Cisco (Nexus) Network Engineer - Data Centre - Amsterdam - £500 per da

Cisco (Nexus) Network Engineer - Data Centre - Amsterdam - £500 per day

Our client is a leading provider of premium carrier-neutral data centres, operating in cities across Europe. They are looking for an experienced high level Cisco Network Engineer in Amsterdam to undertake a contract for six months with the following

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

- Experience in designing, implementing, operating and troubleshooting complex data networks in data centre environments
- Expert-level understanding of Layer 2 and 3 internetworking technologies
- Sound understanding and working knowledge of TCP/IP, access-control lists, policy-based routing, Firewalls, peering, and DNS
- Significant design, implementation, and troubleshooting experience with protocols such as OSPF, MPLS and BGP in an enterprise environment.
- Experience working with Cisco Nexus Switches, Cisco Nexus 1000v.
- Experience with Cisco ASA, Juniper SRX and ISG Firewalls.
- Experience with F5 load balancer preferred.
- Expert knowledge of Cisco's IOS, NX-OS & IOS-XR, Junipers JUNOS, ScreenOS and other major network vendor platforms
- Ability to comprehend, analyse and research problems of a complex nature, make judgement decisions and recommendations as to their solution
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proven skills in problem solving and decision making
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, leadership and mentoring skills
- Strong communication skills (verbal, written, presentation).
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task and maintain flexibility in a fast-paced environment
- Deep knowledge and understanding of MPLS, BGPv4, OSPF, EIRGP,

Desired Skills and Experience

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, computer science, or equivalent work experience.
- 8-10 years of experience as a Network Engineer with 5+ years in a senior role placing emphasis on operations support, design, and implementation.
- Motivated self-starter who has the ability to lead by example and approach technical problems with creative solutions to aid the account team and business development
- Strong knowledge of internetworking designs and their applications, to include IP subnetting and complex routing techniques on LAN/WAN networks, Security.
- Deep understanding of BGPv4, OSPF, MPLS, IPv4
- Industry leading certifications preferred (Cisco, Juniper and others)
- Effective presentation, analytical, communications and customer relationship skills
- Proficiency with MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio
- Ability to work as a team for project deliverables.