Role: Network Lead
Location: Remote
Salary: £70,000 + Benefits

Job Purpose
* To support and develop a reliable, resilient network Infrastructure to meet current and future business needs
* Work with other members of the IT team, 3rd parties and suppliers to deliver an excellent IT experience for our business

Duties and Responsibilities:
* Ensuring all Network systems are monitored and available (90+ sites, 10,000+ users)
* Technical governance and design of network solutions
* Implementing policies, processes and redefining blueprints for the Network Infrastructure
* HLD/LLD network designs for change projects(New Services, Sites, Security Projects)
* Configuring and installing various network devices and services (eg Routers, Switches, Firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS)
* Supporting the installation of various server infrastructure devices and services (eg Servers, SAN's, NAS's, Nutanix, VMWare, Hyper-V and Azure Cloud Services)
* Ensure all network systems are patched, supported, maintained and updated including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations
* To advise on capacity planning, monitoring performance and ensuring system availability and reliability in line with projected growth
* Performing network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations
* Ensuring all required equipment is installed and delivered across all sites as and when required
* Understanding industry trends and opportunities to influence the network technology strategy
* The documentation and maintenance of all Infrastructure systems, including network diagrams, server documentation and security configuration
* To contribute towards the writing, maintaining, and testing of a full infrastructure disaster recovery plan for all IT Infrastructure systems

Skills/Attributes Required:
* Expert level Knowledge of Networking - Essential
* Expert level knowledge and experience of SD-WAN/SASE technologies - Essential
* Expert level knowledge and experience of Zscaler or similar SSE technologies - Essential
* Expert Level Knowledge and experience of HP/Aruba LAN switching - Essential
* Expert knowledge and experience of Cisco LAN switching - Essential