Senior Network Engineer

Licensed sponsor London Full-time Posted 1 hour ago

Greetings,

We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to join our client in London, UK.

Position: Senior Network Engineer
Location: London, UK
Employment Type: Permanent / Contract
Experience Required: 8+ Years

About Company

Synechron is a global technology consulting firm that helps leading organizations accelerate digital transformation through innovation, expertise, and agility. With more than 16,500 professionals across around 60 offices in over 20 countries, we combine deep industry knowledge with advanced capabilities in AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and data engineering.

Our regional teams, supported by strategic delivery centers, provide scalable, cost-efficient solutions tailored to local markets. Through our award-winning Synechron FinLabs accelerators and strategic partnerships with AWS, Microsoft, Databricks, Salesforce, and ServiceNow, we enable clients to innovate fast and lead with confidence. For more information on the company, please visit our website or LinkedIn community.

Synechron: Technology and AI Consulting for Business

Synechron is an innovative global consulting firm delivering industry-leading digital solutions to transform and empower businesses.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Synechron’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) program, Same Difference, was developed because we believe in a culture of listening, respect, and opportunity.

We each bring unique backgrounds, thoughts, talents, and experiences with us to work every day, and we know that by embracing them, we are creating an even greater Synechron. The best way to build a strong team is to value individual differences. So, it doesn’t matter where you’re from or what you’ve had to do to get here – if you have the skills, enthusiasm, and drive to make your mark, we’ll support you like we support each other. Choose a career with us and let’s pursue innovation, together.

Job Descriptions:

Infrastructure

Research and identify the most appropriate options for the entire Client network infrastructure
Design the architecture of the required infrastructure solution
Manage the deployment, maintenance and upgrade paths of the network
Identify, deploy and maintain appropriate connectivity options for a geographically dispersed, growth based business
Maintain and test business continuity plans and systems
Contribute to the overall quality of service delivered to internal users and clients.
Support the Application Support team in dealing with critical incidents in the Managed Service environment.

Design

Contribute to the roadmap for the development and evolution of the infrastructure that is appropriate for the current needs as well as scalable for the future needs of the business

Continuous improvement

Contribute toward design improvements that allow for more efficient support of the environment, applications and clients
Actively contribute to increasing the availability of our services by providing iterative improvements to existing infrastructure solutions

YOU

Excellent knowledge and practical expertise of:
Managing and troubleshooting networks (Cisco CCNP desirable)
Dynamic routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, PIM)
Datacentre interconnect technologies (OTV, VXLAN)
WAN connectivity (MPLS, EPL, dark fibre, etc.)
Cisco datacenter switching/routing (Nexus), campus routing (ISR/ASR)
VPN Technologies and posture assessment
Designing and managing VMware vSphere environments
Palo Alto firewalls

Desirable knowledge and practical expertise of

Multicast design and delivery within a fast paced exchange environment
Windows / Linux server platforms
Active Directory
Knowledge of any scripting language and/or previous experience of automation

Proven ability to collaboratively pursue issue resolution and push for long term and permanent solutions to on-going problems:

Understanding of fundamental computer architecture, TCP/IP networking, server virtualisation, storage and operating system concepts;
Knowledge of ITIL, willingness to pursue deeper study and expertise;
A degree or equivalent in a technical, scientific or engineering discipline.