Senior Network Engineer (Fixed-Term)

Discover a world of endless possibilities with Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a distinguished global academic publisher and assessment organisation proudly affiliated with the prestigious University of Cambridge.

We are looking for a highly engaged and broadly experienced Senior Network Engineer responsible for providing senior-level Network Engineering leadership, with recognized specialist skills focusing in the provisioning, implementation, support and management in the attainment of availability, integrity, security, and efficiency of Cambridge University Press and Assessment's network infrastructure. As a key member of our team, the Senior Network Engineer engages with the dynamic Network Team with colleagues from the UK, Philippines and across the globe, supporting enterprise standard network technologies, analysing several medium to complex project requirements to design adept technical network-architectural solutions, delivering excellent service to our customers and following industry best practice and emerging trends valuable to the organisation.

Why Cambridge?

At Cambridge, our unwavering commitment is to excel in education, learning, and research on a global scale. With a presence in over 170 countries, we empower millions of individuals, unlocking their potential and enabling their success. From dedicated teachers shaping young minds to visionary researchers pushing the boundaries of knowledge, we embody a relentless pursuit of enlightenment, curiosity, and understanding.

We embrace change as an opportunity for growth and progress, constantly adapting to meet the evolving needs of our customers. Collaboration and attentive listening are at the heart of our journey, as we work hand in hand with our customers and each other to innovate and discover more effective ways to achieve our goals. We believe people thrive in an environment where Trust and Empowerment are at the forefront, which is why all our new team members are provided regularisation on their first day so they can start #PursuingPotential from day one.

Joining Cambridge means becoming a part of an extraordinary institution renowned worldwide. Beyond that, you'll become a part of a vibrant and forward-thinking community that transcends tradition, fostering a culture of continuous growth and personal development. Here, we provide the right environment for you to thrive, supporting your professional journey and empowering you to reach your highest potential, that is why our pay philosophy is intricately tied to your skills and competencies, ensuring that your compensation aligns with the unique value you bring to the role you are applying for.

What can you get from Cambridge?

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from diverse branches, expanding your horizons and enriching your understanding of different cultures. We value your wellbeing and offer stability, fostering your professional and personal growth through internal and external activities and training sessions to help enrich your skillset.

Enjoy work-life balance flexibility through our range of options, including flexible schedules, hybrid work arrangements, and generous paid leave. As a regular employee on Day One, you'll have access to comprehensive healthcare benefits, ensuring your peace of mind with coverage for dependents, group life insurance, and robust well-being programs.

What makes you the ideal candidate in this role?

A confident communicator who is comfortable operating in a range of business and technical environments, happy to challenge assumptions and finding creative solutions to problems. 

Key responsibilities will include:  

• A recognized expert having several Network Subject-Matter-Expertise and having passed two or more Cisco Certified Network Professional certifications or equivalent certifications and proven experience;  and is proactive in the identification, recommendation of best practice, resolution, quality-assurance resource, and documentation of predominantly complex to medium tasks, changes, problem records, high priority incidents, to unique network challenges; and delegating and directing mid and junior network colleagues for straight forward to mid-complexity task;  with minimal to no supervision in a complex infrastructure environment.
• Actively engages with team members and across various teams in finding and recommending the most effective solution, contributing abilities in coordinating, collaborating, designing, planning, configuring, building, optimising and troubleshooting issues in operating and maintaining a secure, resilient and sound Network Infrastructure.
• The last internal-network-escalation-point and is expected to raise, coordinate and chase resolutions with 3rd Party Support Vendors and External Suppliers. The Senior Network Engineer performs knowledge transfers and actively mentors Mid and Junior Network roles in a technical capacity.
• Champions a standard for Network Management and Architecture inclusive of audit, daily monitoring, delivery, security hardening, support and documentation, capacity planning, new office deployments, and continuous service improvement, for International Office Network Infrastructure, UK Office Infrastructure and Data Centre Infrastructure; encompassing resiliency of links, traffic load balancing, wired and wireless connectivity.
• Recommends, supports prioritisation and implementation, methodical tracking of identified tasks on the Networks Road Map, promotes a Device Life Cycle Management strategy, collaborates in coming up with Network Capacity Plan, and recommends training plans to address current and future skills-gaps.

The following will help you be an ideal candidate for this post:

     Primary Technology Stack

• Firewalls:  CISCO Next Generation Firewalls - FTD; CISCO FMC; CheckPoint
• LAN: CISCO Switching and Routing (Catalyst 3650, 3850, 4500, 9300, 9200)
• WLAN: CISCO WLC, CISCO AP (2802i, 2702i)        
• Data Center Networking: Nexus 9K, Nexus 5K, Nexus 2K
• Access Control: CISCO ISE, Radius
• Load Balancing: F5 Big-IP (i4600, VE), F5 Big-IQ
• Monitoring: Solarwinds; CISCO Prime; CISCO Prime-DCMN; Cactri; SmokePing; Site24x7
• Network Tools: AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer, InfloBlox
• Cloud Technology: AWS, Azure, CloudFlare
• Network Security: Cloud Flare Magic Transit, FireEye, Guardicore
• Virtualization Technology: VMWare, Citrix
• Server Environments: Windows, Linux
• Automation and Scripting: Puppet, Bash, PowerShell, [Phyton, Pearl, Ruby, Node.js,]
• Telephony: 8x8, MS Teams
• Project Management Tool: JIRA, Confluence
• Ticketing System: IVANTI Service Management

     Secondary Technology Stack

• Firewalls: Meraki
• LAN: Meraki MS210 MS120, Xtreme Networks (BlackDiamond, Summit-X)
• WLAN: Meraki, Aruba Airwave, EduRoam
• Access Control: Aruba ClearPass
• Windows Administration: AD, DNS, DNS, DHCP

Technical certifications for CISCO, CheckPoint, F5, Guardicore, AWS, Azure, VMWare, Windows, Linux, ITIL, ISO 270001, Agile, Six Sigma and alike will be a “PLUS”, but hands-on experience in the technologies and the potential to adopt and grow is considered.

If you're curious to learn (we are an education and research publishing organisation after all), and a perfect mix of self-starter and team player we invite you to pursue your potential with us.

Please refer to the attached job description for further details on the role.