Network Administrator

Department: ICT

Reports to: Senior Network Engineer

Dublin 2 - Hybrid

Additional Information

• Contract: Permanent
• Salary: €62,000 – €65,000 per annum, DOE.
• Eligibility: Candidates must hold an Irish/EU passport or possess full, unrestricted working rights in Ireland. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

About the Organisation

Our client is a global leader in the food and ingredients sector, operating across Europe, the UK, Africa, the Middle East, China, and the Americas. Their Dublin-based ICT division provides centralised technology services to all international operations, maintaining a highly resilient 24/7 infrastructure environment. This is an excellent opportunity to join a global technology function that supports mission-critical manufacturing and commercial systems.

Role Overview

As a Network Administrator, you will play a key role in supporting, securing, and optimising the organisation’s global network landscape. Working closely with the Senior Network Engineer, you’ll help drive the availability, stability, and performance of a wide range of technologies, including data centre networks, LAN/WAN, wireless, firewalls, and security solutions.

This is an ideal role for someone seeking broad technical exposure, hands-on responsibility, and the chance to directly influence network operations in a complex, international environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain networking standards across all global offices and manufacturing sites.
• Manage core network connectivity, wireless solutions, firewalls, security platforms, remote access, authentication systems, and regular access reviews.
• Support day-to-day network and security operations while contributing to the design and rollout of new network, wireless, and security solutions.
• Manage 3rd-party WAN, LAN, and firewall vendors, including service, incident, and change reviews for the UK region.
• Provide daily monitoring and incident response across MPLS, P2P, SD-WAN, and VPN services.
• Collaborate with the IT Security team on ongoing and new compliance initiatives.
• Participate in vulnerability assessments and contribute to remediation plans.
• Provide 2nd-line support for network security incidents and assist with forensic investigations and root-cause analysis.
• Work closely with the Service Delivery Manager to ensure SLAs and KPIs are consistently met.

Experience & Skills Required

• 3–5 years’ experience supporting enterprise-level WAN, LAN, and firewall environments.
• Experience supporting or exposure to manufacturing / industrial operating environments is advantageous.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Strong working knowledge of Palo Alto Firewalls, IPSec VPN, remote VPN, IDS/IPS.
• Hands-on experience administering, configuring, and troubleshooting Cisco switches, Palo Alto firewalls, and Aruba wireless solutions.
• CCNP or equivalent certification preferred.
• Experience working within a global organisation across multiple geographic regions.
• Solid understanding of Cisco LAN technologies, wireless protocols, wireless surveys, and remediation best practices.
• Production experience with Microsoft Azure; Azure networking certification advantageous.
• Proficiency with packet capture tools, bandwidth monitoring, advanced troubleshooting, and security utilities.
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills; able to collaborate effectively in a team-oriented environment with a strong service focus.

Highly Desirable Certifications:

CCNA, CCNP, Cloud Networking, Azure, AWS, Firewall certifications.