Network & Infrastructure Engineer - Firewalls, Switches/Routers

Network & Infrastructure Engineer - Firewalls, Switches/Routers, Windows Server, DHCP/DNS etc. 1 DAY ON SITE IN HUNTINGDON. 80% REMOTE BUT YOU MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR ON-CALL AND BE ABLE TO BE ONSITE WITHIN 1 HOUR. Key skills for role are Firewalls (ideally Palo Alto), Switches/Routers, Network Authentication, DNS/DHCP, Windows Server etc.

ROLE IS PAYING £375-£390/DAY INSIDE IR35.

My Government Client based in Huntingdon seeks a dynamic, talented and technically astute 3rd Line Server hands-on Network & Infrastructure Engineer with +4 years experience. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in 3rd Line Server Builds, Configuration, Installation & Troubleshooting of Firewalls (ideally Palo Alto), Switches/Routers, Network Authentication, DNS/DHCP, Windows Server etc. and any skills in EntraID, Hybrid AD are a huge bonus.

GENERAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES/SKILLS ARE:

• Any virtualisation (but preference for hyperv/nutanix)
• Min 1-2 years previous exp in infra team
• WinServer 2012 or higher
• Certs (public, internal)
• Clearpass (or other network auth solution)
• Entra ID, Entra Enterprise applications, Entra Conditional Access
• Hybrid mail & mimecast
• Hybrid AD & multi-tenant/multi-forest AD
• Palo Alto FireWall admin (Security policies, troubleshooting, NAT, IDS/IPS) or other FW to similar mgmt level
• Switching/Routing (Cisco or Alcatel)
• Kemp (or other load balancers)
• IIS/Apache (applying certs, binding ports, troubleshooting)
• Ansible (running scripts, creating a bonus)
• Netbox
• Solarwinds
• ITIL/Prince2/Agile
• Creating and following technical documentation
• Supporting other teams including being a point of escalation
• Experience of technical change processes
• Able to engage in technical discussion, present ideas and solutions to common issues
• Able to work autonomously
• Good general admin & time reporting skills
• Able to attend main office for team days & team meetings
• Able to attend council sites "as needed" to resolve issues/support planned works
• Able to join on-call rota, maintenance weekend rota and be available for planned OOO
• Self motivated & able to work from home without distractions

1 DAY ON SITE IN HUNTINGDON. 80% REMOTE BUT YOU MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR ON-CALL AND BE ABLE TO BE ONSITE WITHIN 1 HOUR. Key skills for role are Firewalls (ideally Palo Alto), Switches/Routers, Network Authentication, DNS/DHCP, Windows Server etc.

ROLE IS PAYING £375-£390/DAY INSIDE IR35.