Senior Engineer - Network & IP

Company: Arqiva
Location: Chalfont
Posted on: July 3, 2025

Job Description:

We offer • Up to £70,000 base salary • 6% pension contribution • Private Medical • 25 days annual leave • Access to our comprehensive flexible benefits including discounts on big brands, wellness and employee assistance programmes, gymflex, buy and sell annual leave, travel and dental insurance • Work. Life. Smarter. Our commitment to a flexible and hybrid working culture Key Accountabilities • Provide Network Design function for Datacentre environments working in collaboration with Product, Architecture and Security teams • Complete planned works and maintenance on the full range of systems and networks within the operating environment, providing leadership and guidance to upgrades and modifications • Respond to faults and service outages and complete corrective maintenance in line with Arqiva standards, policies and procedures • Provide technical guidance to projects and support installation, commissioning work and transition into service • Maintain accurate records, documentation and reporting of actions taken • Complete testing and measurement to ensure compliance with regulatory, industry and customer requirements • Provide technical leadership within the team, sharing knowledge and skills and providing mentoring support to engineers and technicians • Produce work instructions and other appropriate tools and materials to support service and technical delivery • Contribute to the continuous improvement of operating policies, processes and procedures • Engage with customers and build positive working relationships • Supervise the delivery of 3rd party suppliers and contractors to ensure that specifications and standards meet Arqiva requirements • Where required assist in the management of the engineering team including planning and supervision of the team, Drive innovation, both small and large, into and through the business; deploy and evidence with outcomes, a continuous improvement (CI) mind-set, Bring a commercial perspective to the operation, with a particular focus on cash management, cash preservation and optimising returns on investments made in assets and tools Qualifications: • Either (A Higher Education or professional qualification in a relevant discipline) or relevant experience Required Expertise: • Significant experience in an operational network support role, with a proven track record of working on and troubleshooting complex, always on critical IP Networks • Excellent customer facing skills with the ability to take ownership of issues and drive to resolution. • Experienced in producing and reviewing detailed low level network designs and transitioning network services into live environments, with particular emphasis on Datacentre environments. • Technically competent to challenge proposed solutions and designs identifying any risks and oversights with the ability to influence the designs/solution • Experience in both Service provider and especially Enterprise Data Centre networks. • Excellent coaching and mentoring skills that will be used to increase the technical knowledge base of the team in new and emerging technologies • The ability to matrix work and lead technical personnel across multiple teams and remote locations • Ability to undertake continuous personal development, and to lead and direct engineers, to meet the technical requirements of future technologies and project deliverables. Required Technical / Professional Skillset(s): • At least Cisco CCNP Enterprise/Service Provider/Datacentre or able to demonstrate equivalent experience. • Excellent knowledge of Cisco devices including Nexus switches and ASR 9K routers. • Focus on experience in Data Centre and Cloud network technologies. • Extensive experience of routing, LAN, WAN and DC network protocols, especially VxLAN, BGP, OSPF, redistribution, and VPC redundancy. • Significant experience of designing, implementing and troubleshooting, and Cisco ACI including multi-tenant/VRF, multi-site, MSO, contracts and route leaking. • Significant experience of designing, implementing and troubleshooting, and Cisco ACI including multi-tenant/VRF, multi-site, MSO, contracts and route leaking. • A good understanding of network design and operation in a high threat environment. • Experience of Cisco ASA and Checkpoint an advantage.

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