IP NOC Administrator, Freelance

I am seeking a IP Network Administrator to work for one the largest IT infrastructure companies in Europe, who will be based in a NOC (network operation centre) looking to support one of the largest Utility/Energy providers in Belgium. My client has state of the art technologies and facilities at their disposal along with some extremely generous day rates.

Mission Description:

IP NOC Organisation and Information Management:

- share experience in oral and written form with other colleagues via on the job training, workshops and written procedures,
- keep inventories in management systems, Excel lists and Visio drawings up to date,
- participate actively to operation and maintenance improvements

SUPERVISION OF IP NETWORKS:

- consult and verify the information and alarms provided by the management systems and network nodes of the different technologies: routing/switching (Cisco), loadbalancing (F5), Firewalls (Checkpoint, Palo Alto), Authentication (Cisco ISE), IP address management, DHCP, DNS (InfoBlox), VPN Concentrators (Cisco),...

CONFIGURATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUESTS

- act as single point of contact for other Elia departments (IT helpdesk, Server Team, Asset Management Teams, other Datacom colleagues,...) for IP Network requests (changes, new requests, failure reports, request for info),
- implement/solve as much as possible requests in close collaboration with other colleagues of the team,
- HW installation/replacement, staging and configuration in administrative sites and data centres,
- most tasks can be performed remotely; occasional HW related tasks have to be performed on-site (2 data centres, 10 administrative sites throughout Belgium)
- scope and complexity of tasks will be matched to the profile and experience, and can evolve over time

TROUBLESHOOTING:

- first level troubleshooting and correlation of events,
- close collaboration with senior network architects for more complex problems,
- implementation of work-arounds,
- dispatching and follow-up of problems,
- dispatching and follow-up of problems with vendors of different technologies and service providers.

Knowledge/Skills/Requirements:

- should hold a bachelor's degree in electronics, ICT or telecommunications, or have equivalent technical experience in this field,
- must have an all-round practical and operational knowledge of IP Networks and their management in multi-site environments and data centres: Switches, Routers, load balancers, authentication engines, Firewalls, DHCP/DNS appliances,...,
- must have already a few years of experience as an IP NOC Helpdesk Officer,
- must have experience with configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco Switches and Routers,
- must have experience with Firewalling technology,
- must be willing to continuously refine and broaden his/her technical knowledge of IP Networks and their management,
- needs to be able to work independently and methodically, have a sense of responsibility and can assess risks accurately,
- needs to be customer-oriented and cope well with stress,
- being flexible and approachable (tasks may be suddenly interrupted by urgent operational issues),
- must have good communication skills for interacting (mostly via phone) with other colleagues, departments, suppliers, service providers,

Additional information:

Language skills: French, Dutch, English (fluent)

Job type: Contract/Freelance

Mission Length: 6-12 months (extensions)

Day rate: €300.00 to €440.00

Start date: immediate

location: Belgium, Brussels

Sector: Utility/Energy

T4S Solutions are working exclusively with our client and will conduct interviews as of Monday 16th Oct,

If the above is applicable and you would like to apply then simply email or call me to discuss rates.