Overseas Contractor

Job TitleNetwork Site LeaderLocation SydneyReady to do weekend coverage support oncall or overtime as requiredRoles ResponsibilitiesMore than 10 yrs of experience in Network Network security administration troubleshooting with emphasis on operationsManage or team lead over a team of 5 10 people in setting priorities performance assessment with some upper management oversightLarge enterprise experience is required Either as an employee or managed service provider serving large customers in excess of 25 000 employeesCoordinate onboarding to enable new joiners to become proficientPerform work alongside the team and aid the team to accomplishNetwork Routing SwitchingEnsure the team manages network LAN WAN incidents and SLA are metEnsure the team raise and implement various network related changes following the client processEnsure the team is having required knowledge to troubleshoot business impact network outage issues and implement emergency changes if requiredEnsure the team follows standardize network routers and switches configuration following the engineering standard documentsEnsure the team follows Tech refresh End of life products replacement projects etcLoadBalancerEnsure the team implement the F5 Configuration for Prod Non Prod EnvironmentsEnsure the team create and schedule F5 changes and present the changes in daily review meetingEnsure the team troubleshoot and resolve F5 related IncidentsEnsure the team support other external task where other Tech teams required F5 support during major network changesFirewallEnsure the team delivers firewall security requests and work with requesters to implement approved rule changesEnsure the team is scrutinizing network traffic updating virus scans troubleshooting and resolving security breaches and vulnerability issuesEnable the team contribute to large scale firewall deploymentsExtensive working knowledge of Network Network Security Technologies Network perimeter architecture Routing Nating Palo Alto NG Firewall IPS IDS Webfiltering BGF OSPF MPLS VRF VPNs Cisco Core Access Switches DNS and F5 Load BalancerExtensive knowledge on Network Monitoring tools - ScienceLogic NetworkBrian LiveAction NetworkScoutExtensive experience in Incident Request Change ManagementMust understand the technical components of client server relationships and strong experience in managing customer conversationsGood working knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems networking concepts and infrastructure securityBuild and maintain monthly shift schedules track progress of the incidents changes requests and provide regular status updates on key project milestones to leadership team and other stakeholdersDevelop and grow the team through recruitment trainings challenging assignments and rewards recognition on consistent basisUnderstand and continuously recommend improvements to Network Operations processes documentation and toolsResponsible for risk identification and mitigationAbility to quickly assimilate technical and non technical informationClear and concise written and verbal communications skills ability to communicate with stakeholders effectivelyProvide technical and hands on leadership across multiple project areasProvide guidance for resource management and operations coverage for 24x7 Network operationsObtain and keep up to date the organizational and technical knowledge required to perform the roleSkill SetNetwork Core TechnologiesPalo Alto FirewallsCisco Nexus Switches ASRCisco ACIF5 Load BalancerNetworking ToolsNetBrainNetScout LiveActionInfobloxScienceLogicNetwork Operations ManagementMin Salary:Max Salary: