Network Engineer

Job Description

• Establish the networking environment by designing system configuration, directing system installation, and defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards.
• Design and implement new solutions and improve resilience of the current environment.
• Maximize network performance by monitoring performance, troubleshooting network problems and outages, scheduling upgrades, and collaborating with network architects on network optimization.
• Undertake data network fault investigations in local and wide area environments using information from multiple sources.
• Secure network systems by establishing and enforcing policies and defining and monitoring access.
• Support and administer firewall environments in line with IT security policy.
• Report network operational status by gathering and prioritizing information and managing projects.
• Upgrade data network equipment to the latest stable firmware releases
• Configure routing and switching equipment, hosted IP voice services and firewalls.
• Provide remote support to on-site engineers and end users/customers during installation.
• Provide remote troubleshooting and fault finding if issues occur upon initial installation.
• Undertake capacity management and audit of IP addressing and hosted devices within data centers.
• Liaise with project management teams, third-line engineers and service desk engineers on a regular basis.
• Speak to customers via email and phone for initial requirement capture.

Job Requirements

• - Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
• - Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), or Voice Professional (CCVP), or Wireless (CCNP Wireless), or Network Security (CCSP) is an advantage.
• Good working knowledge with Cisco and Juniper switches and firewalls.
• Familiarity with network, server, storage virtualization, i.e., MDS switching infrastructure, VSAN, VRF, VPN, and VMWare.
• Good working knowledge of IOS, NX-OS, JUNOS, EIGRP, BGP, GRE and OSPF.
• 2 years of relevant IT work experience.
• Ability to manage large scale multi-tenant environments across multiple routers, switches, and firewall platforms.
• Strong initiative and ability to identify security risks, potential network latencies, and infrastructure threats.
• Time Management skills.