A leading Independent IT Infrastructure and Services Consultancy is seeking a Network Engineer for a major London based financial services customer. 12 month contract, remote working currently, Inside IR35

Strong firewall skills across Cisco and Juniper product sets are essential
F5 load-balancer skills highly desirable
Industry recognised accreditation commensurate with status in role i.e. CCNP minimum (essential). Juniper or F5 equivalents are desirable.
Must have an in-depth working knowledge of the following protocols - RIP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, STP,PVST, RPVST, HSRP.
A practical working knowledge of the following protocols and technologies - MPLS, DWDM,VPN, TCP/IP, SSL,
Must be familiar with using the following network Management tools (or equivalent):
HP Network Node Manager & HP NA
Gigastor, or other packet level analysis s/ware
Netflow Management
Syslog Management
Must be familiar with working in an Agile framework - Scrum & Kanban
Experience with Jira & Confluence
Experience with AWS, Connect Direct, Transit Gateways, VPN, VPC's etc
Experience with Azure, Express route, VPN, Vnets etc
Define and/or follow internal and external Build and Run procedures in line with business or technology requirement.
Actively demonstrate a flexible approach to all new requirements
Form an integral part of the Network Services supply chain and work in a cohesive manner with other supply chain elements to deliver against business need
Must be able to prioritise workloads and manage customer expectations.
To work individually or within a team to ensure that Internal / External SLA's and Project deliverables are met
Produce quality documentation and diagrams using MS Office and MS Visio or equivalent.
Adhere to strict change management policies and procedures

Key accountabilities and duties
Provide 1st & 2nd line Build and Run Services and consultancy to the business.
Produce High-Level Designs / Project Design Documents.
Use HLD's / PDD's to produce and implement relevant configurations.
Take personal ownership and accountability for all network related issues throughout the various stages of the Service Delivery Life Cycle
A Financial or Banking background would be beneficial