Infrastructure Engineer

Whitehall Resources are looking for an Infrastructure Engineer for an initial 6-month contract. You will be required to be onsite 5 days per week in Exeter, and due to the nature of the work, the client requires candidates to hold SC Clearance.

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Your key responsibilities are:
- Implement network designs and changes as required by the organisation to meet the demands of systems delivery.
- The maintenance of networks, this includes administering and installing devices from industry leaders such as Cisco and Fortinet, DNS, and load balancing for services and products.
- Respond to and take ownership of challenging problems. Investigating and diagnosing complex technical issues, working with colleagues, users, and suppliers as appropriate.
- Assist in the supervision of network engineering works at Exeter HQ and remote sites.
- Maintaining technical documentation and mentoring team on technical issues.
- Monitoring network performance, security and integrity.
- Work closely with technology experts and lead network specialists to deliver and improve services.

It is expected that the focus will be to reduce the burden on the team by providing Business as Usual (BAU) support for the network, predominantly responsible for responding to incidents, investigating problems, and implementing changes. This role may also be asked to work on network-related projects although the primary purpose will be BAU support.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:
- Current formal qualifications in networking (eg, CCNA, CCNP) or equivalent knowledge and experience. (Keep evolving)
- Proven enterprise networking technical ability. (Expert by nature)
- An understanding of network security best practices and technologies with a demonstrable knowledge of Firewalls, secure access, and secure configuration (Better together - eg. evidence of developing effective and well-functioning teams who have worked on published research.
- Proven analytical ability and problem-solving skills.
- Experience of working in an ITIL-based (or similar) support environment.
- Effective planning and experience communicating technical concepts, problems and solutions to colleagues and customer stakeholders. (Better Together)

All of our opportunities require that applicants are eligible to work in the specified country/location, unless otherwise stated in the job description.

Whitehall Resources are an equal opportunities employer who value a diverse and inclusive working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.