Firewall Solution Delivery Engineer

FIREWALL SOLUTION DELIVERY ENGINEER - DATA CENTER MIGRATION (DCM) PROGRAM - FOR A BANKING ORGANISATION

Background:
Our client is running a program on consolidating their Data Centers with multiple streams of migration of infrastructure. They are looking for FIREWALL SOLUTION DELIVERY ENGINEER with a very sound experience in having undertaken Firewall solution delivery in a DCM program.

ROLE: FIREWALL SOLUTION DELIVERY ENGINEER

LOCATION: VILNIUS, LITHUANIA.

INITIAL CONTRACT PERIOD: 1 YEAR

OVERALL JOB PROPOSE:

A Firewall Solutions Delivery Engineer is responsible for contributing to defining the Firewall infrastructure layer and strategy for the enterprise.

- The Firewall Solutions Delivery Engineer reports to a Lead Network Engineering Technologist..
- The Firewall Solutions Delivery Engineer is responsible for ensuring that any designs produced are in line with the current network architecture and infrastructure strategy documentation and are fit for purpose.
- The Firewall Solutions Delivery Engineer will provide input and design to network infrastructure solutions and will have a broad knowledge across many infrastructure components.
- Design and oversee changes to the infrastructure in support of client requirements.
- Provide input into technical strategies for Network Services.
- Contribute to the management of risk to ensure;
- Compliance to regulatory and mandatory policies
- Audit findings and Issue Assurances are fully addressed
- Interfacing with internal stakeholders.
- Be an active participant within the team.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE - DATA/FIREWALLS

- Proven knowledge and expertise of specific technical platforms:
- Detailed knowledge of all major components of network infrastructure used within the Barclays group - eg Cisco Routers and Switches, Firewalls, PBX, voice recording, call logging, IVR etc.
- Thorough knowledge of the TCP/IP protocol Suite, VLSM, IP address allocation and IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP routing protocols.
- In depth detailed knowledge of the other major routed protocols used with the Barclays group.
- A good awareness of VOIP technology and it's implementation in a Cisco Routed/Switched environment.
- Experience of WAN routing technologies used within the Barclays group.
- Proven experience in designing and implementing network solutions.
- Aware of the history of networks and can explain how it came to be as it is.
- Solid knowledge of all the major components in a vendor's solution.

SERVICE DELIVERY

- UNDERSTANDS HOW SERVICE DELIVERY APPLIES TO OWN TECHNICAL FUNCTION:
- Understands how to measure service delivery with metrics and targets.
- Understands performance measurements for hardware, software or network components.
- Familiar with key monitoring requirements and tools and techniques employed in supporting network infrastructure.

SERVICE SUPPORT

- UNDERSTANDS HOW SERVICE SUPPORT APPLIES TO OWN TECHNICAL FUNCTION:
- Has experience of incident & problem management disciplines.
- Has experience in maintaining technical reference documents.
- Familiar with technical documentation standards, guidelines and best practices
- Ability to provide 3rd/4th level support of network infrastructure as and when required.

SECURITY MANAGEMENT

- HAS A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE KEY ISSUES IN IMPLEMENTING SECURITY WITHIN NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE:
- Experiences with tools and techniques for securing/hardening a network infrastructure
- Familiar with existing policies and practices
- Has an understanding of the operational issues and considerations for securing information

IT ARCHITECTURE

- Familiar with integration and implementation issues and their architectural implications.
- Experiences in the integration and migration of existing and planned network infrastructure solutions.
- Assist in defining architectural principles and standards.
- Knowledgeable about existing best practices for network technology integration.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERTISE

- Awareness of industry best practices in the networking arena.
- The ability and willingness to change direction and focus to meet shifting organisational and business demands.
- Intellectual capacity to break down a problem or situation into its component parts, identifying implications, timeframes and sequences.
- Attention to detail: A concern for ensuring accuracy, clarity and quality of work reflecting an underlying drive to increase efficiency and track organisational measures.

EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIC TO THE ROLEEssential

- Proven detailed experience in designing large-scale, enterprise network solutions in large, financial institutions
- Capable of bringing together expert knowledge from across the organisation and consolidating into a cohesive end-to-end network solution
- A forward thinker
- The ability to effectively communicate and sell complex network solutions
- Experience in participating in virtual teams in a complex network environment
- Technical knowledge of all major components of network infrastructure used within the Barclays group (data, Firewalls, voice.)
- Knowledge of the relevant protocol Suite ie for data/Firewalls - VLSM, IP address allocation and IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP routing protocols
- Knowledge and experience of WAN routing technologies used within the Barclays group
- Experience in implementing large and complex network solutions.
- Knowledge of QOS.