Network Engineer

Location: Stevenage (Customer Site)

This role will see you working as part of a Vodafone Network Engineering Team that is employed on one of our customer sites in either Stevenage or Bristol.

What you'll be doing:

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  Operating with a complex technical environment, resolving Incidents, fulfilling Service Requests and implementing Changes relating to a range of technologies including:
  • Cisco Managed LAN and WLAN.
  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM).
  • Checkpoint Firewalls
  • F5 Load Balancers.
  • Aruba Wifi.
  • Videoconferencing hardware.
• Maintenance and management of DNS.
• Network monitoring and implementation of any identified corrective actions required.
• Maintain and create technical documentation.
• Opportunity exists for exposure to security technologies (firewalls and proxies) and IP telephony, although this is not part of the primary role.
• Building a productive working relationship with relevant customer stakeholders, and technical peers from the customer’s other suppliers.

Apply if you have:

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  Cisco CCNA certification and/or demonstrable experience – essential.
• Good knowledge of Cisco LAN and Wireless LAN technologies, including switching and IP addressing best practice.
• Experience of administrating and maintaining a CUCM.
• Cisco DNA Center (Digital Network Architecture) knowledge – desirable.
• Cisco ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure) knowledge – desirable.
• Cisco Nexus – desirable.
• Infoblox DDI (DNS, DHCP & IP Address Management)
• Experience of high security operating environments – SC Security clearance is essential for this role and you must be willing to undertake DV clearance if required.
• Initiative, decisiveness and self-motivation.
• Self-motivating individual with the ability to develop strong customer relationships as well as functioning in a team environment.
• Strong interpersonal negotiating and communication skills.
• Commitment to meeting customers’ expectations.

What’s in it for you?

An excellent remuneration and bonus package with 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive and flexible benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family. From our market-leading parental leave policies through to employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes we are committed to supporting you throughout your career with Vodafone

Together we can

Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.

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