Lead Network Engineer

About us

At National Grid, our commitment to a cleaner, greener energy future is powered by the dedication and ingenuity of our people. Join our team as a Lead Networks Engineer and be a part of something bigger—where your unique skills and passions can make a real difference. Together, we are superpowered. 

National Grid is hiring a Lead Networks Engineer on a permanent basis. The this role is based in our Warwick office - We offer a hybrid working model.

Job Purpose

Our vision is to be recognised as a world leading Information Technology and Digital function in the energy sector and a trusted partner across National Grid businesses. This role will ensure that IT Infrastructure and Operations maintains internal technical knowledge and engineering and operational integrity across the service portfolio and the various suppliers of IT services to National Grid business from current to future state. Further to ensure the alignment and assurance across the designs underpinning the service offerings with the portfolio.

What you'll do

•    Ownership for establishing the governance model to ensure DDI and F5 service reliability and functional requirements are complied with and any residual risks are accepted and recorded. 
•    Responsible for lifecycle management of Infoblox DDI and F5 platform ensuring sufficient system capacity, all OS and application software is up to date, free of security risks and provides the latest functionality
•    F5 Device configuration and Management.
•    Design and implement high availability load balancing solutions for applications and services. 
•    Monitoring of traffic flows, performance metrics and device health.
•    Allocates IP addresses and DNS names for the operational environment and key programs, collaborates with Engineering and Delivery teams on their specific requirements.
•    In-depth knowledge and working experience with Infoblox or similar DDI platforms and the infrastructure lifecycle management for the technology. 
•    The development of IP address schemes for large scale organizations and data centers.  The socialization of these IP address schemes to all suppliers and operations and delivery teams.  
•    Support the delivery of automated DDI services to Microsoft Azure and other cloud services to provide DNS and DHCP services to infrastructure as it is provisioned.
•    Deliver Infoblox and F5 automation with ServiceNow to automate service requests.
•    Development, implementation and delivery of DDI and F5 reports for operations and project teams.
•    Develops own ideas, or the ideas of others, making all the necessary observations and tests and carrying them through to a full practical demonstration, wherever viable and feasible. Where necessary, designs data collection tools and techniques for both qualitative and quantitative data.
•    Identifies and responds to the key business drivers and those areas of business need which are not adequately supported by current environment, within the strategic planning time frame.

About you

•    Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
•    3+ years of experience in a similar role.
•    Collaborate effectively with colleagues and suppliers in different time zones.
•    Strong F5 Design, configuration and management experience, accreditation deesireable. 
•    Experience designing and implementation DDI infrastructure solutions applying standard engineering and technology delivery within solution designs.
•    Infoblox Core DDI Accreditation or equivalent is desirable
•    Knowledge of DDI management and reporting tools 
•    Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
•    Ability to work in fast-paced environment, meet deadlines, pay attention to detail, and deliver high-quality results.

What you'll get

A competitive salary between £63,000 - £76,000 dependent on capability

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus of up to 15% of your salary for stretch performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

More Information

The closing date for this vacancy is 3rd June. However, we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

 

DE & I statement 

At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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