Network Technician (Network Automation & Data Entry) for NATO with security clearance

Would you like to join the leading international intergovernmental organization

Under the direction of the NRA Section Head the incumbent will be responsible for ensuring data quality integrity and automation within NATOs network infrastructure. The role involves managing configuration items automating telemetry collection and supporting project teams in integrating assets into the NRA repositories.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure tickets are resolved in fulfilment of applicable Service Level Agreements;

• Be responsible for the data quality and integrity;

• Be responsible for registration and publishing of names addresses and metadata required to support the operation and management of NATO networks or comply with Agency direction;

• Perform data extraction deduplication matching fusion and master data generation curation and management through its lifecycle;

• assign and register addressing and enterprise names to infrastructure designs;

• Assist project teams in integrating names and addresses of configuration items into NRA repositories;

• Automate configuration data for NATO partners and Federation Mission Network affiliates;

• Automate network telemetry collection and ingestion.

• Perform other duties as may be required.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Higher vocational training in a relevant discipline with 3 years post-related experience. Or a secondary educational qualification with 5 years post-related experience.

• Minimum 3 years experience in a Network Technician DOI or IP address management (IPAM) role;

• Familiarity with network automation or other coding languages;

• Competence with subnetting in both IPv4 and IPv6 environments;

• Practical experience in DNS IP and routing protocols (OSPF RIP ISIS BGP etc);

• Evaluating and processing change requests

• Auditing network device configurations against registered baselines

Desirable Experience and Education:

• IP address management for military networks

• Higher secondary education and advanced vocational training in a post related area couples with at least 5 years recent experience in Telecommunications Management Information Systems support and/or support of digital Networks

• Drafting documents/manuals for NATO users

• Knowledge of NCIA deployable CIS assets

• Experience supporting NATO operations and exercises

• Completion of RIPE NCCs LIR Training Course

• Experience using IPAM DB

• Experience with NCIAs service request processes

• Technical knowledge on wide area networks local area networks and applicability of Firewalls;

• Awareness of MPLS and Multicast networking;

• Experience and engagement in industry trainings and events;

• Industry certification (CCNA DevNet or JNCIA etc) or demonstrable equivalent experience;

• Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;

• Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization including ACO and ACT.

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