ICT Services is currently looking for a Cisco Network Engineer to work with one of our customers in Limerick. This role has the option for daily rate and full-time as well, and the successful candidate will work for a leading biotechnology company and will have primary responsibility for a campus wide LAN, WAN, Wireless, and Datacentre network environment. The role will be based fully onsite.
Responsibilities: Participate in planning, engineering, designing, implementing, and managing Cisco infrastructure and responsible for configuration, maintenance and capacity planning for technologies in scope.Accountable to execute project engineering and solution processes & functions for technologies in scope. Responsible for service and project delivery.Accountable to define, maintain, communicate, implement & execute the enterprise architecture, engineering & standards strategy and for its operational usage across the enterprise for technologies in scope.Participate within a virtual enterprise wide & badge transparent team, assisting in setting the technical direction.Contribute to the technology lifecycle & roadmap for the technologies in scope, including technology absorption & risk, technology refresh, migration & retirement strategies.Stay abreast of technical trends and technology direction.Develop, monitor, report and present key infrastructure performance metrics for technologies in scope.Be flexible to respond to network issues and up-time; be available for occasional out of hours scheduled works.The technologies within the scope of this position include a range of Cisco networking products, architectures, and technologies including but not limited to:WiFi Platforms- 3504/5520/98xx Wireless ControllersFirewall Platforms – NGFW Palo Alto in Panorama modeSwitching and Routing platforms – Catalyst 3850/45xx/94xx, ASR1002 and Nexus 5000/7000Network Security – Cisco ISE(TACACS, Radius, port security, captive portals, etc)DHCP – InfobloxMonitoring and Backup – Solarwinds, NetMRIWAN – DMVPN, SD-WAN and IPSEC tunnelsRequirements: 7+ years of experience in selecting, design engineering, solution engineering, project engineering, integrating, and implementing Cisco network architecture and related technologies.Solid NX-OS, IOS, and IOS-XE Routing & Switching experienceInstalling, configuring, and troubleshooting Cisco routers, switches, and wireless including in a Datacentre environmentQoS knowledge and experienceDemonstrated ability to resolve complex networking problems.Demonstrated effective decision making that had significant impact on technology direction and related business results.Experience in providing consulting to senior management on the use and selection of these technologies.Demonstrated skills in developing a technology plan including technical strategy and direction as well as the related business case for the use of that technology.Strong background and understanding of the technical direction in this space and the prevailing standards.Ability to explain complex technical detail and trade-offs to non-technical associates.Excellent communication skills including the ability to present solutions to technical and non-technical audiences.Crucial Conversations as demonstrated by the ability to facilitate and conduct crucial conversations when stakes are high, emotions are strong and opinions vary that result in win/win solutions and while doing so fostering communication by encouraging open, honest two-way communication.Excellent documentation skills are required
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