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Network Engineer
£300-£350 per day
Gatwick

Network engineer is required by a highly successful international organisation based close to Gatwick. As a senior member of the IT Infrastructure team you will work independently to install, deploy and upgrade network equipment; design and implement network optimization projects. You will also be expected to participate in Network and Security planning, implementation and support. You will assist Helpdesk support activities, and share 24/7 on-call responsibilities as required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in major network initiatives, detailed network designs and deployments as well as coordinating technical issues with clients, vendors, and internal teams
• Design, installation, maintenance and monitoring of network systems including switches, routers, firewalls, intrusion detection systems and switch and firewall-based policies
• Responsible for expert-level troubleshooting of any problems relating to global networking issues
• Adhere to IT access-management incident response and change control procedures
• Develop IT infrastructure project plan, technical specifications, design documents, roll-out and test plans
• Contribute to IT policies and process development using industry best practices
• Contribute to mentoring junior staff and knowledge transfer to global team.

Experience:

• 5+ years IT experience with on-going skills development
• Ability to handle multiple tasks with a clear sense of ownership and priority
• CCNP certification preferred
• Strong experience with networking protocols: TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VRRP, HSRP, VPN, IPSEC, VoIP, and QoS
• Experience in WAN/LAN networking including routing, switching, security, load balancing
• Working knowledge of Enterprise Datacenter environment
• Recent knowledge of Cisco network equipment required, NAC, Wireless controllers, ACS, Prime, UCS, Nexus 5K switches, Catalyst series, div Router series.
• Experience in or worked with Unified architecture. Conceptual and hands-on
• Proven experience on remote access technologies (VPN like technologies), including use with mobile devices
• Proven knowledge of Checkpoint firewalls and Cisco ASA
• Knowledge of Citrix load balancers
• Knowledge of VoIP, QoS and multicasting
• Knowledge of network monitoring tools. I.e. Solarwinds and IPSwitch
• Experience in Network Appliance NAS/SAN environment (FCoE, FCP, CIFS, ISCSI) preferred
• Vendor management; communicating with vendors globally
• Excellent troubleshooting skills. Ability to rapidly identify and resolve issues under pressure

For a full consultation on this pivotal role, send your CV to Arc IT.