Network Automation SME - Banking and Finance

Are you looking for an exciting new contract role? 

Work with a leading IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization. Founded in 1968, the company consistently ranks among the top global IT service providers. With a presence in over 50 countries, the company has built a reputation for delivering high-quality technology services across industries including banking, healthcare, telecommunications, and retail.
This company has partnered one of the world’s largest financial groups, with a 360-year history and operations in over 40 markets. Offering services from banking and asset management to consumer finance, the organization combines global scale with local expertise, helping clients, communities, and businesses thrive.

Be part of meaningful work that shapes futures. Apply today!

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of network related incidents and troubleshoot from first alert to resolution
• Have good customer facing skills when liaising with users
• Work with other team members and other internal teams
• Liaise and take charge of vendors for incident resolution.
• Maintaining and creating a full set of comprehensive network data diagrams and documentation.
• Conduct project activities to specific time lines and to deliver network data project tasks and objectives assigned to the team.

Preferred Requirements

• In-depth knowledge about network advanced routing protocols line BGP, OSPF, EIGRRP and inter protocol distribution.
• Solid experience of LAN, WAN, MPLS and Cloud connectivity technologies and management.
• In-depth knowledge about DC Architecture and implementation, its functioning and operational experience
• In-depth knowledge about Cisco Routers/Switch and software maintainance and upgrades.
• Solid experience of managing multivendor DC infrastructure within a financial institution
• Good knowledge of Tetration & Firewall technology and Dynamic routing through firewalls.
• Proven track record of delivering programs and projects on the core Infrastructure
• Experience in dealing with new technologies to improve Infrastructure
• Experienced in dealing with vendors and third party suppliers
• Proven track record of managing project teams and building effective partnerships with peers
• Proven experience of managing a 24/7 production environment
• Experience with comprehensive disaster recovery architecture and operations
• Solid experience of implementing, upgrading, maintaining and monitoring Cisco Network Devices
• Extensive experience of implementing Firewall policies and network security.
• In-depth knowledge about Cisco ACI Spine and leaf architecture, ASA software, Cisco Campus technologies and Tetration.
• In-depth knowledge about IP NAT, Policy based routing, advanced routing protocols OFPF/BGP/EIGRP), VRFs and Multicast
• Expert knowledge about CheckPoint, Palo Alto and Cisco ASA firewalls and F5 load balancer's
• Able to demonstrate very good troubleshooting skills for networks problems.

Contract Details:

• Duration: 6 months (with potential extension)
• Location: London - Office Based
• Start Date: ASAP

Salary:

• Day Rate: Up to £400 per day (Inside IR35)