Network Implementation Engineer

World Wide Technology (WWT) is a global technology integrator and supply chain solutions provider. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build, and deliver business results, from idea to outcome. World Wide Technology (WWT) is looking for an experienced Network Implementation to support a large-scale campus/building network refresh and migration program The ideal candidate role involves relocating and upgrading network equipment rooms, deploying and configuring core, distribution, switching, and Wi-Fi infrastructure, managing service migrations, and validating end-to-end network functionality This is a contract Role & Inside IR35 Network Implementation Engineer Contract Duration: 12 months! Location: London, UK (Hybrid with 2-3 days onsite per week) Essential Skills: Cisco Catalyst switching — 6500, 4500 and 9410 platformsCisco wireless access points across multiple generations — 3800 series through to 9130 seriesCisco wireless controllers — 5520, 5508 and 9800 seriesCisco Catalyst Centre and Cisco Prime InfrastructureStrong, Wi-Fi savvy campus wireless experienceRecent, hands-on experience deploying and refreshing network infrastructure in a live campus environmentExperience deploying data centre-grade network devicesCampus edge design experienceHeavy use of BGP and Layer 3 routing domains in a campus context Delivery & Project Skills: Demonstrable large enterprise experience — this is not a support-led or operational roleA project-based mindset with a track record of out-of-the-box implementation work, not BAU support or fault-fixingStrong project delivery skills — planning, preparing and driving network workstreams end-to-endComfortable delivering and physically installing kit, instructing and directing other engineers or contractors, and carrying out switch migrations and refreshesAbility to guide project managers through logical sequencing of network activityProactive in engaging cabling, AV, security, construction and end user teams to deliver to planComfortable producing and following templated, repeatable designs at scale Desirable Skills: General awareness of firewalls in a campus context (deep firewall engineering not required)Basic multicast configuration — sufficient for use cases such as office screens/digital signageVoice VLAN configuration to switchport level (no end-to-end voice engineering required) Candidates will be required to go through background checks before commencing contract. Must be eligible to live and work in the specified work location. Some occasional travel may be required. Only successful candidates will be contacted EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES World Wide Technology is committed to equal opportunities and actively seeks applications from all sectors of the community irrespective of sex, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, having responsibility for dependents, age, religion/beliefs, or any other reason which cannot be shown to be justified.