Senior Network Systems Engineer

Job Description

IT Senior Network Systems Engineer

Our Client is a Bank based in the City of London, looking to recruit an IT Senior Network Systems Engineer ideally with at least 7 to 10 years of experience in IT, preferably from within the banking financial industry.

You will be working in a small team managing the day-to-day technology infrastructure to ensure that the Bank can operate efficiently.

The Client would like the following key skills:

• CCNP level networking
• Solarwinds - Service Desk Software experience
• Experience of Palo Alto firewalls
• Firemon - Network Security Devices and Policy Management
• Complex Switches experience is essential
• Experience of Avaya PABX systems

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the maintenance of the IT infrastructure of the Bank by providing first line support of software, hardware and networking, including installation, configuration and troubleshooting.
• Manage day to day operational aspects of a project and scope.
• Design, plan and deploy IT projects to enhance the existing IT infrastructure and any applications required by the bank.
• Provide End User Computing support for all staff.
• Coordinate between the London Users and Group IT Security on all requests for systems access, ensuring permissions are provided promptly and the Group Access Matrix Protocol is followed.
• Preserve the Assets of the Bank by implementing Disaster Recovery and backup procedures, ensuring compliance with Group requirements.
• Provide IT support for the smooth running of daily and periodic reports for the London Compliance team to ensure adherence to the Anti Money Laundering Provisions.
• Overall networking equipment monitoring (i.e., Network Switches, Firewall and other appliances) and support.
• Plan and carry out maintenance checks to ensure IT Operations and infrastructures are running smoothly and ensure daily routine task completeness.
• Maintain the AYAYA PABX system and ensure that the recording system is always operational.

Technical Skills Required:

• Technical/Functional skills:
• Proficient in common operating systems: Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 and above
• Redhat Linux based Operating System
• Software proficiency:
• VMWare v6.7 and above
• Veeam Backup and Replication
• Symantec Endpoint Protection
• Symantec Endpoint Encryption
• ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
• Microsoft Office 365
• Networking (IT):
• Cisco Switches and Routers
• Palo Alto Firewalls
• LAN/WAN Routing
• Hardware:
• Dell PowerEdge Servers
• Dell PowerVault SAN Storage
• Project management:
• Data analysis

Personal Skills (Soft Competencies):

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (in English)
• Strong stakeholder engagement

Bachelor or Master's degree or professional qualification in relevant discipline (IT/Information Systems/Computer Science/Technology/Programming/Information Science/System Engineering/Computing).

The salary for this role is in the range £70K - £80K.

This is a 12 month FTC role.

Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and notice period.