Network & Systems Engineer (Information Technology/Software)

Our client, a leading Software, Information and Communication Technologies company, operates internationally (Athens, Brussels, Luxembourg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, London, Nicosia, Hong-Kong, Valetta, etc). Our client is a renowned supplier of IT services to government institutions, multinational corporations, public administrations and multinational companies, research and academic institutes.

 

Role Overview

Our client currently has a vacancy for a Network & Systems Engineer fluent in English, to offer his/her services as an expert who will be based in Italy. The work will be carried out either in the company’s premises or on-site at customer premises. In the context of the first assignment, the successful candidate will be integrated with the Development team of the company that will closely cooperate with a major client’s IT team on site.

  

Job type: Full Time / Permanent

Location: Italy

Workplace: Onsite

Please note that we can consider only EU candidates for this position due to security clearance.

  

Requirements

• University degree in IT combined with relevant IT professional experience of at least 15 years;
• Expert with Cisco ACI networking technology and management (hardware knowledge is a plus);
• Expert-level knowledge of Switching Technologies, particularly Cisco, with strong skills in Layer 2 network design;
• Strong expertise in Routing Technologies, including dynamic routing protocols and Layer 3 network design;
• Hands-on experience with Wi-Fi technologies, especially Cisco wireless products;
• Solid understanding of network protocol services such as NTP, DNS, DHCP, and SNMP;
• Expertise with VMware NSX platform;
• Proficiency in Network Quality of Service (QoS) techniques and technologies and Network Security practices, techniques, and technologies;
• Hands-on experience with Linux system administration (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, and similar distributions);
• Good Knowledge of Network Access Control (NAC) systems;
• Experience in operating and monitoring infrastructure, systems, and servers (PRTG preferred);
• Good knowledge of IDS/IPS technologies for network intrusion detection and prevention;
• Working knowledge of firewall technologies, particularly Cisco and Fortinet systems;
• Understanding of VPN standards and technologies;
• Experience with network logging systems, including Syslog and SIEM log correlation tools;
• Knowledge of Netbox and LAN technologies, TCP/IP protocol;
• Cisco certifications: CCNA required; CCNP (or equivalent from other networking vendors) is a strong plus;
• Excellent command of the English language

  

Responsibilities

• Installation and configuration of system components and server software, including patch management;
• Support both daily operations for relevant services and contribute to the execution of new projects;
• Operating and monitoring of infrastructure, systems, servers;
• Incident management, Change enablement, Request fulfilment, Problem management: definition, analysis and resolution;
• Evaluation and implementation of security standards;
• Participate in defining and documenting operational procedures.