Bracknell, Berkshire
People First Personnel
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The Systems Engineer provides the business knowledge and technical skills to implement technical strategies, evaluate products and provide a superior level of technical support which benefits the company. A key responsibility of the Systems Engineer is to work on highly technical projects, inclusive of maintaining the security and disaster recovery of the overall IT network. The Systems Engineer is highly skilled in supporting a Microsoft Windows Desktop & Server environment, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, Group Policy and VMWare. The Systems Engineer performs a wide variety of installation, configuration, upgrades of servers & workstations. Capable with hardware and software in a LAN, WAN and stand-alone environment. The System Engineer provides investigation, diagnostic testing and repair/resolution of system, hardware, software and infrastructure. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Desktop, Server & Virtual Server Management (Local virtual server environment & private cloud) - Complete configuration, installation and support of equipment in a Microsoft Windows Environment. • Coordinates and/or performs additions and changes to network hardware and operating systems and attached devices; includes investigation, analysis, recommendation, configuration, installation and testing of new network hardware, software and telephony. • Supporting our bespoke software applications including regular maintenance. • Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability. • Maintain security, anti-virus, backup, redundancy strategies & network infrastructure standards. • Managing assigned projects to deliver services in accordance with established objectives. • Proactive technical support of helpdesk enquiries from staff & site personnel. • Paid overtime work when required to ensure systems are patched and/or upgraded. • Providing technical consultation, training, support and mentoring to junior IT staff. • System Management: Exchange Server Management Disaster Recovery Planning Network management and maintenance Server Room Facilities Management Windows & All Software licensing Hardware & Software purchasing Telephone System, Mitel Phones & Micolab Messaging Client Internet & VPN Connectivity (Fibre/ADSL/Annex M) REQUIRED SKILLS: • 5 years experience in a commercial Information Technology environment. • MSCE, CCNA qualification would be an advantage. • Experience in working as part of a team and working towards tight deadlines. • Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload accordingly. Highly organised, thorough and diligent with an acute attention to detail. • Excellent communications skills with the IT Team as well as internal customers. • Maintaining composure during challenging technical problems. • Required technology skills: Microsoft Windows Desktop and Windows Server Microsoft Exchange VMWare Networking - TCP/IP, IPV4, VLANs, routing, IPSEC VPN, switching, Wi-Fi Active Directory, Group Policy Excellent knowledge and understanding of firewalls (either Cisco or Fortinet preferred) DHCP, DNS • Desirable technology skills: Mimecast Mitel telephone systems and MiCloud Veritas Enterprise Vault Sophos UTM Quest Rapid Recovery Trend Anti-Virus Solarwinds, Lansweeper & Teamviewer Experience supporting Linux operating systems
15/02/2019
Bracknell, Berkshire
People First Personnel
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The Systems Engineer provides the business knowledge and technical skills to implement technical strategies, evaluate products and provide a superior level of technical support which benefits the company. A key responsibility of the Systems Engineer is to work on highly technical projects, inclusive of maintaining the security and disaster recovery of the overall IT network. The Systems Engineer is highly skilled in supporting a Microsoft Windows Desktop & Server environment, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, Group Policy and VMWare. The Systems Engineer performs a wide variety of installation, configuration, upgrades of servers & workstations. Capable with hardware and software in a LAN, WAN and stand-alone environment. The System Engineer provides investigation, diagnostic testing and repair/resolution of system, hardware, software and infrastructure. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Desktop, Server & Virtual Server Management (Local virtual server environment & private cloud) - Complete configuration, installation and support of equipment in a Microsoft Windows Environment. • Coordinates and/or performs additions and changes to network hardware and operating systems and attached devices; includes investigation, analysis, recommendation, configuration, installation and testing of new network hardware, software and telephony. • Supporting our bespoke software applications including regular maintenance. • Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability. • Maintain security, anti-virus, backup, redundancy strategies & network infrastructure standards. • Managing assigned projects to deliver services in accordance with established objectives. • Proactive technical support of helpdesk enquiries from staff & site personnel. • Paid overtime work when required to ensure systems are patched and/or upgraded. • Providing technical consultation, training, support and mentoring to junior IT staff. • System Management: Exchange Server Management Disaster Recovery Planning Network management and maintenance Server Room Facilities Management Windows & All Software licensing Hardware & Software purchasing Telephone System, Mitel Phones & Micolab Messaging Client Internet & VPN Connectivity (Fibre/ADSL/Annex M) REQUIRED SKILLS: • 5 years experience in a commercial Information Technology environment. • MSCE, CCNA qualification would be an advantage. • Experience in working as part of a team and working towards tight deadlines. • Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload accordingly. Highly organised, thorough and diligent with an acute attention to detail. • Excellent communications skills with the IT Team as well as internal customers. • Maintaining composure during challenging technical problems. • Required technology skills: Microsoft Windows Desktop and Windows Server Microsoft Exchange VMWare Networking - TCP/IP, IPV4, VLANs, routing, IPSEC VPN, switching, Wi-Fi Active Directory, Group Policy Excellent knowledge and understanding of firewalls (either Cisco or Fortinet preferred) DHCP, DNS • Desirable technology skills: Mimecast Mitel telephone systems and MiCloud Veritas Enterprise Vault Sophos UTM Quest Rapid Recovery Trend Anti-Virus Solarwinds, Lansweeper & Teamviewer Experience supporting Linux operating systems
A Network Engineer position has become available to join one of the fastest growing companies in the country that offer tailor-made cloud hosted solutions and managed IT services.
