Network Engineer

Job title: Network Engineer

Location: Broad Oak, Portsmouth. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Circa £ 50,000

Key Responsibilities

• Support the design phase of Naval Networks, which encompasses network architecture and development/changes to requirements of interface documents that capture how using systems will interface with the network
• Support the implementation phase of Naval Network based on the design baseline, which encompasses the configuration creation, supporting the development of auto generated interface scripting the design directly into switch configuration
• Support the test/release phase of Naval Networks based on the implementation baseline, which encompasses fault resolutions under pressure for delivery of a release to be used on platform
• Support all platform activities
• Support the maturity of functional, performance and safety testing that will be required to release deployable networks to other suppliers
• Apply good Configuration Management processes to daily work through Observation Reporting tools and keep a good track of documentation amendment records
  
  

Essential

Your skills and experiences:

• Experienced in all aspects of networking, L1 to L3 skills essential
• Experience of LAN, WAN, VxLAN, MPLS, QoS, BGP, OSPF essential
• IT Infrastructure / networking technical background essential
• Integration support background essential
• CISCO accreditation to CCNA level and/or Juniper JNCIA
  
  

Desirable

• Knowledge of RIP, IPSEC, GRE, L2TP, MSTP, HSRP, Virtual Switching
• Must have a sound understanding in Data centre type technologies, Windows Server, Active Directory/DNS and VmWare
  
  

Benefits

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Internal Network Electronics Team

As a Network Engineer, you will maintain and mature the technical design. Your responsibilities will include implementing the network components of Naval Networks architecture, supporting network release testing, platform activities, and other integration processes. Additionally, you will assist with upgrades, reconfiguration, troubleshooting, ship integration, and qualification testing.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 21st November 2024 – Interviews for this position will take place W/C 2nd December 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.