Platform Network Engineer

Six Degrees is a leading secure, integrated cloud services provider, where everyone is welcome. We support our customers on their digital transformation journey regardless of their maturity. Our vision is to be the UK’s number one provider of secure, integrated cloud services to the small to mid-size market. The Platform Services team are responsible for the architectural design, engineering and ongoing maintenance of our Six Degrees network that underpins our Connectivity, Cloud and Unified Communication / Voice products and revenue. The Network Platform Engineer is responsible for data networking delivery, the role will involve close liaison with the product, commercial, assurance/engineering support teams and other lines of business. Being the Network Platform Engineer, you will be providing technical support to current Project Network Engineers, whilst you act as technical lead engineer on complex design and migration work. To be a successful Network Platform Engineer we would have strong experience and familiarisation with Juniper, Fortinet, Cisco and Palo Alto platforms along with proven experience of configuring/provisioning and troubleshooting a mix of technologies. Six Degrees is not interested in paying lip-service to diversity and inclusion, just observing our statutory duties. We work to continually re-affirm our commitment to cultivating a workplace and society that embraces and vigorously defends equity, diversity and inclusion. This includes all aspects of recruitment and employment - our recruitment and selection processes are open and fair, and we will always consider any reasonable adjustments or flexible working requirements. We are also an active member of the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI) who support us on this journey. This includes all aspects of recruitment and employment – our recruitment and selection processes are transparent and fair, and we will always consider any reasonable adjustments or flexible working requirements. At Six Degrees we’ve created a female-led networking program that enables women within our organisation to interact and exchange ideas, share their experiences, and utilise one-to-one support. We are proud of initiating an outreach program that connects our female talent with external mentors. This ensures they can tap into new and different perspectives that will help them identify and achieve career goals at Six Degrees. We are a Real Living Wage employer, and through our additional employee benefits we feel we’ve got something that will help everybody live their best life. We recognise the immense joy and significance of family leave for our employees, which is why Six Degrees provide an enhanced maternity and paternity leave package. We’re also keen to support people with flexible working, so everyone can have the personal time they need whilst still doing great work here at Six Degrees. We have some fantastic benefits on offer, with everyone being given Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance, a matched pension scheme and 25 days holiday and as a happy birthday from Six Degrees, all employees get a day off for their Birthday. That’s why we give everyone the chance to volunteer one day year in addition to annual leave to make a difference. Every Six Degrees employee has instant access to private medical care is available, as well as mental health and employee wellbeing support 24/7. Whether it’s a wellness benefit, such as gym benefits, fitness programmes and genetics wellness testing to our life benefits with discounted rates on travel, critical illness and dental insurance. We also provide discounts on well-known brands, in restaurants, supermarkets, the list goes on! Our team will thoroughly evaluate all applications, and if your qualifications align with our needs, our Talent Acquisition team will reach out to schedule a call.