Network Support engineer

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Network Support engineer. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Exciting, leading edge tech
• Cloud Environment
• Contract rates on offer

My client is seeking an Experienced Net Work Engineering contract for a short term piece of work which may extend.

Specifically, this involves:

• Understanding of the data network, and it’s relationships and dependancies with other technologies.
• 24/7 support of network infrastructure
• Completion and maintainance of support documentation to a high standard
• Development, operation and automation of processes for network services.
• Optimising the way we provision and consume network services.
• Ensuring security methods and processes are in line with security policies
• Liase with 3rd party vendors and support providers for timely resolution of issues

  
You are also expected to:

• Follow company policies and procedures;
• Take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety of yourself and others in the workplace; and
• Ensure that co-workers are treated respectfully and without any form of discrimination, harassment or victimisation.

  

Specific Capabilities/ Qualifications –
Professional Knowledge and Experience

• Demonstrated experience with routing, switching, firewall, VPN and load balancing (Cisco, F5, Palo Alto and Akamai technologies).
• Advanced route/switch troubleshooting and configuration skills (BGP, OSPF)
• Experience with AWS networking and content delivery (VPC, Direct Connect, Route 53)
• Experience and knowledge of Web caching and Proxy services (ATS)
• Configuation of syslog and monitoring platforms (Nagios, Cacti and LogStash).
• Knowledge and experience with VPN, DNS, SNMP, AD, DHCP, LDAP, RADIUS, NTP, Syslog
• Desirable qualifications: Cisco CCNP / CCDP, AWS Certified SA – Associate level.

  

Behavioural Skill set
  

• Accurate and logical problem solving  
• Excellent communication skills  
• Ability to work in a team environment  
• Ability to work independently when necessary  
• Ability to effectively manage and schedule workload 
• Ability to perform pro-active tasks without prompting
• Key Relationships/Interactions – Internal and External
• Quick to learn new technologies and processes as the platforms evolve
• High level of energy and enthusiam
• Desire to promote innovation and continuous improvement.