Network Engineer
Hybrid
London, United Kingdom
£ 10,050 / month
Freelance
04-03-2025
Job Specifications
Senior Network Engineer - London
We’re looking for a Network Engineer to work with a client in London on a hybrid basis (2-3 days onsite pw) for an initial 6 month contract that can extend. The role will be working with Linux based servers both on-prem and cloud, security patches, upgrade and config, reviewing network infrastructure and working as the escalation point for issues. The project is working for a telecommunications organisation and experience in the industry is essential
Key Skills:
Advanced Linux
Configuration Management Systems: Puppet / Ansible
Source Control: GitLab
Scripting: Python, Java
Cloud and physical infrastructure: Proxmox, VMware, AWS
Application / Network security best practices – SSH / Iptables / TLS
Configuration and Administration – Adtran, Nokia
Data Analysis, Json, XML, SQL, Wireshark
IP Network Troubleshooting
Grafana, Zabbix, Ansible, Cacti, Zenoss, Netcool, iManager, Nagios, Splunk, SNMP, FreeRADIUS
Remote Desktop/Telnet and SSH, Console Access, Management Networks
Experience of Telecommunications industry: practices, standards, regulatory requirements
Industry standard availability metrics, e.g. MTBF, MTTR, SLA, SLO, OLA
Network monitoring protocols
Creating dashboards and weather maps with Grafana
Automation and orchestration tools such as Ansible, Terraform and Puppet
Version control systems, e.g. Git
Desirable skills:
Familiarity with SIEM, detect security threats and event correlation
Experience with infrastructure as code (IAC) practices
Experience with database proxies
Experience with data replication, backup, and recovery strategies
Expertise in database performance tuning and optimisation
Experience with network assurance and/or automated network configuration analysis platforms
About the Company
Simon James IT is an international specialist IT consultancy based in the City of London. Coming from successful consultancy backgrounds we have taken the positive elements of large scale recruitment and built a business model to provide a personalized solution for your recruitment needs. We offer a dedicated service to ensure you get the best possible candidates within both your timescales and budget. Our business has grown organically from building solid foundations within niche technology areas and working closely wit... Know more
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