SC / DV Gigamon SME

Target Start: 01/01/2026
Target End: 31/01/2027
Type: Contractor
Location: Bracknell (fulltime onsite)
Working Pattern: Monday-Friday
IR35: Inside
Rate: £600/day (negotiable)

Brief overview on the role/project:
We are looking for an experienced network engineer to act as a Gigamon SME as part of a team involved in the rollout of a large Cyber Project for large government client.
* Working under the direction of a team lead remote configuration of hardware.
* Build & Configure and Harden Juniper switches as per build guides.
* Build and configure Gigamon physical device and connect/onboard to Gigavue FM Management server.

Mandatory skills:
* Extensive network engineer experience. Demonstrate network projects (preferably Cisco) where you have worked in a team to implement hardware into customer sites. N.B. The plan will be to use experience Gigamon resources within the team to provide assistance to bring individuals up to speed.
* 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.
* Visit to customer sites to install hardware within racks.
* Remote support of hardware during customer testing.
* Provide updates to the PM and team lead regarding progress.
* Engagement with service teams to ensure that new hardware is effectively taken into support.
* 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:
* Experience in the implementation of Gigamon devices

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Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

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