Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:
* Diagnose and resolve complex issues quickly, proactively identify areas for improvement, and recommend solutions.
* Support and maintain network backbone infrastructure involving multiple datacenters and geographic regions based on dynamic routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), and various mediums (DIA, PTP, VPN, multi-gig connectivity,
* cross-connects)
* Work independently to lead medium sized client engagements involving equipment deployment, network design, or refresh tasks.
* Provide escalation support for incidents involving client offices, Abacus datacenters, public cloud networks (Azure and AWS), and remote access (VPN, Citrix, etc.).
* Support and maintain NGFW firewall configurations with the ability to troubleshoot datacenter and client environments.
* Work directly with high profile clients to provide solutions that meet their needs, and account for critical dependencies to ensure seamless and effective resolution to problems.
* Maintain a high level of communication and collaboration with internal Abacus teams to provide solutions and escalation support.
* Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for Abacus and client infrastructure, processes, and procedures.
* Stay abreast of the latest technological trends and recommend solutions to improve performance, security, and efficiency.
* Provide guidance and mentoring to other team members to develop their skills.

Skills:
* Strong experience deploying and managing Juniper hardware including SRX and EX platforms.
* Strong experience deploying and managing Cisco hardware including ISR, ASR, Nexus, and Catalyst platforms.
* Strong experience supporting NGFW solutions from Palo Alto, FortiNet, and Cisco.
* A thorough understanding of the OSI network model, Ethernet, and TCP/IP networking concepts.
* Excellent LAN/WAN fault diagnostic and troubleshooting skills, including in-depth knowledge of Spanning Tree,
* TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, BGP, OSPF, VPN, IPSEC, QoS, NATs and ACLs.
* Experience managing datacentre networks, preferrable in a multi-tenant MSP environment. Ability to maintain network performance, identify issues and recommend solutions.
* Experience with office network design, implementation, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
* Experience leading client engagements with an ability to suggest innovative solutions.
* Expertise leading technical projects from start to finish, ensuring they are completed on time, and to the client’s satisfaction including gathering requirements, planning, execution and post-implementation review.
* Experience with network monitoring platforms
* Solid understanding of virtualization and network integration with VMware infrastructure.
* Experience maintaining network solutions based on Azure’s platform preferred.
* Flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities and project requirements. Ability to effectively prioritize when faced with multiple tasks.
* Strong and detailed documentation, interpersonal, and communications skills.
* Willingness to learn new technologies and maintain industry knowledge.
* Ability to work with and be a part of collaborative team environment.

Qualifications:
* 8 + years of Networking experience
* CCNP, JNCIP or equivalent certification preferred
* Bachelors degree a plus
* MSP experience a plus
* Flexibility for after hours and weekend work
* Ability to work on call rotation
* Ability to work 8/8.30am - 5/5.30pm shift.

The benefits package consists of:
* Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
* Gym discount
* Life insurance
* Comprehensive travel insurance for you and your family in line with scheme rules
* Confidential well-being and counselling support
* Competitive Compensation
* Contributory pension scheme
* Company events
* Private Medical and Dental Insurance