Purpose of Job:
• Design, implementation and early life support of customer solutions.
• Development of data centre and core network infrastructure according to business needs and technology factors.
•4th line incident support, problem investigation and remediation.
Responsibilities:
Design and implementation of customer network solutions using a variety of technologies. Includes:
Gathering and interpreting customer requirements.
Producing technical recommendations that meet customer needs.
Engineering network infrastructure to supply local and wide area connectivity that supports our managed service delivery.
Implementing new technology into existing environments or as part of new solutions.
Providing early life support for new customer systems and facilitating training and handover to the Service Desk.
Development of new and existing technologies to meet current and future business and customer needs.
Taking ownership of escalations from the Service Desk to provide 4th line support for incidents and changes.
Problem management investigation and application of permanent fixes to reduce incidents and prevent recurrences of known issues.
Particular Focus on design, deployment and life cycle support for cloud and on premises IP Telephony deployments
Skills and Knowledge base:
Network engineers must cover a wide range of skills and must be willing to maintain and develop knowledge regularly. Proven ability in the following areas within a data centre environment is
essential.
Solid understanding and troubleshooting of IPv4 including:
Routing (Static and OSPF)
Switching (VLANs and LAGs)
Firewalls including SonicWALL; Cisco ASA and pfSense
DNS, DHCP, NAT and VPNs
Cisco IOS / NX-OS, Comware, Brocade, Procurve, VYOS and Ubiquiti
WAN technologies such as MPLS, VPLS and PWAN.
IP telephony or Unified Communications preferably ShoreTel.
Network monitoring tools such as Nagios, Observium, Solar Winds or other SNMP inspection methods.
Proficiency in the following areas may be useful to the role.
Practical understanding of Windows Server, Unix or Linux operating systems
Wireless technologies such as Aruba, SonicPoint and Cisco.
IPv6 and BGP.
Hypervisor technologies such as VMware or Hyper-V
Enterprise hardware for servers and storage including SAN.
Personal Attributes:
Candidates should demonstrate competency for the following.
Effective planning of mixed workloads with ability to monitor objectives and escalate as necessary.
Independent problem solving and the ability to work around blockages.
Self-sufficient workload management including prioritising and executing tasks.
Achieving positive outcomes through communication.
Collaborative team working and participation in meetings.
Maintaining a professional attitude with consideration for company reputation at all times.
Communication Skills:
A Network Engineer must demonstrate competency at communicating with a variety of audiences in both written and verbal forms.
Regular interaction with customers should be expected therefore the ability to manage and develop relationships positively is required.
Engineers are responsible for achieving positive results by driving cooperation with colleagues.
Representation of technical teams at customer meetings should be professional and enhance company reputation.
Competency at translating technical language for different audiences should be demonstrated.
If you have the key skills and experience then send in your CV today
09/09/2016
A Network Engineer position has become available to join one of the fastest growing companies in the country that offer tailor-made cloud hosted solutions and managed IT services.
Purpose of Job:
• Design, implementation and early life support of customer solutions.
• Development of data centre and core network infrastructure according to business needs and technology factors.
•4th line incident support, problem investigation and remediation.
Responsibilities:
Design and implementation of customer network solutions using a variety of technologies. Includes:
Gathering and interpreting customer requirements.
Producing technical recommendations that meet customer needs.
Engineering network infrastructure to supply local and wide area connectivity that supports our managed service delivery.
Implementing new technology into existing environments or as part of new solutions.
Providing early life support for new customer systems and facilitating training and handover to the Service Desk.
Development of new and existing technologies to meet current and future business and customer needs.
Taking ownership of escalations from the Service Desk to provide 4th line support for incidents and changes.
