Network Infrastructure Administrator

Our client, a leading global multinational information technology services and consulting company, is recruiting a Network Infrastructure Administrator to join their business in Germany.

Position Title:

Network Infrastructure Administrator

Position Type:

Permanent

Start Date:

ASAP

Location:

Freiburg, Germany

Contact:

Bojan | +49 89 23 88 98 671

Responsibilities:

• Monitor, manage, troubleshoot, and support Network infrastructure related tickets globally.
• Partner and work with the team to obtain knowledge in new technologies, setup, and architecture related topics.
• Document new operational issues and solutions from the field and transfer knowledge to team members.
• Support in new Network infrastructure provisioning and de-provisioning
• Provide Root cause analysis to production outages as required
• Support Infoblox IPAM provisioning and DNS related activities.
• Administer Cisco (Routing, Switching, Wireless) and Riverbed infrastructure.
• Administer SolarWinds / Orion, Cisco Prime Servers and support day to day operations.
• Adhere to IT access-management and change control procedures.
• Receive and respond to escalations from Desktop Support and field support team. Escalate issues to management, if necessary.
• Collaborate with team members and mentor junior staff to execute the IT strategy in a cost effective and timely manner.
• Stay abreast of industry best practices in risk management techniques and integrate new methods and tools as appropriate.
• Support other areas of technology supported by the Security team (Network Access Control, Firewalls, Single-Sign on – Okta, Logic Monitor, and SNMP based monitoring)
• Network and Firewall OS patching, monitoring and alerting

Required Skills and Experience

• At least 5 years+ support in Network and IT Security
• Cisco or similar Certifications – Cisco CCNP or similar
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Cisco Routing, Switching (Catalyst and Nexus), Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco ASA, Firepower
• TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, VPN, IPS, SDWAN, DMVPN, NAC and 802.1x deployment
• Experience in Python scripting, Ansible automation or similar technology is a huge plus

Required Education and Training

• Cisco or similar Certifications – Cisco CCNA / CCNP or similar
• Minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience