Location: Stafford, 5 days per week onsite
Contract Length: Initial 6 Months
Day Rate: £345 per day Inside IR35
Start: ASAP
Clearance Required: Active NPPV3
We are supporting a policing organisation in the search for an experienced Network Engineer to join on an initial 6-month contract, with a strong likelihood of extension.
This role will suit a hands-on Network Engineer with strong experience across Cisco networking and FortiGate firewalls within secure policing or constabulary environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Support, maintain and troubleshoot enterprise LAN infrastructure within a secure policing environment
- Configure and administer Cisco switches and switching infrastructure
- Manage and support FortiGate firewall environments
- Maintain and troubleshoot firewall policies, rules and connectivity issues
- Support network changes, upgrades and incident resolution across secure environments
- Work closely with internal teams to ensure network performance, resilience and security
- Assist with documentation, network diagrams and operational procedures
- Provide support across both BAU and project activity
- Strong experience as a Network Engineer within a policing, constabulary or similarly secure environment
- Proven experience with Cisco networking, including switches and switching technologies
- Strong hands-on experience with FortiGate firewalls
- Experience supporting and troubleshooting LAN environments
- Strong understanding of firewall technologies, configuration and support
- Experience working in secure or highly regulated environments
- Active NPPV3 clearance is essential and must already be in place
- Previous experience working within UK policing organisations
- Experience supporting network refresh or migration projects
- Knowledge of wider network security technologies and best practice
Network Engineer - active NPPV3 clearance
