As the Network Engineer, working in Tech Ops, you will play an important role by overseeing the technical health of Whitbread’s network estate.
Whitbread has landed one of its biggest network transformation projects in its history in the industry and our new core network has a fabric running at 40Gbps, running out of multiple data centres, with near instantaneous stateful failover of service
To help us deliver this scalable software defined network transformation network to our 1,200 locations, we are looking for an experienced Network Engineer to come onboard and be involved with this cutting-edge technology transformation
As the Network Engineer, working in Tech Ops, you will play an important role by overseeing the technical health of Whitbread’s network estate, ensuring robust management and support of the network infrastructure. You will be deploying network components, as well as designing, implementing, and maintaining solutions using a range of technologies relevant to the network domain (SD Wan and Cisco).
Role: Network Engineer
Salary: £55,000pa-£60,000pa, plus up to 30% company performance-based bonus
Contract Type: Full-Time and Permanent
Location: Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire (LU5 5XE) and a hybrid way of working with a minimum of 3 days a week in the office. Occasional visits to our hotels/restaurants (once every 2 months)
Why You’ll Love It Here
- Bonus: Company Performance based bonus of up to 30% of base salary
- Healthcare: Individual BUPA healthcare
- Discounts: Up to 60% discount on Premier Inn stays and 25% discount on our Restaurant brand
Check out all our benefits here: https://www.whitbreadcareers.com/about-us/benefits/
What you’ll be doing:
- Implementation of new network solutions and/or improving the efficiency of current networks
- Installation, configuration, and support of network equipment including routers, security appliances, switches, wireless access points, and similar infrastructure
- Investigating faults in the network, working collaboratively with the Network Services third-party
- Maximising network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting
- Implement and manage status reporting, metrics and benchmarks of network status and performance to key stakeholders
- Review and accept new releases of software from vendors, and manage the deployment of software into the managed estate
What you’ll need:
- Solid understanding of SD Networking, including SD-WAN and SD-Access
- Experience with Aruba or Cisco infrastructure devices (switching/routing/security)
- Experience with Aruba or Meraki cloud-managed infrastructure systems
- Proven hands-on network engineering experience
- Deep understanding of networking protocols and technologies
- Manage relationships with major vendors and service providers to ensure that the services they provide meet the needs of the organisation
- Proven experience in managing external IT service providers.
Be part of our Engineering Team at Whitbread
Keeping up with new platforms and real-world technologies allows us to get closer to our audience than ever before. Our dynamic Network Engineering Team are subject experts and a team who are passionate about what they do.
We encourage your application. Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information.
We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation.
Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part-time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.
Job ref: 2071-4334
Advertised: 04 Sep 2024
