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Job Description
Network Engineer Team Lead - Cisco - WAN - Financial Services - Contract
Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.
My Financial Services client are looking for a Network Engineer Team Lead to join on an initial 12 month contract.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for the success of network services solutions and operations in the UK. Responsibilities include all planning, design, implementation, optimisation, and maintenance of the complete network services catalogue. Will supervise an operations team of both network and voice centric Tier 2 resources.
Essential Duties:
- Works with the business to extract IT requirements to determine network solutions
- Analyses business requirements and translates them into network solutions
- Articulates network solutions to the business in a clear and concise manner
- Produces detailed network design documentation, implementation plans, run books, standard operating procedures and financial models
- Develops network solutions in alignment with security policies
- Executes all network planning, design, implementation, operations, and optimisation's processes in alignment with company standards and industry best practices
- Assesses existing network solutions to identify prospects for improvement including opportunities for greater automation, cost savings, simplification, network health, reliability, and security.
- Is expected to lead implementation teams and juggle multiple complex projects concurrently.
Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related degree or equivalent experience.
- 10 + years' experience in network architecture/engineering and considered a subject matter expert
- 3+ years working with Cisco Meraki SD/WAN solutions
- 2+ years of experience with Azure services
- 2+ years of experience of supervising IT staff.
- Expert knowledge of Network Routing, Switching, VPN and Firewall Technologies
- Adept in telecommunications and data communications technologies