Description of the position

Senior IT Network Engineer.

Stimulating. Motivating. Challenging.

The Kudelski Group is a world leader in digital security. Its technologies are used in a wide range of services and applications requiring access control and rights management to secure the revenues of content owners and service providers for digital television. The Group also offers cyber security solutions and services focused on helping companies assess risks and vulnerabilities and protect their data and systems. And finally it is a technology leader in the area of access control and management of people or vehicles to sites and events.

Location: Cheseaux, Switzerland

Mission

As part of the global IT Network team, based in our headquarters of Cheseaux, you will manage and ensure the continuity of our Network services for our internal users as well as defining and deploying new network architecture in a stimulating technological environment.

Responsibilities

Administer and operate, as part of the team, the global network infrastructure: LAN, WAN, WIFI, private and public Cloud, remote access, security to ensure the availability and continuity of network services in accordance with our contractual commitments (SLA)..

Manage 2nd level incident and request tickets.
Support & stand for the network operating centre when required.
Act as a local contact carrying out racking and cabling work, specifically but nor only, for the Cheseaux office.
Troubleshoot network problems, communicate to stakeholders and if required escalate issues to vendor.
Design, document and carry out changes as required.
Ensure a proper life cycle and documentation for the site infrastructure and services under your responsibility staying in line with the team(s) standards and guidelines.
Act as a source of proposals for the optimization (cost, performance, usability) of the services under the team’s responsibility.
Participate in the definition of network global standards and technology roadmap in collaboration with the other team members.
Act as the network representative for IT and Business teams and projects you are member of. Propose concepts & design proposals. Validate them with the relevant stakeholders. Deploy, test and document these architectures.
Mentor less experienced people within the team & the network operating centre. Adequately transfer knowledge and improve the documentation.
Be a positive, accountable team player.

Technical skills:

Protocols: OSPF, BGP, NHRP, IPv4/IPv6, DHCP, DNS, DNSSEC, IPSEC, 802.1X, 802.11 a must.
LAN WAN: Cisco IOS, Cisco campus switches, Cisco ISR and ASR routers a must. Proven experience with the design of large campus infrastructures (100+ users)
WIFI: Cisco 9800-CL Wireless Controller a must. Previous responsibility of a distributed Wi-Fi network for 500+ users a must.
Security: Palo Alto PAN-OS, Cisco ISE an asset. Nextgen firewall management experience a must.
AWS & Azure networking an asset.
Linux networking an asset.
Python programming, Ansible and Terraform, GIT, CI/CD experience a must.
Grafana, Prometheus, InfluxDB, ELK competences and previous experience an asset.

Degree & Certifications:

Bachelors in CS or equivalent experience a must.
Recent Cisco certification an asset.
Palo Alto certification an asset.
ITIL Foundations (V3 preferred) an asset.
AWS or Azure certifications a strong asset

Soft skills:

Good communicator; strong verbal and written communication skills.
Service oriented; with strong listening skills.
Able to step in rapidly and autonomously on the Job.
Organizational skills; with a strong sense of responsibility and ownership.
Comfortable in a fast-evolving environment.
Comfortable working in a geographically distributed team.

Reference: 13535
Publication Date: 01-03-2023

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