Title:  Senior Network Engineer

Job Title:     Senior Network Engineer

Location:     Farnborough, Malvern, Bristol or Portsmouth

Package:     Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits Package

Role Type:   Full-time / Permanent
Role ID:       SF17315

Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Senior Network Engineer where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Senior Network Engineer, you will have a role that is out of the ordinary. You would join the UK Shared Services team and you would provide support and subject matter expertise to the IT Services function. Delivering planned or requested activities, which will depend on the requirements of the individual task in order to effectively deliver high quality services to our customers.

Day-to-day you will:

• Support the Head of UK IT Services and the UK Shared Services function in the delivery of IT network services to QinetiQ across physical, virtual and cloud based technologies.
• Act as primary technical escalation for systems/services within your remit ensuring obsolescence is reviewed and support the development of suitable roadmaps. This includes the development and maintenance of standards in respect of network systems and services.
• Lead elements of the development new technologies and enhancements to existing services.
• Guide and support successful transition of new technologies/solutions into service.
• Assist in developing and maintaining disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities.
• Where necessary work with IT architecture teams to development and deliver IT solutions to the highest professional standards aligned to both IT and business requirements.

This role is full-time, 37 hours per week, and can be based from any of our main UK sites, with adaptive working options.

Essential experience of the Senior Network Engineer:

• Strong experience of Enterprise Level IT networking services
• Extensive knowledge in Cisco LAN & WAN technologies such as ISE, Nexus and Firepower
• Extensive knowledge of Switching, Routing including OSPF, M-BGP
• Extensive experience in F5 configuration and management including LTM and ASM modules
• Experience with VMWare NSX-V/T services advantageous
• Experience with Network firewalls specifically Palo Alto and ASA appliances

Qualifications for the Senior Network Engineer:
We value difference and we do not have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn, then we would like to hear from you.

Please note that all applicants must hold, or be able to achieve Security Clearance as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Our Benefits

• Adaptive and flexible working
• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance, and Dental Insurance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee discount portal
• Holiday Trading
• Support for the Armed Forces community
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering

Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those, which help the defence community.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there has never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You will experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

About QinetiQ

As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.

Security

Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information, which mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Application Guidance
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please contact your regional recruiting team in strictest confidence. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.