Juniper Network Engineer

Our Technology Teams at Telent are committed and enterprising. You must be when you are bringing the digital revolution to Highways, Rail, Infrastructure Services, and businesses across the country. Be prepared to jump right in when you join - to innovate and develop networks and systems for millions. The work is complex, but the reward is great - our work makes an impact! Help build and keep the nation's critical infrastructure connected and protected 24/7.
Reporting to the Technical Solutions Manager within our Highways Division, you will be tasked with leading on the network design, connectivity, and build. (Juniper and Cisco)
What you'll do:
- To work within a customer facing project team to deliver and support network application solutions for business transition, transformation, and business as usual activities.
- Develop technical specifications and design network architecture documentation.
- Undertake network and application configuration.
- Managing the devices, system, integration testing, test new product releases and upgrades
- Providing support on Management applications and generate reports.
- Liaise with vendors where necessary and apply or oversee relevant updates and patches.
- Monitor performance and efficiency of the network and instigate modifications and improvements where necessary.
- Selecting the appropriate materials for a new product or a new construction
- Build and support a fully automated Juniper IP network, peering, managed firewall solutions.
- Evaluate customer solutions for performance, scalability, and security; providing recommendations on network configurations and topologies to improve operational performance and identify/mitigate major risk areas.
- Provide technical expertise and proactive technical services to optimise network reliability and performance.
- Provide the required Management Information & regular management updates
- Qualitative Input into the appropriate database/s to track and manage standard and bespoke processes.
- Obtaining appropriate documentation in connection with the customer's request, as per the defined processes.
- Attendance at Customer, supplier and Team meetings as required.

From a networking or data centre open environment background with previous experience of network design, managing firewalls, applying policies, and checking the management of the systems.
Key requirements:
- Technical Skills -ISIS, MPLS, RSVP-TE, LDP, MP-BGP, Multicast, NG-MVPN, EVPN, ERPS, STP.
- Juniper JNCIS-SEC and JNCIS-ENT certifications (will consider experience in place of certs)
- Juniper - Extensive experience with configuring and maintaining core Juniper MX series routers EX switches and SRX firewalls
- Ideally good working knowledge of Juniper SPACE, Security/Network Director, and scripting.
- Working knowledge of Juniper secure connect and AAA.
- Cisco - Switches, routers and firewalls
- Cisco - CCNA
- A passion for solving problems and providing workable solutions.
- Strong analytical and reasoning skills with an ability to visualise processes and outcomes.

Competitive Salary
- Car Allowance
- 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell five days each year
- Company pension scheme
- A range of family friendly policies
- Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
- Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme
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