Problem management investigation and application of permanent fixes to reduce incidents and prevent recurrences of known issues.
Particular Focus on design, deployment and life cycle support for cloud and on premises IP Telephony deployments
Skills and Knowledge base:
Network engineers must cover a wide range of skills and must be willing to maintain and develop knowledge regularly. Proven ability in the following areas within a data centre environment is
essential.
Solid understanding and troubleshooting of IPv4 including:
Routing (Static and OSPF)
Switching (VLANs and LAGs)
Firewalls including SonicWALL; Cisco ASA and pfSense
DNS, DHCP, NAT and VPNs
Cisco IOS / NX-OS, Comware, Brocade, Procurve, VYOS and Ubiquiti
WAN technologies such as MPLS, VPLS and PWAN.
IP telephony or Unified Communications preferably ShoreTel.
Network monitoring tools such as Nagios, Observium, Solar Winds or other SNMP inspection methods.
Proficiency in the following areas may be useful to the role.
Practical understanding of Windows Server, Unix or Linux operating systems
Wireless technologies such as Aruba, SonicPoint and Cisco.
IPv6 and BGP.
Hypervisor technologies such as VMware or Hyper-V
Enterprise hardware for servers and storage including SAN.
Personal Attributes:
Candidates should demonstrate competency for the following.
Effective planning of mixed workloads with ability to monitor objectives and escalate as necessary.
Independent problem solving and the ability to work around blockages.
Self-sufficient workload management including prioritising and executing tasks.
Achieving positive outcomes through communication.
Collaborative team working and participation in meetings.
Maintaining a professional attitude with consideration for company reputation at all times.
Communication Skills:
A Network Engineer must demonstrate competency at communicating with a variety of audiences in both written and verbal forms.
Regular interaction with customers should be expected therefore the ability to manage and develop relationships positively is required.
Engineers are responsible for achieving positive results by driving cooperation with colleagues.
Representation of technical teams at customer meetings should be professional and enhance company reputation.
Competency at translating technical language for different audiences should be demonstrated.
If you have the key skills and experience then send in your CV today
A Network Engineer position has become available to join one of the fastest growing companies in the country that offer tailor-made cloud hosted solutions and managed IT services.
Purpose of Job:
• Design, implementation and early life support of customer solutions.
• Development of data centre and core network infrastructure according to business needs and technology factors.
•4th line incident support, problem investigation and remediation.
Responsibilities:
Design and implementation of customer network solutions using a variety of technologies. Includes:
Gathering and interpreting customer requirements.
Producing technical recommendations that meet customer needs.
Engineering network infrastructure to supply local and wide area connectivity that supports our managed service delivery.
Implementing new technology into existing environments or as part of new solutions.
Providing early life support for new customer systems and facilitating training and handover to the Service Desk.
Development of new and existing technologies to meet current and future business and customer needs.
Taking ownership of escalations from the Service Desk to provide 4th line support for incidents and changes.
Problem management investigation and application of permanent fixes to reduce incidents and prevent recurrences of known issues.
Particular Focus on design, deployment and life cycle support for cloud and on premises IP Telephony deployments
Skills and Knowledge base:
Network engineers must cover a wide range of skills and must be willing to maintain and develop knowledge regularly. Proven ability in the following areas within a data centre environment is
essential.
Solid understanding and troubleshooting of IPv4 including:
Routing (Static and OSPF)
Switching (VLANs and LAGs)
Firewalls including SonicWALL; Cisco ASA and pfSense
DNS, DHCP, NAT and VPNs
Cisco IOS / NX-OS, Comware, Brocade, Procurve, VYOS and Ubiquiti
WAN technologies such as MPLS, VPLS and PWAN.
IP telephony or Unified Communications preferably ShoreTel.
Network monitoring tools such as Nagios, Observium, Solar Winds or other SNMP inspection methods.
Proficiency in the following areas may be useful to the role.
Practical understanding of Windows Server, Unix or Linux operating systems
Wireless technologies such as Aruba, SonicPoint and Cisco.
IPv6 and BGP.
Hypervisor technologies such as VMware or Hyper-V
Enterprise hardware for servers and storage including SAN.
Personal Attributes:
Candidates should demonstrate competency for the following.
Effective planning of mixed workloads with ability to monitor objectives and escalate as necessary.
Independent problem solving and the ability to work around blockages.
Self-sufficient workload management including prioritising and executing tasks.
Achieving positive outcomes through communication.
Collaborative team working and participation in meetings.
Maintaining a professional attitude with consideration for company reputation at all times.
