Network Engineer / Systems Administrator Ccnp Vcp

CCNP, VMware VSphere Vcenter VCP-DCV, MCP, Data Centre, 3rd Line Support, Design, Implement, Network Support Analyst, Network Engineer, Network Admin

A small but highly successful hosting company requires an experienced senior Network Administrator / Infrastructure Admin to join the team. The role is hands on and will involve design, implementation and 3rd line support of systems ( Networking Bias with VMware etc ). You will be involved in all areas of the network from installations / configuration to designing solutions, documentation and dealing direct with customers to address a range of issues. As such strong communication skills are a must.

Along with these attributes the role involves travel and an expectation to cover out of hours support as part of a rota. The successful candidate will demonstrate flexibility around this.

Skill/Experience Required:

Experience designing and building SP &/or enterprise network architectures
An understanding of Project Management processes
Ability to work as a collaborative member of a team and support colleaguesExpert level knowledge in 2-3 of the following and strong knowledge in all other areas:

Data Centre Networking Design & planning
Layer2 network design and architecture including expertise with Cisco switching
Layer3 network design and architecture with Juniper routers, SAN switching
Understanding of Data Centre Virtualization and VMware
Minimum Certification of CCNP, and MCP, VCP-DCV/Cloud (desirable).
Expert level internetworking troubleshooting in a medium-scale network environment
Experience of VMware administration and designing and deploying virtualized infrastructure in VMware environment with 3+ years’ hands on experience.
Working experience with VSphere systems administration, VCenter and storage migrations
Experience in Advanced Services or high-level support
Understanding of ITIL foundations
Typically requires University degree equivalent
First-hand experience of dealing direct with customers and complex customer issues
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely to customers at all levels (both technical and non-technical)
Car driver and ability to travel between sites in Greater London and Docklands (weekly) and occasionally to customer sites around UK or Amsterdam.For more information or to apply please call or send CV, excellent salary and bens negotiable depending on experience.