Network Support Lead

WA Consultants is currently recruiting for a Network Support Lead for an initial 12-month contract. Our client is based near Reading and they require someone who can be onsite full-time.

Please note, the role has been deemed by the client to fall inside of IR35. Due to the nature of the organisation, the successful candidate will need to be security cleared to a high level.

Job role:

• Reviewing, on a daily basis, the status of a various networks, logging incidents where appropriate.
• Escalating, in advance, to the Network Manager any likely breaches of agreed deadlines.
• Working with customers, project leads, 3rd parties and other stakeholders to discuss technical service issues assisting with the resolution of said issues.
• Creation of LLD's for projects if required.
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge on network technologies.
• Working to assist with capacity & availability management of various networks.
• Problem Solving: investigate and resolve problems for services within their own area of responsibility.
• Provisioning network services and devices where appropriate.

Essential Skills:

• Strong understanding of network fundamentals and troubleshooting processes.
• Experience working with Juniper Virtual Chassis and Clustering technology.
• Experience with configuring/troubleshooting EVPN/VXLAN on Juniper equipment.
• Experience of configuring GRE tunnels and Routing Instances/VRFs.
• Experience of PKI/certificate generation and renewal.
• Networking: strong routing skills (OSPF, BGP), Firewall configuration, WAN/LAN design, device clustering, high availability.
• Juniper Technologies: EX, QFX, switch configuration, SRX, vSRX Firewall and policy config, Junos Space, Security Director, Apstra.
• Security Platforms: FortiGate, F5 BIG-IP (Load Balancing/AWAF), Pulse Secure/Ivanti, high-grade encryption.
• Identity & Access Management: Cisco ISE (full life cycle), Windows NPS (RADIUS/802.1X).
• Monitoring & Observability: SolarWinds, Splunk.
• Core Network Services: IPAM, DHCP, DNS.
• Effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Please advise on availability on application, for further information, please contact Alexander Wilson.

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