Communication Skills:
A Network Engineer must demonstrate competency at communicating with a variety of audiences in both written and verbal forms.
Regular interaction with customers should be expected therefore the ability to manage and develop relationships positively is required.
Engineers are responsible for achieving positive results by driving cooperation with colleagues.
Representation of technical teams at customer meetings should be professional and enhance company reputation.
Competency at translating technical language for different audiences should be demonstrated.
If you have the key skills and experience then send in your CV today
09/09/2016
A Network Engineer position has become available to join one of the fastest growing companies in the country that offer tailor-made cloud hosted solutions and managed IT services.
Purpose of Job:
• Design, implementation and early life support of customer solutions.
• Development of data centre and core network infrastructure according to business needs and technology factors.
•4th line incident support, problem investigation and remediation.
Responsibilities:
Design and implementation of customer network solutions using a variety of technologies. Includes:
Gathering and interpreting customer requirements.
Producing technical recommendations that meet customer needs.
Engineering network infrastructure to supply local and wide area connectivity that supports our managed service delivery.
Implementing new technology into existing environments or as part of new solutions.
Providing early life support for new customer systems and facilitating training and handover to the Service Desk.
Development of new and existing technologies to meet current and future business and customer needs.
Taking ownership of escalations from the Service Desk to provide 4th line support for incidents and changes.
Problem management investigation and application of permanent fixes to reduce incidents and prevent recurrences of known issues.
Particular Focus on design, deployment and life cycle support for cloud and on premises IP Telephony deployments
Skills and Knowledge base:
Network engineers must cover a wide range of skills and must be willing to maintain and develop knowledge regularly. Proven ability in the following areas within a data centre environment is
essential.
Solid understanding and troubleshooting of IPv4 including:
Routing (Static and OSPF)
Switching (VLANs and LAGs)
Firewalls including SonicWALL; Cisco ASA and pfSense
DNS, DHCP, NAT and VPNs
Cisco IOS / NX-OS, Comware, Brocade, Procurve, VYOS and Ubiquiti
WAN technologies such as MPLS, VPLS and PWAN.
IP telephony or Unified Communications preferably ShoreTel.
Network monitoring tools such as Nagios, Observium, Solar Winds or other SNMP inspection methods.
Proficiency in the following areas may be useful to the role.
Practical understanding of Windows Server, Unix or Linux operating systems
Wireless technologies such as Aruba, SonicPoint and Cisco.
IPv6 and BGP.
Hypervisor technologies such as VMware or Hyper-V
Enterprise hardware for servers and storage including SAN.
Personal Attributes:
Candidates should demonstrate competency for the following.
Effective planning of mixed workloads with ability to monitor objectives and escalate as necessary.
Independent problem solving and the ability to work around blockages.
Self-sufficient workload management including prioritising and executing tasks.
Achieving positive outcomes through communication.
Collaborative team working and participation in meetings.
Maintaining a professional attitude with consideration for company reputation at all times.
Communication Skills:
A Network Engineer must demonstrate competency at communicating with a variety of audiences in both written and verbal forms.
Regular interaction with customers should be expected therefore the ability to manage and develop relationships positively is required.
Engineers are responsible for achieving positive results by driving cooperation with colleagues.
Representation of technical teams at customer meetings should be professional and enhance company reputation.
Competency at translating technical language for different audiences should be demonstrated.
If you have the key skills and experience then send in your CV today
A Network Engineer position has become available to join one of the fastest growing companies in the country that offer tailor-made cloud hosted solutions and managed IT services.
Purpose of Job:
• Design, implementation and early life support of customer solutions.
• Development of data centre and core network infrastructure according to business needs and technology factors.
•4th line incident support, problem investigation and remediation.
Responsibilities:
Design and implementation of customer network solutions using a variety of technologies. Includes:
Gathering and interpreting customer requirements.
Producing technical recommendations that meet customer needs.
Engineering network infrastructure to supply local and wide area connectivity that supports our managed service delivery.
Implementing new technology into existing environments or as part of new solutions.
Providing early life support for new customer systems and facilitating training and handover to the Service Desk.
Development of new and existing technologies to meet current and future business and customer needs.
Taking ownership of escalations from the Service Desk to provide 4th line support for incidents and changes.
Problem management investigation and application of permanent fixes to reduce incidents and prevent recurrences of known issues.
Particular Focus on design, deployment and life cycle support for cloud and on premises IP Telephony deployments
Skills and Knowledge base:
Network engineers must cover a wide range of skills and must be willing to maintain and develop knowledge regularly. Proven ability in the following areas within a data centre environment is
essential.
