Network/ Admin roles

Senior Network Engineer

Company Overview:

Ekco is a global innovator in cloud solutions, working with integrity and a personal approach with customers and partners to deliver a comprehensive suite of end-to-end managed IT services.

In a few words, we take businesses to the cloud and back!

With over 180 employees (and counting) across a number of regional offices in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Our team members enjoy a culture that promotes collaboration in a family-friendly working environment, as well as supporting personal autonomy, self-development, and a commitment to our shared goal of delivering market-leading IT services.

About the job:

Due to our continued expansion through 2020 & 2021, we are searching for a Senior Network Engineer to join our dynamic and growing, team based in Baldonnell.

Do you consider yourself good with networks, good with people, and a great problem solver?

Then the Senior Network Engineer is your dream role.

This is a level 2 position, focused on:

  • the hardest and most pressing technical questions that our Level 1 engineers cannot resolve.
  • standalone projects working on your own initiative and as part of a team

Your Mission:

  • Design and implement client-focused solutions
  • Maintain internal and client systems
  • Provide technical support and guidance to network Level 1 engineers
  • Liaise with vendors for support escalation
  • 5 years hands-on experience
  • CCNA or equivalent networking qualification
  • Experience supporting and configuring firewalls
  • Experience configuring network switches, VLANs, switching / routing
  • Experience troubleshooting networks
  • This position will involve working at client sites; therefore, excellent interpersonal communication and time management skills are important factors for success

Bonus point if you have:

  • Experience with Linux or Windows networking
  • Experience with Python or other scripting languages
  • Experience with WiFi