Network Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Support, implement, manage, and sustain the organization’s enterprise networking infrastructure.

• Design, plan, and execute modifications, additions, and relocations of network infrastructure.

• Implement and uphold network security protocols, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, ACLs, and encryption standards.

• Diagnose and resolve intricate network issues.

• Analyze network performance and optimize the infrastructure for enhanced availability, reliability, and performance.

• Create and maintain comprehensive network documentation, diagrams, and standard operating procedures.

• Produce network performance, security incident, and compliance reports for management review.

• Evaluate current and future network capacity needs.

• Plan and implement scalability solutions.

• Ensure adherence to PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO, WebTrust, and other relevant standards.

• Conduct audits and apply necessary remediation measures.

• Install and mount routers, switches, and servers in data centers and offices, including rack mounting, cable management, and hardware configuration.

• Participate in on-call rotation duties.

• Travel domestically and internationally for site support meetings and projects.

• Frequently visit the data center located near Manchester.

• Perform additional tasks as needed in response to company initiatives and business requirements.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field is highly preferred.

• Relevant certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, or CISSP are advantageous.

• Typically 5+ years of experience in network engineering roles.

• Ability to create, implement, and maintain automation with Terraform and Ansible.

• Proficiency in Git.

• Familiarity with JSON, YAML, and XML.

• Experience with AWS networking, including TGWs, Network ACLs, AWS Network Firewall, Security Groups, VPCs, and subnets.

• Proficient in installing, implementing, supporting, and maintaining hardware and software from Juniper, Palo Alto, and Arista.

• Capability to design, implement, and support route-based and policy-based site-to-site VPNs.

• Ability to design, implement, and support enterprise remote-access VPNs such as GlobalProtect or AnyConnect.

• Understanding of VXLAN overlays, underlays, and EVPN.

• Competence in supporting, implementing, and maintaining RADIUS and TACACS+ for device access management and NAC/802.1X.

• Skill in implementing, supporting, and utilizing NetFlow, SNMP, and enterprise monitoring tools like SolarWinds, Nagios, and LiveNX.

• Knowledge of stateful and non-stateful firewall rules, traffic symmetry, NAT types, and rule-processing order.

• Knowledge of OSPFv2, OSPFv3, and BGP.

• Familiarity with IPv6.

• Understanding of RSTP, 802.1Q, VLANs, and Layer 2 security.

• Strong understanding of wireless networking, roaming, and troubleshooting.

• Knowledge of FHRP, VRRP, HSRP, LACP, BFD, and switch stacks.

• Understanding of TCP/IP, path MTU discovery, and TCP flags.

• Proficient in DNS, DHCP, ARP, and Neighbor Discovery.

• Comfortable with packet captures and tools such as Wireshark and tcpdump.

• In-depth knowledge of networking protocols and technologies including TCP/IP, VLANs, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, VPNs, DNS, DHCP, and SNMP.

• Strong understanding of network security principles and best practices.

• Proficiency with networking hardware and software such as Arista, Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Fortinet, and Aruba.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting abilities.

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

• Attention to detail, organizational capabilities, and documentation skills.

• Willingness to adapt and learn about new technologies and tools.

• Must be able to lift network equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.

• Must reside within a commutable distance of the Manchester data center, ideally within a one-hour drive of Greater Manchester.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work opportunities.

• Participation in on-call rotation.

• Opportunities for international and national travel.

• Commitment to an equal opportunity, inclusive workplace.

• Career growth and promotion opportunities.

• Exposure to a global team and projects.