Solid understanding and troubleshooting of IPv4 including:
Routing (Static and OSPF)
Switching (VLANs and LAGs)
Firewalls including SonicWALL; Cisco ASA and pfSense
DNS, DHCP, NAT and VPNs
Cisco IOS / NX-OS, Comware, Brocade, Procurve, VYOS and Ubiquiti
WAN technologies such as MPLS, VPLS and PWAN.
IP telephony or Unified Communications preferably ShoreTel.
Network monitoring tools such as Nagios, Observium, Solar Winds or other SNMP inspection methods.
Proficiency in the following areas may be useful to the role.
Practical understanding of Windows Server, Unix or Linux operating systems
Wireless technologies such as Aruba, SonicPoint and Cisco.
IPv6 and BGP.
Hypervisor technologies such as VMware or Hyper-V
Enterprise hardware for servers and storage including SAN.
Personal Attributes:
Candidates should demonstrate competency for the following.
Effective planning of mixed workloads with ability to monitor objectives and escalate as necessary.
Independent problem solving and the ability to work around blockages.
Self-sufficient workload management including prioritising and executing tasks.
Achieving positive outcomes through communication.
Collaborative team working and participation in meetings.
Maintaining a professional attitude with consideration for company reputation at all times.
Communication Skills:
A Network Engineer must demonstrate competency at communicating with a variety of audiences in both written and verbal forms.
Regular interaction with customers should be expected therefore the ability to manage and develop relationships positively is required.
Engineers are responsible for achieving positive results by driving cooperation with colleagues.
Representation of technical teams at customer meetings should be professional and enhance company reputation.
Competency at translating technical language for different audiences should be demonstrated.
If you have the key skills and experience then send in your CV today
09/09/2016
A Network Engineer position has become available to join one of the fastest growing companies in the country that offer tailor-made cloud hosted solutions and managed IT services.
Purpose of Job:
• Design, implementation and early life support of customer solutions.
• Development of data centre and core network infrastructure according to business needs and technology factors.
•4th line incident support, problem investigation and remediation.
Responsibilities:
Design and implementation of customer network solutions using a variety of technologies. Includes:
Gathering and interpreting customer requirements.
Producing technical recommendations that meet customer needs.
Engineering network infrastructure to supply local and wide area connectivity that supports our managed service delivery.
Implementing new technology into existing environments or as part of new solutions.
Providing early life support for new customer systems and facilitating training and handover to the Service Desk.
Development of new and existing technologies to meet current and future business and customer needs.
Taking ownership of escalations from the Service Desk to provide 4th line support for incidents and changes.
Problem management investigation and application of permanent fixes to reduce incidents and prevent recurrences of known issues.
Particular Focus on design, deployment and life cycle support for cloud and on premises IP Telephony deployments
Skills and Knowledge base:
Network engineers must cover a wide range of skills and must be willing to maintain and develop knowledge regularly. Proven ability in the following areas within a data centre environment is
essential.
Solid understanding and troubleshooting of IPv4 including:
Routing (Static and OSPF)
Switching (VLANs and LAGs)
Firewalls including SonicWALL; Cisco ASA and pfSense
DNS, DHCP, NAT and VPNs
Cisco IOS / NX-OS, Comware, Brocade, Procurve, VYOS and Ubiquiti
WAN technologies such as MPLS, VPLS and PWAN.
IP telephony or Unified Communications preferably ShoreTel.
Network monitoring tools such as Nagios, Observium, Solar Winds or other SNMP inspection methods.
Proficiency in the following areas may be useful to the role.
Practical understanding of Windows Server, Unix or Linux operating systems
Wireless technologies such as Aruba, SonicPoint and Cisco.
IPv6 and BGP.
Hypervisor technologies such as VMware or Hyper-V
Enterprise hardware for servers and storage including SAN.
Personal Attributes:
Candidates should demonstrate competency for the following.
Effective planning of mixed workloads with ability to monitor objectives and escalate as necessary.
Independent problem solving and the ability to work around blockages.
Self-sufficient workload management including prioritising and executing tasks.
Achieving positive outcomes through communication.
Collaborative team working and participation in meetings.
Maintaining a professional attitude with consideration for company reputation at all times.
Communication Skills:
A Network Engineer must demonstrate competency at communicating with a variety of audiences in both written and verbal forms.
Regular interaction with customers should be expected therefore the ability to manage and develop relationships positively is required.
Engineers are responsible for achieving positive results by driving cooperation with colleagues.
Representation of technical teams at customer meetings should be professional and enhance company reputation.
Competency at translating technical language for different audiences should be demonstrated.
If you have the key skills and experience then send in your CV today
