Network and Security Specialist
Fast growing specialty insurance company is seeking a bright, energetic Network and Security Engineer.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a great Global company during a time of focused growth where you will be able to make a real difference.
Here you are encouraged to grow with the team and there will be opportunities to work and learn with others and develop professionally in a supportive environment.
What is the role?
As the Network & Security Specialist, you will work within a team to support the business globally. The main focus of the role will provide essential 3rd Line Network and Security operational support as well as working closely with projects to plan document and deliver infrastructure components. The ability to communicate effectively with other teams (technical and non-technical) through clear documentation is very important to this role.
A sampling of duties include:
- Assist the Network & Security Team Lead to manage the data network costs, by ensuring 3rd party network costs are appropriate for services provided.
- Assist the Network & Security Team Lead to ensure data links contracts and maintenance are all fit for purpose, kept up to date and cancelled promptly when appropriate.
- Act as a technical contact for key technical areas and an ambassador for the team.
- Manage the provision of services from third-party infrastructure service suppliers as assigned.
- Provide estimates on costs for projects. These include resource estimates as well as hardware and services.
- Ensure that the operational service is maintained resulting in zero downtime through constant management of the network & security environment
Key requirements
- Bachelor's Degree with 5 -7 years of IT experience
- Strong Network and Security background, with strong analytical and problem solving skills and a can do attitude for delivering IT support
- Proven technical solution design skills, and a good understanding of technology developments.
- Ability to demonstrate excellent technical and business focused documentation skills.
- Good knowledge of project management practices, project delivery and timekeeping experience.
- Excellent knowledge of Cisco IOS, supporting Routers and Switches and at least CCNA certified (CCNP Preferred)
- Experience with vendor management and network carrier procedures.
- Ability to demonstrate excellent technical and business focused documentation skills.
- DNS/DHCP (ideally using Infoblox devices)
Experience with following is beneficial:
- Routing protocols in OSPF and BGP
- Wireless technologies (Access Points, Controllers, OEAPs)
- APC UPS, Physical Rack Hardware, and site monitoring
- Network Monitoring (Solarwinds/NetMRI)
- Good Knowledge of Cisco NexOS
- Exposure to virtualized environments utilizing VMWare, Thin Client (Citrix), connection broker.
- Firewall technologies (Juniper, Checkpoint, ASA) and knowledge of Checkpoint Smart console, FW1, ideally CCSA qualified.
- Knowledge of E-commerce environments and Load Balancers, BIG IP F5 LTM, GTM and APM.
- Proxy experience preferably Bluecoat
- DNS/DHCP (ideally using Infoblox devices)
- Preferable to have exposure to virtualized environments utilizing VMWare, Thin Client (Citrix), connection broker.
- Excellent knowledge of Cisco equipment within HP blade enclosures (C Class)
Experience with the following technologies is desirable:
QoS, PBR
Cisco (DMVPN/IPSec)
Imperva WAF
F5 APM and ASM, iRules
Remote Access incl RSA SecureID and Radius authentication
Linux administration
Cloud technologies, Azure, AWS etc
Automation, Puppet, Chef, Cisco ACI etc
Scripting, Java, Powershell etc
To expedite review of your Resume, when submitting for this position, please ensure your Resume highlights the above duties/qualifications that you legitimately have experience in/possess and email directly or through this job board. For fastest consideration, please do NOT apply through the iStaff website.
ABOUT iStaff:
Founded in 1995, iStaff offers combined experience of over 30 years of industry experience and demonstrated success in our IT recruiting and sales staff that has the expertise to source candidates with unique and hard to fill skill sets. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, our IT recruiting division focuses on contract, contract to permanent and permanent placement opportunities on a national basis.
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