Senior Network Engineer

Reports to:

Head of Network Operations

Location:

Remote working but travel around UK will be required

Job Overview:

Commsworld is looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join its Network Operations Team. The successful candidate will be working on the operation and expansion of the Commsworld Core Network to provide customers with best of breed network services.

Commsworld is looking for candidates who are established in their network career who have a solid understanding of vendor agnostic network principles and are eager to pursue a career in ISP networking.

Day-to-day Responsibilities:

• Development and maintenance of Commsworld’s Core Network
• Engage in large scale customer projects to ensure the Commsworld Network can support
• Resolving support escalations from 1^stand 2^ndline teams
• Driving changes on the Commsworld Fluency network
• Attending PoP’s to maintain up to date network documentation
• Some out of office hours working and participation in an on-call rota

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of OSPF and BGP
• CCNP/JNCIP-ENT/SP or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of MPLS technologies ie L2Circuit/VPLS/L2VPN/L3VPN
• Knowledge of MPLS signaling protocols, namely RSVP
• Understanding of FRR and Link/Node protection
• Manage traffic levels to ensure correct prioritization of traffic on the network
• Ability to produce excellent technical support and design documentation
• Manage and engage with third party suppliers or maintainers as required
• Good problem solving skills and capable of self-driven learning

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge of Optical Networking (Layer 1)
• Knowledge of Fortigate Firewalls
• Knowledge of Juniper MX and ACX platforms
• Knowledge of Ansible and/or Python

Expected Salary:  

£45-50k based on experience

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