Back to search
Job Title: Cisco SME
Location: Bracknell
Duration: Until 31/03/2026 initially with possible extension
Rate: Up to 600 per day via an approved umbrella company
Brief overview on the role/project:
Looking for a candidate to support a rollout for a large government project over a 9 month period. The candidate will be expected to support remote installations(Build & Configure Cisco Firepower devices and onboard to Cisco vFMC) into customer sites under the direction of a technical team lead. Engagement with Fujitsu service teams to ensure that new hardware is effectively taken into support
Mandatory skills:
- Good working knowledge of all LAN Switching technologies . This must include extensive knowledge of the Cisco Switch platform and Cisco IOS.
- Good knowledge of WAN routing , which must include MPLS, BGP, ISIS.
- Have the ability to work well within a team and develop a positive working relationship with other project teams.
- Have good and clear communications when interacting with peers, management, and customers.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Experience working for large government customers.
- Positive can do attitude
- Self starter who can implement solutions with minimal supervision and can think through any issues and report back regarding issue and recommendation to fix.
- You will need to be onsite 4/5 days a week during the role duration to enable access to the Production environment
- Applicants may need to flexible in terms of hours worked because some implementations are likely outside normal working hours due to customer day to day activities
Desirable skills:
- Ideally the candidate has worked in a service provider environment with a minimum of history of operational support.
- Knowledge of Government Projects
If this is the role for you please submit your CV at your earliest convenience.
