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Network Engineer

Job Posted: 8 days ago

Salary: £ 55,000 - 65,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands (County)

Expire in: 19 days

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join a global IT services company based in Birmingham, you will be providing advanced technical support and leadership across network operations. This role is ideal for a highly skilled network engineer, with expertise across Palo Alto and Cloud networks. Ideally a individual who thrives in complex environments and is passionate about delivering resilient, secure, and high-performing network services.

Key Responsibilities

  * Act as the primary escalation point for complex network-related issues.

  * Provide Level 3/SME support across networking services and infrastructure.

  * Lead troubleshooting efforts for major incidents, outages, and performance degradation.

  * Manage and maintain network infrastructure, including firewalls, routers, and cloud networking services.

  * Proactively monitor network environments to identify risks, anomalies, and performance bottlenecks.

  * Support 24×7 managed services operations, including participation in on-call rotations.

  * Review, maintain, and enhance operational runbooks, SOPs, and knowledge base documentation.

  * Contribute to service reviews, root cause analysis (RCA), and problem management activities.

  * Ensure compliance with security, governance, and operational standards.

  * Collaborate with Service Delivery Managers to meet SLA/SLO targets and maintain high customer satisfaction.

Skills and experience

  * Strong hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls (VM-Series).

  * Proficiency with firewall management platforms such as Strata Cloud Manager and Panorama.

  * Familiarity with GlobalProtect.

  * Experience with Cloudflare services.

  * In-depth knowledge of routing protocols, particularly BGP, including: Prefix-lists,Route-maps and BGP filtering

  * Experience with Cisco Meraki (MX/vMX) and wireless technologies.

  * Working knowledge of Cisco ISE.

  * Practical experience with Azure Networking, including routing and Network Security Groups (NSGs).

  * 5–8 yrs of experience in network services or a similar role.

  * Strong hands-on expertise with Palo Alto technologies.

  * Solid understanding of networking and security principles.

  * Proven ability to troubleshoot issues across network, system, and application layers.

  * Experience with monitoring tools such as SolarWinds.

  * Familiarity with ITSM processes (Incident, Change, and Problem Management).

  * Eligibility for UK Security Clearance

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