Senior Networking Professional

**Job Summary**

We are seeking a highly skilled Network Engineer to join our team. This is a mid-senior level contract position that will be responsible for maintaining, updating, configuring, and optimizing the company network infrastructure.

• Our ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of work experience in network administration or an equivalent, with current knowledge of network security best-practices and protocols.
• The successful candidate will also have proficiency in using network monitoring tools and performance management solutions, familiarity with networking hardware (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls), and knowledge of networking protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, IPSec, etc).
• Professional certifications such as CCNA or CCNP are welcome but not required. Some experience in scripting (e.g., Bash, Python, etc) is also welcome but not required.
• The selected candidate will have a comfortable internalised understanding of networking fundamentals and theory (e.g., routing, switching, VLANs, IPs, etc) and analytical skills for problem-solving and troubleshooting.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with team members and stakeholders are essential, as is the ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
• Attention to detail is crucial to ensure network reliability and efficiency.

**Responsibilities**

• Maintain, update, configure, and optimize the company network infrastructure (including firewalls, Layer 2/3 managed switches, wireless APs, etc).
• Establish, monitor, and enforce secure networking for all networking environments by way of proper firewall policies, IDSs, VPNs, VLANs, IP subnetting, vulnerability assessments, etc.
• Troubleshoot, isolate, and resolve network issues across company networks.
• Maintain and create network documentation and architecture to ensure high availability, maintainability, and compliancy for both existing and future needs.
• Work with the system engineering team to ensure that network requirements and security policies for company systems are met.
• Assist with dev-ops networking requirements for the internal software development team as and when needed.
• Assist the in-house technical team with networking issues as and when required.
• Stay current with trends and security threats.
• Work with vendors for hardware procurement, support escalations, and contract maintenance.
• Ensure sufficient network redundancy and establish network disaster recovery plans to meet established SLAs.

**Required Skills and Qualifications**

• Degree or Diploma in Information Technology or a related field.
• 2-4 years of work experience in network administration or an equivalent.
• Current knowledge of network security best-practices and protocols.
• Proficiency in using network monitoring tools and performance management solutions.
• Familiarity with networking hardware (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls).
• Knowledge of networking protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, IPSec, etc).
• Professional certifications such as CCNA or CCNP are welcome but not required.
• Some experience in scripting (e.g., Bash, Python, etc) is welcome but not required.

**Benefits**

• Competitive salary.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• A dynamic and supportive work environment.

**Others**

• Mid-Senior level contract position.
• Information Technology job function.
• Security and Investigations industry.