We are a friendly and enthusiastic company, dedicated to our work and helping the community.
Find the roles we are recruiting for below. If you wish to apply, send your CV and a covering letter to the Recruitment Team, B4RN, Station Yard, Melling, LA6 2QY, or email to recruitment@b4rn.org.uk
Senior Network Support Engineer
ROLE
B4RN is a rapidly expanding company providing fibre broadband to isolated communities in the UK. We don’t offer London wages, but instead we provide a lovely area to live and work in, a friendly flexible working environment, a decent salary and benefits and the knowledge that every day you are directly and permanently improving people’s lives.
You will oversee and engage with the Network Operations team on the development, deployment, and management of all network infrastructure projects and work as a core part of the Network Operations Team to ensure that our networks and associated systems are always available, performant, efficient and secure.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
You will own, design, and implement scalable core network architecture to include solutions such as our EVPN / VXLAN distribution network platform with underlying ISIS IGP / iBGP mesh to ensure high quality network performance and resilience, and handle the day to day relationship with our datacentre partners such as Equinix, Pulsant, and LINX and respond to problems and issues arising to keep these critical network border points operational.
You will update and manage our RIPE database entries to keep our records clean and concise and manage and deploy industry standard DDoS protection on our border network points. This also includes iBGP sessions with Bogon prefix list providers and the associated firewall and policy rules to protect network assets.
You will liaise, establish, and manage border point Peering/IP Transit links to create best possible paths for traffic to reach our customer base and keep a regular eye on security news and apply appropriate equipment firmware and patches to ensure maximum network security. You will also manage network traffic levels and apply appropriate QoS and CoS solutions to ensure clear paths for essential traffic.
You will install core and distribution network devices liaising with the Network Build team for core network physical link installation, testing, and provisioning and diagnose the root cause of network issues using problem-solving skills and work to produce permanent solutions to ensure problems do not recur. You will respond to core network and systems faults alerted by the active monitoring system or as directed, ensuring prompt resolution. This requires 24×7 call-out rota working.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
- The company’s 24×7 support commitments will require participation in an on-call system that will result in callouts outside of standard working hours.
- This post requires the ongoing possession of a full UK driving license.
- Experience with Linux-based operating systems such as OpenBSD, Debian and CentOS.
- Experience of working with Juniper/Cisco infrastructure to CCNP (or similar) level.
- Ability to use a wide variety of open source technologies and tools.
- Prior project management experience/qualifications would be helpful.
- Able to work on own initiative.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Team worker (in addition to B4RN staff you will be working alongside hundreds of volunteers who assist in the deployment of the network).
The full job description can be found here: https://b4rn.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/JD-Senior-Network-Support-Engineer-20.10.2020.pdf
If you wish to apply, send your CV and a covering letter to the Recruitment Team, B4RN, Station Yard, Melling, LA6 2QY, or email to recruitment@b4rn.org.uk
Network Planner
ROLE
B4RN is a rapidly expanding company providing fibre broadband to isolated communities in the UK. We don’t offer London wages, but instead we provide a lovely area to live and work in, a friendly flexible working environment, a decent salary and benefits and the knowledge that every day you are directly and permanently improving people’s lives.
You will produce new network plans as required and engage fully in the iterative design process. You will report on the progress of project and route design towards handover to build. You will liaise with the Wayleave Officer in processing wayleave documents in conjunction with network plans and be a first point of planning/mapping contact for local champions and other stakeholders
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
You will support the network planning team, from the expansion of core network to property mapping, guiding design choices to best meet requirements. You will recognise where significant architectural change might be beneficial to the network and decide where it is necessary to elevate such changes to the attention of the COO. You will offer in-house expertise for GIS packages and train the Network Planning Assistants and volunteers in their uses and methods.
You will work alongside the Wayleave Officer in ensuring the wayleave procedure is followed, which includes making sure documentation is accurate as per the network design, and paper trail is completed, and ensuring that such procedure is rigorous and fit for purpose, refining the system where necessary
You will deal with non-standard mapping requests and compile information for submission to official bodies.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
- This post requires the possession of a full, valid driving licence.
- This post requires the use of Microsoft office suite and other systems and processes to carry out duties.
The full job description can be found here: https://b4rn.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/JD-Network-Planner.pdf
If you wish to apply, send your CV and a covering letter to the Recruitment Team, B4RN, Station Yard, Melling, LA6 2QY, or email to recruitment@b4rn.org.uk
Customer Connections Coordinator
ROLE
B4RN is a rapidly expanding company providing fibre broadband to isolated communities in the UK. We don’t offer London wages, but instead we provide a lovely area to live and work in, a friendly flexible working environment, a decent salary and benefits and the knowledge that every day you are directly and permanently improving people’s lives.
You will plan and coordinate customer connections, organise and arrange contractors for the installation of customer connections, and oversee and administer the necessary documentation.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
You will produce daily and weekly work schedules for the Customer Connections Team(s). You will monitor and update incoming service and voucher requests, realise any outstanding tasks required to make the connection and assign work to internal teams or external contractors to complete the connection.
You will coordinate with area Champions and Volunteers to arrange fibre blowing and splicing using local teams enabled with B4RN equipment to complete bulk and individual service and voucher requests, and feedback any relevant build changes to the Planning team. You will create and distribute connection reports for completed connections and any problems and issues that require intervention to complete connections.
You will maintain an overview of the entire Network Build schedule and project progress in order to pre-assign/pre-book contractor resources, and respond to customer enquiries with the aid of the Administration Team to give updates regarding build programme, house installations, and any general progress.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
- This post requires the possession of a full, valid driving licence.
The full job description can be found here: https://b4rn.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/JD-Customer-Connections-Coordinator.pdf
If you wish to apply, send your CV and a covering letter to the Recruitment Team, B4RN, Station Yard, Melling, LA6 2QY, or email to recruitment@b4rn.org.uk
B4RN is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.