Network Engineer Unified Communications Pillar- CCNP (Collaboration) Qualified (D)

Closing date for applications: 11/02/2020

OVERVIEW OF ROLE

Specialist role	Designer
Summary of the work	DE&S requires an Enterprise Network Service to provide 3rd line support utilising suitably SQEP 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 day to day prioritisation of tasks according to the Operational tempo.
Latest start date	02/03/2020
Expected contract length	Approx. 13 months, plus optional extension of up to 25%
Location	West Midlands
Organisation the work is for	DE&S
Maximum day rate	£625

ABOUT THE WORK

Early market engagement	-
Who the specialist will work with	The Enterprise Network Service requires a 3rd line support team comprising of 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, reporting to the System Operating Authority that manage a number of networks and Information Systems
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 during normal working hours (NWH). 3. To occasionally work outside of working hours (OWH) to conduct pre-planned change activity. 4. To travel to other sites to conduct network support. These support tasks may last several days. Not less than 1 in 8 weeks will be spent at sites other than normal place of work.

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 17:00 1 x NE from this team is to be on-call OWH. This is assumed to be a 1-in-9 rotation amongst the team unless personnel shortages necessitate a higher frequency. 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 a main site within 1 hour. c. Attend any user site within UK within 24 hours.
Security clearance	MOD held DV required on day 1 of the appointment and for the duration of the Contract due to the sensitivity of the role.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional terms and conditions	In accordance with Framework rules recruitment companies must not apply. Any supplier that puts forward the same candidate as another supplier will be rejected at sift. In the event that the post is vacated the Supplier shall ensure that it is filled within one working week by a candidate who meets the criteria of this competition with prior approval of the Buyer. DEFCON 76(Edn 12/06)-Contractor’s Personnel at Government Sites 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

Additional terms and conditions

In accordance with Framework rules recruitment companies must not apply. Any supplier that puts forward the same candidate as another supplier will be rejected at sift. In the event that the post is vacated the Supplier shall ensure that it is filled within one working week by a candidate who meets the criteria of this competition with prior approval of the Buyer. DEFCON 76(Edn 12/06)-Contractor’s Personnel at Government Sites 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

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
Evaluation weighting	Technical competence 70% Cultural fit 10% Price 20%

EXPERIENCE

Essential skills and experience

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) (Collaboration)
Oracle SBC Configuration and Administration (proof of course completion)
Oracle ECB Configuration and Administration (proof of course completion)
3-5 years experience supporting complex Campus LAN & WAN networks based on IP cryptography
Configuration and administration within a production environment of an IP network supporting voice and video applications
Configuration and administration within a production environment of a traffic policing policy using QoS and DSCP marking
Configuration and administration within a production environment of Oracle Communications equipment

Nice-to-have skills and experience

CCIE (Collaboration)
CCNP (Routing and Switching)
CCNP (Security)
Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)
Python Certified Entry-Level Programmer (PCEP)
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
OSPF process configuration and management, EIGRP, BGP, L3 TRL Catapan, Nexus-OS, Linux OS, Policy Based Routing, logging and analysis tools (e.g. PRTG, Splunk, Solar Winds), DMVPN, Cisco networking equipment
Dell networking equipment, Juniper firewall equipment, RBAC administration, software defined network (SDN) exposure including SD-WAN, Cisco DNAC and Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

EXPRESS INTEREST

Closing date for applications: 11/02/2020