Network Engineer

Job Responsibilities:

• establishing networking environment by designing system configuration, directing system installation, defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards;
• the design and implementation of new solutions and improving resilience of the current environment;
• maximizing network performance by monitoring performance, troubleshooting network problems and outages, scheduling upgrades and collaborating with network architects on network optimisation;
• undertaking data network fault investigations in local and wide area environments, using information from multiple sources;
• securing network system by establishing and enforcing policies, and defining and monitoring access;
• the support and administration of firewall environments in line with IT security policy;
• updating job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks and participating in professional organisations;
• reporting network operational status by gathering, prioritising information and managing projects;
• upgrading data network equipment to latest stable firmware releases;
• configuration of routing and switching equipment;
• configuration of hosted IP voice services;
• basic configuration of firewalls;
• remote support of on-site engineers and end users/customers during installation;
• remote troubleshooting and fault finding if issues occur upon initial installation;
• capacity management and audit of IP addressing and hosted devices within data centres;
• liaising with project management team, 3rd line engineers and service desk engineers on a regular basis;
• speaking with customers via email and phone for initial requirement capture.

Minimum Experience: 3 Years