Senior Network Engineer

2 days ago

Portishead Police Headquarters Valley Road Portishead BS QJ, United Kingdom Avon and Somerset Police Full time

Senior Network Engineer - £56,149 - £60,049 (hybrid working)

Take the lead in shaping and delivering cutting-edge technical solutions This role combines your expertise in technical analysis, innovative design, hands-on development, and strategic implementation of devices, infrastructure, and applications.

You'll be at the forefront of the technology lifecycle, driving impactful projects from inception to execution.

As a key player, you'll lead technical initiatives, craft forward-thinking strategies, and contribute to the evolution of architecture and standards. If you're passionate about creating future-ready solutions and influencing the technical landscape, this is your opportunity to shine

Key Responsibilities:

  • Producing high-and low-level designs to meet challenging networking and security requirements.
  • Building and configuring technical solutions of networked hardware and software with a strong focus on security.
  • Fault finding, monitoring, and resolution of issues to a successful conclusion.
  • Ensuring core networking and hosting platforms perform at optimal levels.
  • Producing clear and concise technical documentation.
  • Maintaining inventory of network hardware and network IP addressing.
  • Reporting on progress and providing feedback to team members and leadership.
  • Attending sites for resolution of issues, to support deployment for Projects and BAU activities.
  • Taking ownership of internal projects and delivering them to a high standard.

We are looking for a person who can:

  • Demonstrate extensive experience in the installation and configuration of secure networks.
  • Create technical and user documentation with high accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Possess functional domain knowledge of routing protocols e.g., OSPF and BGP.
  • Design networks to meet customer requirements with a focus on security.
  • Configure Cisco Routers and switches with security best practices.
  • Have WAN knowledge and experience with Azure Cloud connectivity and firewalls.
  • Show expertise in Checkpoint firewalls and other network security technologies.
  • Exhibit strong knowledge of routing and switching protocols.
  • Manage network security protocols e.g., SNMP, SSH, SysLog.
  • Work with Monitoring systems e.g., SolarWinds and experience with ticket systems, understanding priorities and SLAs.
  • Implement and maintain robust network security measures to protect against threats and vulnerabilities.

Additional Information:

In addition to the application form, we also require a copy of your current CV.  If you are are unable to upload your CV to your application, please email a copy to: 

To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a 5 year 'checkable history' in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.

Driving licence: There will be occasions when you are required to travel around the force area therefore the successful person will need to hold a full UK driving licence.  
Please note that following a successful probation period, this post has a potential on call requirement for which appropriate allowances will be paid.

The base salary for this role is £47,046- £50,949, you will also receive a market factors uplift of up to £9,100 (depending on experience)

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