Description
Firewall Solution Delivery Engineer - Data Center Migration (DCM) Program - for a Banking Organisation
Background:
Our client is running a program on consolidating their Data Centers with multiple streams of migration of infrastructure. They are looking for Firewall Solution Delivery Engineer with a very sound experience in having undertaken Firewall solution delivery in a DCM program.
Role: Firewall Solution Delivery Engineer
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania.
Initial contract period: 1 year
Overall Job Propose:
A Firewall Solutions Delivery Engineer is responsible for contributing to defining the Firewall infrastructure layer and strategy for the enterprise.
- The Firewall Solutions Delivery Engineer reports to a Lead Network Engineering Technologist..
- The Firewall Solutions Delivery Engineer is responsible for ensuring that any designs produced are in line with the current network architecture and infrastructure strategy documentation and are fit for purpose.
- The Firewall Solutions Delivery Engineer will provide input and design to network infrastructure solutions and will have a broad knowledge across many infrastructure components.
- Design and oversee changes to the infrastructure in support of client requirements.
- Provide input into technical strategies for Network Services.
- Contribute to the management of risk to ensure;
- Compliance to regulatory and mandatory policies
- Audit findings and Issue Assurances are fully addressed
- Interfacing with internal stakeholders.
- Be an active participant within the team.
Technical Competencies
Technical Knowledge - Data/Firewalls
- Proven knowledge and expertise of specific technical platforms:
- Detailed knowledge of all major components of network infrastructure used within the Barclays group - eg Cisco Routers and Switches, Firewalls, PBX, voice recording, call logging, IVR etc.
- Thorough knowledge of the TCP/IP protocol Suite, VLSM, IP address allocation and IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP routing protocols.
- In depth detailed knowledge of the other major routed protocols used with the Barclays group.
- A good awareness of VOIP technology and it's implementation in a Cisco Routed/Switched environment.
- Experience of WAN routing technologies used within the Barclays group.
- Proven experience in designing and implementing network solutions.
- Aware of the history of networks and can explain how it came to be as it is.
- Solid knowledge of all the major components in a vendor's solution.
Service Delivery
- Understands how service delivery applies to own technical function:
- Understands how to measure service delivery with metrics and targets.
- Understands performance measurements for hardware, software or network components.
- Familiar with key monitoring requirements and tools and techniques employed in supporting network infrastructure.
Service Support
- Understands how service support applies to own technical function:
- Has experience of incident & problem management disciplines.
- Has experience in maintaining technical reference documents.
- Familiar with technical documentation standards, guidelines and best practices
- Ability to provide 3rd/4th level support of network infrastructure as and when required.
Security Management
- Has a working knowledge of the key issues in implementing security within networking infrastructure:
- Experiences with tools and techniques for securing/hardening a network infrastructure
- Familiar with existing policies and practices
- Has an understanding of the operational issues and considerations for securing information
IT Architecture
- Familiar with integration and implementation issues and their architectural implications.
- Experiences in the integration and migration of existing and planned network infrastructure solutions.
- Assist in defining architectural principles and standards.
- Knowledgeable about existing best practices for network technology integration.
Knowledge & Expertise
- Awareness of industry best practices in the networking arena.
- The ability and willingness to change direction and focus to meet shifting organisational and business demands.
- Intellectual capacity to break down a problem or situation into its component parts, identifying implications, timeframes and sequences.
- Attention to detail: A concern for ensuring accuracy, clarity and quality of work reflecting an underlying drive to increase efficiency and track organisational measures.
Experience, qualifications and other requirements specific to the role
Essential- Proven detailed experience in designing large-scale, enterprise network solutions in large, financial institutions
- Capable of bringing together expert knowledge from across the organisation and consolidating into a cohesive end-to-end network solution
- A forward thinker
- The ability to effectively communicate and sell complex network solutions
- Experience in participating in virtual teams in a complex network environment
- Technical knowledge of all major components of network infrastructure used within the Barclays group (data, Firewalls, voice.)
- Knowledge of the relevant protocol Suite ie for data/Firewalls - VLSM, IP address allocation and IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP routing protocols
- Knowledge and experience of WAN routing technologies used within the Barclays group
- Experience in implementing large and complex network solutions.
- Knowledge of QOS.