Consulting Engineer (CCNP)
Job Description
Job title: Consulting Engineer (CCNP)
Company: Sword Group
Job description: Sword propels organisations on their data driven journey; where decisions are based on facts, metrics are used to motivate, data is openly shared, and trust and transparency are prioritised above all else.
We are looking to appoint a Consulting Engineer to join our expanding team. This is a field-based project role so time will be spent between the office and client sites.
We are seeking someone with exceptional technical deployment and troubleshooting skills covering a wide range of technologies. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of network security and associated technologies and be able to demonstrate a logical and methodical approach to design, implementation and troubleshooting.
Candidates must have excellent communication skills and be able to lead projects from design through to implementation and take ownership of problems to ensure the necessary steps are taken to diagnose and troubleshoot issues.
- Project Engineering, including but not limited to Low Level Design activity, implementation services and consultancy services.
- Provide expert level support to all clients and act as an internal point of escalation for all support related incidents where required.
- Troubleshooting and diagnosis of all network and security related incidents
- Mentoring other members of the team
- Participating in the on-call rota
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 Years’ experience in a similar role or field based / consulting role
- CCNP, Routing, Switching & Security with Data Centre experience in Nexus
- Strong understanding of network security principles and associated technologies
- Experience of troubleshooting complex enterprise networks and associated technologies
- Knowledge of Wide Area Networking technologies and associated routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF and BGP is essential to this role
- Experience of administering and troubleshooting the following technologies and platforms is essential.
- Cisco ISR and ASR Routers (2900/4000/1000ASR)
- Cisco Hyperflex and UCSx
- Cisco ASA Firewalls
- Cisco Switching (3850/3650/2960X/4500X) and associated technologies such as VTP, STP, VSS
- Cisco Data Centre Switching (Nexus 5K/7K/9K) and associated technology such as VPC and VDC
- IPSec VPN Configuration and Administration
- Cisco FirePOWER IPS
- Cisco FirePOWER Threat Defence
- Cisco SD-WAN o Cisco DNAC and Prime
- Cisco Wireless – WLC’s (C9800 series)
- Palo Alto Networks Firewalls
- Azure and AWS cloud environments
- You will be required to pass the Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) Security Clearance as set by Warwickshire Police
Experience of administering and troubleshooting the following is desirable.
- Cisco Meraki Wireless, Security and Switching technologies.
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
- Cisco ACI – Application Centric Infrastructureo HP and Aruba Platforms
- Cisco DevNet API, SDK
Benefits
Our colleagues benefit from great working environments and the opportunity to work alongside experienced, motivated and talented colleagues.
All members of the Sword Network Solutions team are supported and encouraged to develop their career with Sword alongside a competitive salary, pension and healthcare package.
Expected salary:
Location: Aberdeen
