Network Architect


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Recruiter

Experis IT

Listed on

19th October 2018

Location

Northampton

Salary/Rate

£400 - £450

Type

Contract

Start Date

ASAP

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Role: Network Architect

Start Date: ASAP

Location: Northampton

Duration: 3-6 months

The Network Architect will be the will be responsible to configure and trouble shoot Cisco LAN/WAN connections, Cisco IOS VPN, Cisco Firewalls, and Cisco switches. The team members will handle monitoring and resolution of networking issues for our clients.

* Candidate will be responsible for analyzing, developing, interpreting and evaluating network system design and architecture specifications, data models and diagrams

* Liaise with other internal teams and vendors in the development, configuration and integration of computer systems and for issue resolution.

* Configure and install various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS)

* Design & Implementation of LAN & WAN Infrastructure.

* Configuring/Troubleshooting Routing protocols including but not limited to EIGRP, OSPF, BGP & layer 2 protocols

* Maximizes network performance by monitoring performance, troubleshooting network problems and outages

* Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure

* Utilizes various network tools for monitoring and testing the network and associated devices

* Work with engineers regarding monitoring alerts and client issues

* Provide assistance to identify and troubleshoot Windows, mail delivery and network-related problems

* Provide weekend and off-hours support, as needed

* Conduct proactive systems maintenance for client servers

* Contact clients and internal staff about monitoring events as needed

* Manage outage communications with vendors/customers

* Maintain client security levels and confidentiality of information

* Input and manage tickets through our CRM system

* Generate documentation for processes in the GOC as needed

* Learn and follow company policies and procedures

* Perform in a fast paced, high volume environment

* Perform related tasks as required

Essential Skills:

* Bachelor's degree (or equivalent work experience); advanced industry certifications a plus

* 10+ Years working within professional, enterprise-level IT Organization

* 7+ Years of experience in working as a Systems Administrator or Engineer

* Bachelor's degree in technical field or equivalent experience, certifications and training

* Strong Working knowledge of Infrastructure Technologies and the relationships between application, systems, network, and security

* Strong working knowledge of networking technologies (Ethernet and Layer 3, overlay network a plus)

* Strong Working knowledge of Virtual Architecture (VMWare, Hyper-V, VDI,)

* Strong working knowledge of SAN environments. Design, Administration, and Support

* Excellent overall knowledge of Enterprise Level technologies

* Excellent verbal and written client communications skills required

* Experience in managing multiple resources in a matrix organization that includes technical and business users/roles

* Experience in partnering and managing external Solution Providers with the ability to drive results

Nice to Have Skills

* Project management skills

* People management

* Knowledge of Incident management

* Knowledge of Change management

* Understanding of Problem management

* Understanding of Capacity planning

* Knowledge of ITIL Frame Work

Qualifications:

* 8-10 years hands-on network engineering experience

* Deep understanding of networking protocols

* Hands-on experience with monitoring, network diagnostic and network analytics tools for Cisco LAN/WAN connections (mostly 43xx router), Cisco IOS VPN, Cisco Firewalls, and Cisco switches.

* Vendor certifications (Cisco, Juniper etc.) will be preferred. Organizational skills and the ability to priorities workload

* High level of verbal and written communications

* Customer service experience

Please submit CVs in the first instance

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