Job Title: Advanced Network Infrastructure Specialist
About the Role:
* Our organization seeks an experienced Network Engineer to lead our ICT network operations, drive forward planning and architecture, and ensure the effective security and operations of our ICT network technologies.
* The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting ICT network engineering tasks, contributing to planning decisions, and ensuring the sustainment and maintenance of our ICT Networking infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
* Design, implement, and maintain secure networks in a Government ICT environment.
* Develop and implement ICT network operating procedures and processes.
* Ensure system availability and uptime, contribute to continuous improvement, and innovation to enhance service delivery experience.
* Involvement in driving forward planning and architecture, evaluation of new technologies to determine suitability to solving business needs, ensuring appropriate policies and procedures are in place.
* Disaster recovery planning and management of key vendor relationships.
Requirements:
* Demonstrated experience supporting network technologies.
* Ability to understand network principles, protocols, routing, and technologies.
* Demonstrated experience in operating and sustaining secure networks in a Government ICT environment.
* Relevant experience in ICT projects, contributing to planning and resourcing activities, as well as engaging with stakeholders on requirements.
* Flexibility and responsiveness to changes in requirements.
* 5 + years' experience managing and supporting networks in an enterprise environment including but not limited to switches, firewalls, LAN/WAN, Security, Load-Balancing, and Wireless solutions.
Skills and Qualifications:
* Cisco Routers and Switches (configuration and management).
* Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet).
* Certification – CCNA, CCNP (Desirable).