Network Engineer (CCNA/CCNP)

Network Engineer (CCNA/CCNP )

Staines- Willow House

Hybrid

Permanent

Competitive + fantastic benefits

Full time 37.5 hrs

At Bupa, we’re passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you’ll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives.

Right from the start you’ll become part of our digital strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way.

Role Overview

The Network Engineer (CCNA/CCNP) is responsible for working with Senior Leads for design and implementation of critical Information Services built on best of breed technologies and infrastructures. The role contributes to developing and maintaining high-level and low-level designs through to deployment and providing SME support for Bupa’s IT services.

What you’ll do:

• Contribute to design, evaluation, recommendation, and implementation of critical business technical solutions. Solutions both tactical and strategic in scope.

• Understanding application connectivity requirements across complex infrastructures Cloud routing, Cloud Platform and cloud security services experience (Azure primarily)

• Able to deploy highly complex industry leading technical systems working closely with other IT teams, vendors and solution providers. The role typically collaborates at high levels of technical knowledge with managed service providers, ensuring that the outcomes required are technically assured and adhere to Bupa’s standards and policies.

• Technically assure the definition and implement for 24 X 7 availability and performance delivery of deployed solutions within agreed service levels, aligned to Bupa’s SLAs and OLAs and evidenced through monitoring, reporting and metrics.

• Maintain in-depth knowledge of Bupa’s plans and contribute to integrate core IT solutions creating a strong infrastructure foundation for business systems development and deployments. Bupa is in the process of planning and adopting a ‘cloud first’ strategy over the coming years, therefore experience within network and security transformation from ‘on premise’ to cloud is strongly desired.

• Contribute to development, documentation, communication, enforcement, and maintenance of technology policies and standards.

• Implement ITIL best practices as key milestones within Connectivity operational processes aligned with Bupa’s Service Management and Service Delivery teams.

What you’ll do:

• Recognizes potential improvement areas and takes the lead in a continuous improvement program.
• 5+ years’ experience in supporting network data and security environments and systems
• Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching,
• Technical SME with 3+ years’ experience in at least two of the following technologies
  • Routing and Switching
  • Wireless solutions (Enterprise Prime and Meraki Wireless)
  • Data Centre Design
  • Firewall (PA, Firepower, Checkpoint)
  • Zscaler Cloud solutions
  • Meraki solutions (Routing/Switching/Wireless)
  • SDWAN
  • Cloud solutions (Azure preferred)
• 3+ years of Level III support experience
• Understanding of other network and security strongly preferred:
  • Algosec
  • Segmentation (such as Tetration, Elisity)
  • NAC solutions (Forescout preferred)
  • dMonitoring Toolsets (Solarwinds)
  • WAF (Barracuda, Cloudflare)
  • Telephony VOIP knowledge an advantage
• Strong analytical approach to problem solving and solution development
• Must be self-motivated and have the ability to drive for improvements with a ‘can do’ attitude

Benefits

Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. We believe all our colleagues should be rewarded for their efforts. We offer a range of benefits to support both your physical and mental wellbeing such as:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Annual performance-based bonus as part of the Staff Bonus Scheme
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts

At Bupa we adhere to a structured framework when awarding any changes to salary. We believe this creates a fair and consistent approach for all colleagues looking to grow or change role. For more guidance please click HERE.

Before you apply for a vacancy, please ensure your job history on your workday profile is up to date with all your career history and achievements. This will mean the Recruitment team have all the relevant information they need to review your application.

Please be aware that if you’re successful in securing this role there may be changes to your notice period and other terms and conditions, your recruiter will be able to advise what this means for you during your application.

Diversity and Inclusion

Bupa is committed to making sure that every applicant is assessed based on personal merit and qualifications. We actively celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can truly be you at Bupa. We want to ensure you are treated fairly. That’s why we’re happy to offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

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