Cisco SME - #1744010

Job Title: Cisco SME Location: Birmingham 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.