Job Description Senior Network SpecialistDuration: 6 Months Start: ASAPIR35 Status: Inside We require a Senior Network Specialist for our higher education client to support a variety of Digital Strategy projects which include: VDI, Enterprise Storage, IDAM and Modern Network and Cyber Phase 5.You will be required to fully design their core network services to ensure they are fit for purpose, resilient, available and able to stay up with requirements.
You will also assist with the planning and implementing of the network strategy for the long term direction of their critical network services.To design, build, administer and maintain their core network services so that users, both staff and students, and all dependent IT services have efficient, accurate and secure access to network resources and the Internet.
Installing upgrading and patching of all supported network devices on their core IT infrastructure.
Help make decisions and plan the direction of the network technology within the business.To include proposals on the strategy, implementation and and maintenance of network security.
Ensure the network services are kept secure and prevent unauthorised access to Client data.Analysis of complex technical problems and daily troubleshooting of a wide range of network services and related issues Essential skills & experience required: A thorough understanding of all enterprise level network infrastructures, including related utilities and tools.A thorough understanding of enterprise network vendor products, features, programming and configuration, and network protocols.
Minimum 2 years' experience of designing and architecting enterprise-level network services In-depth experience of working in a project driven environment Experience and thorough knowledge of logical and physical network design and architecture Experience and thorough understanding of network management & monitoring systems, performance tuning and troubleshooting Experience and thorough knowledge of all network backup and recovery scenarios A thorough knowledge of network security management Experience in change management and service management.
A thorough knowledge of all aspects of IT Infrastructure Systems and IT components with which the network services interact: user and server operating systems, client devices, storage devices etc.
A professional qualification or degree in computing, or 5 years' experience working as a Senior Network Administrator, which demonstrates equivalent professional developmentITIL v3 Foundation Experienced in the design and maintenance of a high-security datacentre environmentMonitoring and analysis techniques for both predictive and preventative measures for improving security, stability and performanceHigh-performance networking for Data Centre hosts, including Server Load Balancing (SLB)Campus wireless network architectures, Wireless Access Points and Client connection troubleshooting.
High-performance core networks, including virualisation of different user traffic classes.
Hybrid working - The role will require you to be onsite one to two days per week in Bristol depending on operational demands.There may also be the occasional travel to other Bristol sites and to Slough also if/when required.