Data Center / Network Manager
To £52,500 + £OnCall + Benefits
Essex (Flexible Hybrid working)
Who's it for...
We are proud to be partnering with a fast growing Private Equity backed Managed IT Services Provider. An established MSP now into the early stages of their high growth journey to build and expand to a 50M T/O business!
They now need a networking data center manager to oversee the efficient running of their colocation data center.
The Role…
-Take ownership of installation projects and liaise with the Networking Solutions team and onboard/commission new customers to the data center.
-Provide day to day management and support of the networking / data center
-Support sales to answer technical questions for new customer proposals
-Assist with the maintenance of monitoring systems to provide alerting
-Pro-active maintenance relating to software and firmware updates of networking equipment
-Provide remote on call where required (approx. 1-2 needs a month but on call payments still remain)
-Manage Datacentres – power management, preparation of racks for new co-lo customers.
-Some basic admin tasks for ISP
Whats needed…
-Strong Networking background and understanding of the following technologies
-Layer 2 understanding (ARP, MAC)
-IP Addressing & subnetting
-Spanning Tree
-Strong troubleshooting skills
-VPN Technologies
-IPSEC site to site
-SSLVPN
-Exposure to a range of Firewall vendors such as:
-Sophos XG
-Cisco ASA / Firepower
-Watchguard
-Fortigate
-Demonstratable skills in managing firewalls and relating technologies such as:
-Zone based firewalling
-NAT
-Web, IPS & AV filtering policies
-Device / User authentication integration
-Strong Switching skills and multi-vendor exposure
-Cisco IOS
-HP Aruba
-VLAN creation, management and trunking/tagging
-Cabling/connector types
-Wireless installation and support
-Experience with Ubiquiti Unifi and Meraki based deployments
-Understanding of different Internet connectivity types – FTTC/FTTP/Leased Line
-Understanding of Layer 3 routing protocols
-OSPF
-EIGRP
-BGP
-Experience with Windows servers and roles such as AD/DHCP/DNS/NPS
-Experience with Hyper-V / VMWare technologies
Excellent customer facing manner
-Full UK Driving license