Senior NetworkEngineer
JobDetails:
To take principleresponsibility for the management and operation of the client scustomer networks. To provide network design consultancy andoperational support to all areas of thebusiness.
KeyResponsibilities:
* Day to day operationsmanagement of networkrelated incidents and servicerequests.
* Resolution or escalationof incidents and service requests within Service Level Agreements(SLA).
* Management of network changecommunications and procedures within the change controlframework.
* Monitor and report onnetwork health using management tools including Solarwinds NetworkPerformance Manager
* Perform dailynetwork health checks identify and rectify any potential issues ina timely manner.
* Install andcommission network infrastructure platforms including switchesrouters firewalls and loadbalancers.
* Provide expertise indevelopment design and deployment of WiFi and mobile (3G/4G)communications solutions to Enterprise and customer engineeringprojects.
* Administer networkprotocols and technologies including: MPLS BGP OSPF IPSEC PVSTLCP
* Create and maintain accurateclear and comprehensive networkdocumentation.
* Assist in therecommendation of new network equipment to meet projectrequirements
* Work closely with otherareas of the business to provide appropriate solutions andspecialist support/advice for projects and variation orders asrequired
* Take responsibility forcustomer project deliverables
* Mentorand assist with the development of less experienced teammembers.
* Provide 3rd line supportincluding outofhours support in critical incidents and participatein oncall support.
* Perform otherrelated duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of theorganization.
* Ensure applicationavailability performance scalability and security throughout theirnetworks by using traffic management delivery and accelerationtechniques in conjunction with WAN optimisation caching and qualityof servicemethods.
Qualifications andExperience:
Desirable:
* CurrentCisco Certified Network Professional qualification or a recognisedequivalent
* Current full drivinglicense and own car for travelling to and from data centres andtheir sites.
* Foundation inITIL
* University degree in a numeratesubject (e.g. Computer Science maths orengineering).
Skills andExperience:
* Extensiveand proven commercial experience in designing Installingcommissioning and supporting large complex multisite voice and dataLAN and WAN network solutions based predominantly on Ciscoproducts.
* Anindepth understanding of network infrastructure design and bestpractice principles including routing and switching concepts andtechnologies advanced IP addressing dynamic routingprotocols.
* MPLS Secure and resilientrouting solutions Unified communications Load balancing and trafficmanagement Quality of Service (QOS) Wireless and Mobilecommunications.
* Experience ofimplementing and supporting remote access and legacy dialuptechnologies
* An indepthunderstanding of end to end secure network concepts technologiesand protocols including Access control Next generation Webapplication and Stateful firewalls technologies Intrusionprevention Encryption (IPSEC SSL PKI) Security event informationmanagement systems Proxyservices.
* Excellenttroubleshooting and problem diagnosis skills developed fromexperience
* Experience of FCOEsolutions
* Experience of Storage AreaNetwork implementation
* Anunderstanding of the principles of DatacentreManagement.
* Unix/Linuxknowledge
PlatformTechnologyExposure:
Essential:Desirable:
* CiscoBranch and Edge Routers
* CiscoDatacentre SAN fabric and Campus LAN Switches including Nexus57K
* Cisco Adaptive security and IDPappliances
* F5 Local and Globalloadbalancers
* Cisco ASA &Juniper (JUNOS) SRX Firewalls
* WebApplication or Next generation firewalls (Barracuda Palo alto orsimilar)
* Ethernet MPLS DSL Leasedlines ISDN
* DHCP Dynamic DNS/BINDSNMPv3 ACS Radius/TACACS
* Fibrenetworks deployment (DWDM) andstandards
* CiscoWorks LMS SolarwindsOrion (or similar) Netflow collection and analysis. Probes packetsniffers cable analysers
Desirable:
* CiscoACI