· 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 on configuration & maintenance of the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 2.x or higher versions software
· Very good knowledge of configuration management concepts & components using HPE Network Automation 2019.x and DX Net Ops Spectrum 21.x. or higher versions
· Very good knowledge of Splunk 7.x (and upwards)
· 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 version: 2012, 2016, 2019 platforms. Including knowledge of Active Directory
· Basic understanding of OSPF & BGP
· Experience of preparing technical documentation & Standard Operating Procedures

Desirable Qualifications/Experience:
· 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:
· Maintain the DX Net Ops Spectrum instances on a day-to-day basis
· Assist in the communication with sites for centralization, standardization and best practices
· Perform resolution on WAN Element Management and Management System implementations
· Perform installations and maintain operating systems, used to host the services provided by the Element Management team
· Perform installations and maintain COTS Applications which are maintained within the Element Management team
· Perform upgrades on COTS and FAS Applications according to the RFC procedures within the NCI Agency
· Assist in performing the configuration and evaluation of test scenarios within the NATO Infrastructure Services Centre lab environment
· Assist in documentation preparation for design, configuration and maintenance activities
· Assist in documentation preparation for WAN Element Management and Management System design, configuration and maintenance activities for all NATO exercise scenarios
· Assist in the evaluation of management tools and capabilities for the different Cells, in collaboration with the peer cells
· Assist in the coordination with all Cells to ensure a common understanding of the available toolsets and method of utilization
· Assist with the training of users from the NATO Infrastructure Services Centre as well as external DCIS customers
· When required, assist in the coordination of on-site surveys, validations and system acceptance testing
· Provide support for the Deployable CIS group and follow up support requests from these external groups