Cisco / Juniper Network Design Specialist

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Our mission is to break down the barriers of today to release the potential of tomorrow. Join us today and release yours.

About This Role

The BT Media and Broadcast design team provide the networking used by key broadcasters around the UK and worldwide including the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 . If you’ve watched a Premiere League football match or a Freeview channel, this uses the BT Media transmission network that you’ll be working on. You’ll be designing network solutions to satisfy an ever changing set of technical requirements, responding to RFPs for services all around the world to distribute live broadcast TV, audio and other content.

This particular role is to design the Access, Core and Edge networks using Cisco and Juniper equipment to provide a high level of service availability (typically 99.999%) for the customer. You’ll also be working on our modernisation programme to converge our current networks to a single Software Defined Network allowing flexible orchestration of new services.

You’ll Have The Following Responsibilities

• To provide Engineering Design leadership and steer, guide and support in managing aspects of the Media and Broadcast areas; specifically in the design of layer 1, 2, 3 connectivity.
• Ongoing & frequent collaboration with a wider team including operations, systems and customers.
• Driving Transformation activities across the Business Unit – seeking positive outcomes from adoption of Agile, Automation.
• Managing suppliers to understand their product capability and provide sign off for connection to the network.
• To provide a mentoring-type role and be acknowledged as the Subject Matter Expert within Media and Broadcast on network solutions.
• Makes expert recommendations to technical and business decision makers.
  

You’ll Have The Following Skills & Experience

• Experience of Cisco and/or Juniper networking equipment
• Experience of designing carrier/service provide IP networks.
• Experience of leading RFPs, Vendor Selection and winning new business activities from a Design perspective.
• Experience of designing high availability domestic and international transport networks
• Preferable: Technical Experience in a TV/broadcast organisation.
• Preferable: Ideally B.Eng / M.Eng Degree or equivalent industry experience.
  

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• 10% on target bonus
• Pension scheme
• Shares Plan
• Flexible benefits: cycle to work, childcare vouchers, healthcare, etc.
• Discounted BT products
  

About BT

BT has a key role in British society, fostering change and leading technology innovation. From delivering the Olympics, to supporting the emergency services, to investing more into research than any other UK technology company, we take pride in everything we do - and in the people who work here.

We’re now a global company operating at the forefront of the information age, employing 90,000 people in 180 countries. And we’re on a mission. Guided by our core values of Personal, Simple and Brilliant our goal is to help customers, communities and businesses overcome barriers and release their potential.

So, if you’re interested in the power of potential, why not join us today and release yours? You can read more here about what it’s like to work at BT

How To Apply

It’s easy to apply online; you just need a copy of your up-to-date CV and to follow the step-by step process. Don’t worry if you need to make changes - you’ll have the opportunity to review and edit your work on the final page. We look forward to receiving your application!

Job Function

Design and delivery

Main location

UK & Ireland-United Kingdom-London-London

Other Locations

UK & Ireland-United Kingdom-Lancashire-Manchester, UK & Ireland-United Kingdom-West Midlands-Birmingham, UK & Ireland-United Kingdom-Avon-Bristol, UK & Ireland-United Kingdom-Suffolk-Ipswich

Schedule

Full-time

Working pattern

Standard

Salary

Competitive with great benefits

Closing date

Jul 8, 2021, 11:59:00 PM