Description
SC Cleared Network Consultant - Cisco, Token-Ring, Ethernet, VLAN, VoIP is required by my client who is based in Whiteley, Hampshire.
Required Skills:
- Enthusiastic self-starter with good verbal communication
- Experience of enterprise level solutions
- Cisco Network Engineer experience
- Experience of Token-Ring and Ethernet solutions
- Conversant with the 7-Layer OSI model
- Demonstrable experience of network development, including detailed design, configuration, sub-system test and integration
- Confidence to work independently and within a fast-paced team
- Excellent written communication through the use of e-mail & formal reports
Desired Skills:
- Excellent networking skills
- Experience of networking solutions and configuration
- Software development within a Real Time system
- Understanding of challenges facing Air Traffic Management providers
- Experience of networking solutions to meet modern challenges (VLAN, VOIP)
Duties/Responsibilities:
The experienced Network Systems engineer will be responsible for design, development, and test of ATM network systems.
The NERC ATM network comprises of a combination of Legacy and modern systems. Legacy systems include token-ring, Ethernet (ThickNet & ThinNet), FDDI, coaxial and serial systems. Modern systems include Ethernet (Cisco Switches & Routers on 100Mb and 1Gb networks) & Fibre. Currently there are approximately 800 network devices within the test and operational systems, with a further 300 Cisco Switches to be deployed shortly.
The position requires understanding and application of the Software Engineering principles and practices and a general knowledge of Systems Engineering, Test, Integration and Validation disciplines.
Duties may include:
- General supervision in planning teams work and control of own work
- Network design, optimising performance, resilience and security
- Network configuration planning and implementation, coordinating formal code inspections and configuration release and archive
- Network test using support rigs, including validation analysis and reports
- Support of the network system, where requested, through installations, problem resolution and formal change
- Assignment to other teams or projects as required
The Network Systems engineer will be required to communicate effectively at all times, written and verbal to a variety of work groups. The candidate will be expected to work on multiple tasks simultaneously and show a degree of flexibility in working hours when required to meet project milestones.
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