Element Manager Engineer

Required Qualifications

The individual must:
-Have at least 5 years demonstrable experience as a manager in an IT organisation in the field of service provision;
-Demonstrate fluency in both spoken and written English.

Essential qualifications:
The incumbent should possess the following experience and education:
-Vocational training at middle level in a relevant discipline, or equivalent, or a diploma of secondary education;
-Demonstrable experience of at least 5 years of recent experience in three or more of the following;

*JAVA programming in TCP/IP based communications related applications;
*Design of and implementation support of IP-based communications solutions including Router, hub and switch setup and configuration;
*Protocols and concepts: VPN, MPLS, OSPF, BGP, QOS;
*Measurements and monitoring systems: HP/OV, Cisco ISM, Sniffer, Wireshark;
*Security devices such as Firewalls, proxies, guards, intrusion protection systems;
*Virtualised environments (Hyper-V, VMware, etc.);
*Remote Access Services such as Citrix, Microsoft, etc.
-The ability to communicate effectively in writing by contributions to technical documentation such as technical notes, reports and reference documents;
-Support the development of proposals with technical inputs;
-Capable of communicating verbally with effectiveness.

Desirable qualifications:
-Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements
-Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including ACO and ACT
-Programming languages:
-XML/XSL with Java;
-C++ and C#;
-Microsoft .NET;
-Scripting languages such as Perl.

Soft Skills:

-Ability to navigate, influence and negotiate with all levels of the organization, business partners, customers and users;
-Strong communication skills and the ability to be concise in both written and verbal communications.
-Team work skills specific to international environment comprising both military and civilian personnel

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks.

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award that any business can receive The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2015.