Job Title: Network Engineer

Type of role: Permanent

Location: Birmingham

Salary: up to £46,500 + benefits

Flint UK is looking for a Network Engineer to join our one of our telecom's clients, based in Birmingham on a full time, permanent basis.

This role will involve understanding in depth the vulnerabilities and vuln classes present carrier-grade telecoms kit that has just been or is just about to be deployed into the UK. This will include time and space to conduct novel and self-directed research - supported by your team and team lead.

Successful candidates will get to have a unique experience working on or supporting the latest ground-breaking cyber security and networking technologies on a national and international scale. This opportunity will allow those involved to have first-hand exposure to the latest technologies via the research and development that we are undertaking to secure our telecommunications networks, in order to keep the UK, the safest place to live and do business online.

About You

Experience working with.

• Aruba networking.
• Installation and local configuration of Switches.
• Integration and management with Aruba Central.
• RADIUS integration
• ClearPass and/or 802.1x port based access control
• Juniper Firewall solutions.
• Installation and configuration
• Integration with Security Director for device and policy management
• Azure Networking, including Express Route management and monitoring
• Understanding of network operations and management.
• Understanding of optical networking technology and standards.
• Understanding of relevant industry best practice such as fault management, change management and configuration management.
• Experience of operating in telecoms environments eg previous experience in a Network Operator.
• Good communication and knowledge sharing ability, including upskill and mentoring of 1st and 2nd line support teams.
• Ability to collaborate with other disciplines to facilitate delivery of our objectives.
• Proactive approach to solving complex problems and finding innovative solutions to them.
• Provide 3rd line support to the support team.
• Assist with the design and testing of disaster recovery procedures for our network services.
• Understanding of commercial and IPR sensitivities when working with suppliers and operators.
• Responsible for taking reasonable duty of care for Health & Safety of themselves and of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work and always follow direct instructions given with regards to Health & Safety.

Successful Applicants must be able to commute to the offices in Birmingham at least twice a week.

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in this specific area means that nationality, residency, and security requirements are more tightly defined than others. To work in this role, you will need to have a SC clearance with no restrictions, or you must have the ability to obtain a SC clearance.