Network Engineer in Leighton Buzzard

Our Team

The Connells Group Infrastructure Delivery team is committed to providing a high level of service across multiple areas of the organisation. We are a team that support, create, develop and improve and are proud to be a key area responsible for the support and management of infrastructure within the Connells Group.

What we are looking for

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Network Engineer to join our team. As a Network Engineer you will play a crucial role in supporting, implementing and maintaining our network infrastructure. Your expertise supporting Cisco, SDWAN, load balancing, Firewalls and Wi-Fi technologies will be essential in ensuring the reliability, scalability and security of our network.

Within this role you will be responsible for supporting BAU requests, incidents and escalations and delivering against project implementation tasks.

This is a hybrid role with one day a week in our Leighton Buzzard office.

Key Responsibilities

• Implementing network infrastructure solutions based on business requirements and best practices
• Support and maintenance of our core network infrastructure
• Monitor network traffic, analyse network performance data, and identify and resolve network issues
• Perform BAU changes across all systems under our change control process
• Troubleshooting network incident investigations in our LAN and WAN environments
• Work closely with 3rd party suppliers such as network providers, network security providers, and service partners
• Creating low-level and high-level design documents for network infrastructure projects
• Configuring and managing our portfolio of network products and technologies including Cisco and Checkpoint
• Troubleshooting network-related issues and providing solutions to improve performance and reliability
• Conducting network assessments and audits to ensure compliance with security policies and standards
• Collaborating with other IT teams and stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of network infrastructure projects
• Keeping up-to-date with industry trends and best practices related to network infrastructure and security
• Participating in the on-call rota

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 5 Years' experience in a similar role
• Minimum CCNA certified
• Experience of troubleshooting complex enterprise networks and associated technologies
• Experience of using tools such as Wireshark, SolarWinds, PRTG and other troubleshooting tools
• Experience of administering and troubleshooting the following technologies and platforms
• Cisco ACI / APIC
• Cisco ASA and Firepower
• Cisco Nexus and Catalyst switching
• Cisco ISE
• SD-WAN
• Checkpoint Gateways and Maestro
• Meraki switches and Access Points
• A10 Load Balancers

Connells Group is one of the largest and most successful estate agency and property services providers in the UK and as of March 2021 also encompasses Countrywide. Founded in 1936 and with a network of over 1,250 branches nationwide, the Group combines residential sales and lettings expertise with a range of consumer and corporate services including new homes, mortgage services, conveyancing, EPC provision, surveying, corporate lettings, asset management, land & planning, LPA receivers and auctions.

Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Connells Group we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. So if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t fit perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.