Principal Network Specialist

Role: Principal Network Specialist

Contracting Authority: Government

Contract Length: March 2024

Location: Hybrid – London

Pay Rate: £900 per day

Clearance: SC

An exciting opportunity has become available with our prestigious client who is a prominent government department. The client is seeking an experienced Principal Network Specialist to join their welcoming team.

The Principal Network Specialist Role:

? Day to day management of the organisations wireless LAN, WAN, including the network devices and security devices that are deployed
? Manage a team of network engineers, including recruitment, training, and yearly performance reviews
? Design & implement new services as and when required
? Second/third line support and problem solving for the organisations internal network
? Physical and technical implementation of network services to enhance networking and security elements
? Develop process & procedures for engineers to ensure a secure and robust environment for the organisations users with KPIs in place is maintain this level
? Develop automation for patching and configuration of; Switches, Firewalls, WLAN infrastructure
? Work with cloud technologies for migration of existing systems and implementing new solutions
? Work out of normal office hours/be on call when necessary
? Manage escalated Incidents and Problems from the Live Service through to resolution
? Change control activities within the networking infrastructure, working with change managers to enhance the change process
? Document/configure management of networking infrastructure
? Work within technical compliance management to co-operate with technologies, such as PSN and Cloud computing etc
? Develop and possibly carry out security testing techniques for network infrastructure

The Principal Network Specialist will need:

? Strong experience in LAN and Wireless LAN networking design
? Team Management experience
? Strong experience in WAN networking using BGP, OSPF
? Strong experience with design and implementation of Wireless and Wired networks
? Strong experience with design/implementation of security devices (VPN Gateways and clients, Firewalls and Unified Threat Management Devices)
? Experience using infrastructure as code to setup and configure networking devices
? Strong knowledge of networking concepts/technologies and of network implementation and operation
? Experience of change management processes
? Experience configuring and troubleshooting Layer 7 firewalls.
? Juniper, Palo Alto, Cisco and Fortinet Firewalls, Routing and Switching
? Cisco and Extreme wireless LAN.
? Understanding of Cybersecurity
? Strong knowledge of PKI and IPSec
? Strong understanding of encryption protocols and cipher suites

Minorities, women, LGBTQ+ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Interviews will take place this and next week, so please apply immediately to be considered for this exciting contract role or call Bangura Solutions to discuss this role further