Overview: Responsibilities:

• Lead subject matter expert in all aspects related to Network Security and Switching
• Experienced and well-versed in Systems Security and Security technologies
• Responsible for new technology introduction and technology refreshes by way of technical planning, high level design, implementation and testing for an Infrastructure and Network environment housed within a data centre environment.
• Responsible for the monitoring, support, documentation, administration and controls governance
• Support and maintain the technical environment, with the assistance of global team and technology vendors where necessary.
• Partnering with business teams, IT leadership and Architecture teams.
• Responsible for protecting and managing the security of sensitive data.
• Monitor and remediate security vulnerabilities within the environment.

Qualifications:

• In-depth technical knowledge of range of IT practices and technologies across Security & Network & Compute.
• Previous technical experience in a customer facing environment.
• Excellent breadth and depth on practices and integration of security & network infrastructure technologies with significant experience in Cisco network/firewall equipment plus associated security applications that manage/monitor/protect/detect.
• Strong knowledge of Server, Windows Server OS, Active Directory, MS SQL Server, Citrix, VMWare, Cyber Ark, Linux.
• Ability to operate in highly regulated & controlled environment
• Skilled in communicating technical topics both verbally and through written formats, including email and technical documentation. Comfortable and effective in engaging with senior IT management via verbal conversations and email.
• Takes ownership of workload and demonstrates the ability to work independently with minimal direction. Capable of supporting and coordinating multiple projects and support activities simultaneously.
• IT Degree or equivalent
• 10 years+ experience building and maintaining secure Cisco network solutions.
• Certifications highly desirable; CISSP, CCNP (Security) and CCNP (Routing & Switching)

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