Network Engineer (D)

Closing date for applications: 18/08/2020

OVERVIEW OF ROLE

Specialist role	Designer
Summary of the work	DE&S requires an engineer for the Enterprise Network Service to provide 3rd line support utilising suitably SQEP MOD-DV cleared UK nationals to provide on-site network engineering services across a number of systems. The team reports to the System Operating Authority for day2day prioritisation of tasks according to the Operational tempo.
Latest start date	30/09/2020
Expected contract length	6 months from start date with the possibility to extend for a further 1 months.
Location	West Midlands
Organisation the work is for	Ministry of Defence - Defence Equipment & Support
Maximum day rate	£440

ABOUT THE WORK

Early market engagement	N/A
Who the specialist will work with	The Enterprise Network Service requires a 3rd line support team comprising of MOD DV cleared UK nationals of suitably qualified and experienced personnel (SQEP) to provide on-site network engineering support. Working in conjunction with existing members of a network operations department the network engineers (NE) are to:This role will report to the System Operating Authority that manage a number of networks and Information Systems at Secret and Above Secret
What the specialist will work on	"1. Perform IT Service Management activities for the network, including but not limited to: incident management, problem management, change management, configuration management, knowledge management, and service validation and testing. 2. To be in attendance (at Site A) during normal working hours (NWH). 3. To occasionally work outside of working hours (OWH) to conduct pre-planned change activity. 4. To travel to othe locations to conduct network support. These support tasks may last several days. Not less than 1 in 8 weeks will be spent at other offices."

WORK SETUP

Address where the work will take place	West Midlands
Working arrangements	5 days a week (excluding Bank Holidays) assumed 230 working days per year Mon to Fri 08:30 to 17:001 x NE from this team is to be on-call OWH. On-call response obligations include: a. Respond to a phone call within 30 minutes (i.e. answer or return a call and maintain voice communications with on-site personnel thereafter). b. Attend the main office within 1 hour. This is assumed to be a 1-in-6 rotation amongst the team unless personnel shortages necessitate a higher frequency. c. Attend any other site within UK within 24 hours.
Security clearance	MOD Developed Vetting - No dual nationals can be considered.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional terms and conditions	DEFCON 5J(Edn 18/11/16)-Unique Identifiers DEFCON 76(Edn 12/06)-Contractor’s Personnel at Government Sites DEFCON 501(Edn 11/17)-Definitions and Interpretations DEFCON 522(Edn 11/17)-Payment and Recovery of Sums Due DEFCON 659A(Edn 02/17)-Security Measures (A Security Aspects Letter will be provided following Contract Award) DEFCON 660(Edn 12/15)-Official-Sensitive Security Requirements DEFCON 703(Edn 08/13)-Intellectual Property Rights - Vesting in the Authority Any supplier that puts forward the same candidate as another supplier will be rejected. If the post is vacated the Supplier shall ensure it's filled within 1 working week by a candidate who meets the criteria of this competition

Additional terms and conditions

DEFCON 5J(Edn 18/11/16)-Unique Identifiers DEFCON 76(Edn 12/06)-Contractor’s Personnel at Government Sites DEFCON 501(Edn 11/17)-Definitions and Interpretations DEFCON 522(Edn 11/17)-Payment and Recovery of Sums Due DEFCON 659A(Edn 02/17)-Security Measures (A Security Aspects Letter will be provided following Contract Award) DEFCON 660(Edn 12/15)-Official-Sensitive Security Requirements DEFCON 703(Edn 08/13)-Intellectual Property Rights - Vesting in the Authority Any supplier that puts forward the same candidate as another supplier will be rejected. If the post is vacated the Supplier shall ensure it's filled within 1 working week by a candidate who meets the criteria of this competition

EVALUATION CRITERIA

How many specialists to evaluate	3
Cultural fit criteria	Ability to work with others in a high pressure, Operational Environment that frequently manages conflicting priorities Ability to make decisions under pressure. Ability to work with multiple stakeholders. Ability to work as a team.
Assessment methods	Interview
Evaluation weighting	Technical competence 70% Cultural fit 10% Price 20%

EXPERIENCE

Essential skills and experience

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) (Enterprise)
3-5 years or longer experience supporting complex Campus LAN & WAN networks based on IP cryptography
Configuration and administration within a production environment of OSPF
Configuration and administration within a production environment of EIGRP
Configuration and administration within a production environment of DMVPN
Configuration and administration within a production environment of BGP
Configuration and administration within a production environment of QoS (DSCP)
Configuration and administration within a production environment of PBR
Configuration and administration within a production environment of VSS

Nice-to-have skills and experience

CCIE (Enterprise Infrastructure)
CCNP (Security)
CCNP (Collaboration)
CCDA (DevNet)
CCNA (CyberOps)
Python Certified Entry-Level Programmer (PCEP)
Cisco: Programming for Network Engineers (PRNE) (proof of course completion)
L3 TRL cryptographic equipment (Catapan) (proof of course completion)
Implementation and administration of encrypted IP tunnelling of classified network traffic across various bearers.
Nexus-OS, Linux OS, Hyper-V, VMWare, logging and analysis tools (e.g. PRTG, Splunk, Solar Winds), Dell networking equipment, Juniper & Cisco firewall equipment.
Oracle Communications equipment, VoIP and video teleconferencing, RBAC administration, software defined network (SDN) exposure including SD-WAN, Cisco DNAC and Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

EXPRESS INTEREST

Closing date for applications: 18/08/2020