Description
Our market-leading client is looking to secure the services of a hands-on Network Administrator to join their team on a 3 - 6 months contract.
The Network Administrator role sits as a key member of the technical team to develop and maintain the network monitoring systems
Key responsibilities of a Network Administrator will include:
- Manage and expand our Splunk Cloud based monitoring platform to ensure that all network nodes are monitored (potentially millions of nodes), and alerts are delivered in a timely manner to relevant teams.
- Liaise with the network engineering teams to determine their monitoring requirements and identify further opportunities for automation of monitoring and alerting as the network continues to grow.
- Report network operational status by creating apps, dashboards and integrations in Splunk to display relevant information to different teams.
- Automation of network monitoring agents and collectors via Scripting to ensure standardisation of our network monitoring.
- Develop solutions that are reusable and can be broadly applied to monitor various vendors' network hardware.
Skills & experience of a Network Administrator:
- Strong understanding of foundational network concepts such as the OSI Model, TCP/IP, Routing, IPSEC, NAT and SNMP protocols.
- Previous experience of administering Splunk is essential
- In depth understanding of MIBs, OIDs and the translation and applying them to different use cases.
- Scripting knowledge in at least one language eg Perl/Python/Ruby/Shell.
- Some prior experience in system administration of both Windows and Linux platforms.
- A Software Development, Network Engineering or System Administration background with a focus on Scripting and automation.
Our client is built on diversity. Their ambition is to build an inclusive culture where diversity is embraced, and everyone feels safe, respected, valued and able to thrive as part of a winning, engaged team.
As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Documentary evidence will be requested at the interview stage.