SKILLS

• Effective oral and written communication

• Produce detailed reports and other written material of a technical and or complex nature where appropriate

• Plan, implement and control a project with appropriate monitoring

• Give support to the communication of appropriate policies and processes for the development of the organisational strategy

• Good analytical and problem-solving skills

• An in-depth understanding of the software and equipment your customers and 3rd parties are using

• Good interpersonal and customer care skills

• Good accurate record keeping

• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously whilst also ensuring the daily stability of the network and responding to immediate incidents

• Ability to access and prioritize workloads whilst ensuring goals are achieved within allocated time frames

• Able to work both independently and as part of a team

• Adept at working outside of usual business hours due to change control windows

• A calm and methodical approach to troubleshooting issues in a pressured environment

TECHNICAL SKILL REQUIREMENTS

Required:

• At least 5 years of experience working as a Network Engineer
• In-depth knowledge of all aspects of TCP/IP, routing and OSI stack.
• Advanced experience of network design and implementation
• Ideally qualified to at least CCNP level
• Full knowledge of using OSPF, EIGRP & BGP routing protocols and managing redistribution over multiple paths
• Full working knowledge and experience of site-to-site IPSEC and DMVPN technologies
• In-depth knowledge of network troubleshooting and problem resolution
• Good working knowledge of internet related technologies (DNS, HTTP, SSH)
• Good working knowledge of Cisco switches, routers and firewalls

Advantageous:

• Good working knowledge of Palo-Alto and Checkpoint firewalls
• Good working knowledge of IPS functionality
• Experience with multicast delivery and routing
• Experience of working within the Financial sector