IT Network Engineer - Contract role Oxfordshire - Hybrid £550 £650 pd - Outside IR35 4-6 Months Role Purpose: Responsible for the design and maintenance of our network infrastructure and provide technical support and troubleshooting for operations and projects. Job Responsibilities: Proactive monitoring and management of the network Cisco LAN. WAN and Wireless environment to ensure maximum uptime, reporting any downtime in a timely manner to the ICT Infrastructure & Operations Manager Provide day-to-day network and general IT support. Support, configure and manage the Palo Alto, and Cisco active equipment. Act as networking technical project lead within the infrastructure team for the delivery of a range of projects and work streams Act as a point of escalation for site IT issues escalating these to the relevant IT team members, IT Management Team, or Head of IT. Implement network security measures and ensure compliance with industry best practices and relevant regulations. Perform network capacity planning to meet future growth requirements. Identify opportunities for rationalisations and savings where possible. Support Incident/Major Incident Management processes as required. Due to the nature of this role some out of hours and weekend work may be required. Other ad-hoc duties as required. Experience & Qualifications: Proven experience as a Network Engineer or in a similar role. - Essential Understanding of network security principles and best practices. - Essential Knowledge of computer hardware and software, including some of the following vendor technologies: Cisco, Dell, Pure, IBM, Paolo Alto, FortiGate, Crowdstrike, VMware, NetSkope, CyberArk Microsoft, M365, Meraki, MS Dynamics 365, Siemens etc - Essential Strong problem solving and analytical skills - Essential. Excellent communication & teamwork skills - Essential. Experience working within the engineering and/or manufacturing industry - Desirable. A team player used to learning new skills & taking on new challenges - Essential. Recent CCNA - Essential Higher level education or equivalent professional qualifications (e.g. Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) - Desirable ITIL Foundation Qualified - Desirable A friendly and approachable disposition - Essential INDIT Planet Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Planet Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Planet Recruitment. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information. Only candidates with the relevant skills and experience will be contacted after application, if you do not hear back from us within 7 days you have unfortunately been unsuccessful in your application. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the position.