2023
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications Cisco CCNA

Job Description

Auxilion are looking to hire a Network Engineer.

The Network Engineer will have expert knowledge of Networking for organisation wide support. You will be working as part of our SOC, working alongside our L3 RMM Infrastructure Engineers and the wider team.

Previous commercial Networking experience 3 years minimum is required to be considered for this position.

  • CCNA or CCNP
  • Proven hands-on network engineering experience
  • Firewalls
  • Vendor Support
  • HP Switches
  • Fortigate/Barracua/Aruba

The successful candidate will be responsible for the network and security elements of Auxilion and it's customer's environment split across various locations. This includes the wired and wireless networks, network security systems, remote access and several monitoring systems.

What will you be doing:

  • Maintenance and development of the network environment
  • Interaction with project teams to facilitate new systems and upgrades
  • Working in a support environment focusing on continuous operation of the various customer sites, many of them running in a high availability configuration
  • Provide support and monitoring services across all areas of the network to ensure uninterrupted service and availability within the customer environment
  • Incident resolution and monitoring of the estate through a number of key monitoring tools
  • Participates in availability, capacity and change management processes.
  • Daily monitoring and escalation of any issues ensuring a continuity of service.
  • Ensure compliance of all 3rd parties to security policies
  • Responsible for extending the principles of IT security (based on ISO 27000) across the customer estate
  • Production of Reports:
    • Results of vulnerability scans/penetration tests/security reviews
    • Intrusion reports
    • Error and alert monitoring and resolution
    • Unplanned downtime report
    • Security metrics report (aggregation and summary of detailed reports)

Working and support knowledge of the following:

  • CCNA or CCNP
  • Proven hands-on network engineering experience
  • Cisco switch and Router configuration [layer 2 and 3]
  • CISCO ASA or equivalent Firewall experience
  • Cisco wireless systems or relevant enterprise wireless solution
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication skills (Communication to customers verbal and written is mandatory)
  • Network troubleshooting

Essential Skills:

  • Core Infrastructure
    • CISCO - Core Switches
    • HP - Core Switches
  • Firewalls
    • CISCO ASA 5515/5510
    • NOKIA Checkpoint Firewalls
    • Barracuda
    • Fortigate
    • Aruba
  • Cable Patching
  • SolarWinds or similar monitoring tools
  • Vendor Support

Desirable Skills:

  • RSA Authentication
  • Remote Access
    • Citrix Netscalers
  • Fibre channel SAN experience
    • Brocade Switches
  • Intrusion Protection
    • Varonis
    • Tipping Point
  • Threat Protection
    • Ironport
    • FireEye
    • Websense

Experience Required

  • Experience of working in a large network environment.
  • Service oriented behaviour and communication to internal customers.
  • Experience with face-to-face customer liaison.
  • Qualities: Integrity, attention to detail, timeline sensitive, goal oriented, motivated.
  • Good communication and teamwork skills and interpersonal skills are key.

Our Company Auxilion - About Us

Work matters. It's where we spend a third of our lives. At Auxilion we strive to be a great place to work, with career opportunities and development of people in our DNA. Our competitive advantage is how we manage the Customer Relationship journey.

Our people have a passion for their work, our culture and our values. Whether your focus is technical, sales, finance. or anything in-between, our roles aim to provide each person with meaningful impact and plenty of space to grow.