NETWORK ENGINEER GERMANY

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NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEER / CCNP / BGP / OSPF / EIGRP / SC CLEARED / NATO SECRET / GERMANY

ROLE: NETWORK ENGINEER

RATE: EUR48-54 P/H

LOCATION: WESEL

CLEARANCE: SC / NATO SECRET

Skills, knowledge, experience required:

Essential:

* A diploma from a vocational school in a communications related subject, or an equivalent level of work experience in the field of telecommunications

* Over 2 years' experience of CISCO Routing and Switching Elements

* A minimum of 1 years' experience with the configuration and operation of HP Network Automation or equivalent network automation and orchestration systems

* A minimum of 2 years' experience with the configuration and operation of Network Monitoring and Event Management systems ideally Intermapper, Spectrum, HP Openview and Splunk

* Over 4 years' experience of working in a centrally managed network environment

* Minimum qualification of Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

* Proven experience in the use of an Incident Management System such as BMC Remedy

* A high level of knowledge of network, system and application level troubleshooting techniques

* Knowledge of communications protocols and practical experience of using diagnostic test equipment

* Working Knowledge of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP and IS-IS routing protocols

* Working Knowledge of MPLS, Diffserv MPLS TE, and VRFs

* Extensive knowledge of implementing and operating LAN technologies (e.g. HSRP, STP, Switching, VLANs, DHCP snooping, ARP Inspection, PortSecurity)

* Working knowledge of operating network authentication and authorization systems and technologies (e.g. Secure ACS 5.x, 802.1x, 802.1ae MACSEC, RADIUS, TACACS+)

* Knowledge and experience with commercial IPSEC encryption solutions such as Secure Virtual Tunnels (sVTI), SSLVPN, DMVPN, GETVPN

* Shall have general understanding of related telecommunications systems and techniques of, Radio, SATCOM, MPLS, Video, Voice and VOIP technology

* Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Duties:

* Direct 1st level fault resolution of deployable and transportable Routing and Switching Elements with operational, exercise, and garrison locations in coordination with the Service Area routing cell.

* Prepare deployable network assets in accordance with the exercise plan.

* Baseline deployable network assets at the end of an exercise in accordance with the standard configuration set.

* Update baseline configurations as directed.

* Advises on fault diagnosis throughout the deployable network environment utilizing a number of management platforms (e.g. HP Network Automation, Netscout, Intermapper, Splunk, CA Spectrum)

* Ensure that on Routing and Switching elements, routine maintenance is performed

* Coordinate with detachments to implement Routing and Switching elements standardization and best practices

* Liaise and collaborate internally throughout the NCI Agency Service Line infrastructures and to external organizations for fault rectification activities as required

* Responsible for the maintenance and creation of Standard Operating Procedures within the Deployable CIS area of the Routing and Switching Cell

* Performing operation and maintenance activities for current NATO operations (e.g. KFOR, OAE, and RS)

* Coordinates and performs routing infrastructures configuration and maintenance activities for all NATO exercise scenarios

* Operate provided management tools and capabilities

* Investigate and propose long term solutions to encountered equipment and configuration problems

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