Network Engineer

IT Network Engineer – Industrial & Corporate Environment

Location: Essex

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hrs (Mon–Fri)

Category: Information Technology

A leading Global organisation operating in a fast-paced industrial and logistics environment is seeking a hands-on IT Network Engineer to join their expanding team. This role offers the opportunity to support cutting‑edge infrastructure, contribute to major projects, and work across large-scale network environments spanning multiple sites.

The Role

As an IT Network Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining, analysing and enhancing on-site network performance. You’ll handle day‑to‑day troubleshooting, implement network changes, support high‑availability environments, and contribute to continuous improvement across a growing, enterprise‑grade network estate.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and support enterprise LAN, WAN and Wireless infrastructure
• Maintain network hardware and software, providing on-site technical assistance
• Implement configuration changes in line with change control and security processes
• Support high‑availability and clustered solutions across multiple sites
• Monitor data centres and virtual environments
• Assist with communication systems and disaster recovery procedures
• Provide support to service desk teams as required
• Produce and update technical documentation
• Support wider infrastructure projects as directed

About You

You’ll bring strong hands‑on experience supporting Cisco‑based networks within large corporate and industrial settings. You should be comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment, managing incidents, and delivering solutions under pressure.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience supporting large Cisco enterprise networks
• Strong background in L2/L3 switching and Cisco-centric infrastructure
• Experience with firewalls, wireless technologies, access points and controllers
• Knowledge of network design and architecture
• Understanding of virtualisation (e.g. Cisco UCS, VMware)
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with internal and external teams
• Familiarity with ITIL principles

Desirable Experience

• Checkpoint firewalls
• IPSEC VPN (remote access & site-to-site)
• Cisco ISE
• F5 Load Balancers