· High level experience on using and administration of Splunk Enterprise
· High level experience on using and administration of Cisco Identity Services Engine 3.x
· Experienced practical Routing & Switching technician who has worked on the Cisco Routing and Switching elements for a period of not less than 5 years
· Additionally, has at least 6 years of experience working in a centralized control centre
· Good knowledge of Information Systems (IS) Engineering & the associated aspects
· Experience in configuring, tweaking & maintenance of Linux operating systems & analysis, & resolving basic problems associated with this operating system
· Knowledge of the principles of Command & Control (C2) Systems & the associated management expertise
· Knowledge of design, development, implementation, testing & maintenance of modern communications management systems in a WAN environment
· Awareness of recent technological developments in communication management systems & LAN/WAN environment
· Knowledge of relational integrity & database design
· 8 years of experience in on-line performance, accounting, fault, security & configuration management of digital & analogue networks, & associated transmission systems to include switching systems in support of voice & data transfer
· Awareness of traffic analysis tools, such as Wireshark, tcpdump, Netscout n Genius ONE & protocols such as ipflow & netflow.
· Knowledge of Disaster Recovery, Storage, networking, Application lifecycles
· Very good knowledge of configuration management concepts & components using HPE / Micro Focus Network Automation 2023.x and DX Net Ops Spectrum 23.x. or higher versions
· Very good knowledge (setup, configuration and maintenance) in DX Net Ops Suite (Spectrum, NFA, Performance Management, VNA)
· Knowledge of traffic encryption technologies
· 5+ years of experience with Virtual Environments such as VMware 6.x and above
· Knowledge of network management protocols, snmp, wmi, ssh
· Experience in network tap & probe technologies for network data collection on data centre
· Experiences in authorization & authentication policies of network and system management devices
· Knowledge of communications protocols & practical experience of using diagnostic test equipment
· Experience of software maintenance procedures
· A basic understanding of the concept of Qo S in IP-Networks
· In-depth configuration & management Windows Server 2019 and above platforms. Including knowledge of Active Directory
· Basic understanding of OSPF & BGP
· Experience of preparing technical documentation & Standard Operating Procedures
· Specializations: Five years experience in all aspects of maintenance, repair, modification and operation of large communications networks & related equipment
· Specific Experience: Experience of systems implementations within the NATO / multinational environment
· General understanding of related communications systems & techniques of BME, ATM, Frame relay, Voice & VOIP technology
· Knowledge of communications protocols & practical experience of using communications diagnostic tests & test equipment
· Knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory & the underlying technical principles
· Knowledge & experience with IP packet encryption
· Understanding of Firewall Technology

DUTIES/ROLE:
· Perform installations and configuration of large-scale Splunk Enterprise deployments
· Perform installations and configuration of large-scale Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
· Assist in the communication with sites for centralization, standardization and best practices
· Maintain the Splunk Enterprise instances on a day-to-day basis
· Maintain the Cisco ISE instances on a day-to-day basis
· Assist in performing the configuration and evaluation of test scenarios within the NATO Infrastructure Services Centre lab environment