- Perform Tier II Network support to the MasterCard business.
- Provide Network support to project teams in support of infrastructure deliverables.
- Perform proactive network analysis to ensure network integrity and performance is in an optimal state.
- Create or update documentation to support the environment as required.
- Plan, coordinate and implement changes to the network following our internal change control process.
- Produce reports in support of any issues resolved or progressed by you.
- Some on-call responsibility and occasional off hours work required.
Knowledge / Experience in some or all of the following is required:
- Deep understanding of BGP, IBGP, OSPF routing protocols
- Knowledge of Arista routers and switches.
- Knowledge of VXLAN.
- Cisco routers/switches, ASR, ISR, Nexus 5K, 7K, 6k, 9K, 3540, 3850.
- Firewalls, Checkpoint, Cisco ASA and Palo Alto.
- Palo Alto Global Protect, supporting cloud infra upgrades and vpn issues for remote workers.
- SDWAN practical exposure in supporting and maintaining SDWAN infrastructure.
- Aruba Wifi WAN deployments (Aruba Certified, ACSP, ACMA, ACMP, ACDX).
- Cisco Wifi enterprise global deployments (support experience of ISE, Flex, AP, WLC, Prime, MSE).
- WAN Communications (MPLS/GRE Tunneling)
- Knowledge of working with Teclo carriers in the delivery & maintenance of MPLS/Internet circuits.
- Automation experience, delivering change or provisioning via the use of automation tools (Glueware, Tufin, Checkpoint CDT, Python scripting, Ansible or others).
- Supporting Palo Alto Prisma or Cisco AnyConnect remote VPN services.
Knowledge / Experience desired:
- Network Appliances, Tipping point, Netscout, Fireeye, bluecoat, taps.
- Experience in working with file transfer protocols, Connect Direct & SFTP.
- Experience in Payments / Fintech industry in support of authorization traffic or file transmissions.
- Experience in working with an OCC or NOC in support of Incident calls.
- Basic UNIX\Linux scripting skills.
- Use of a variety of network monitoring tools.
- Experience of Batch\job scheduling applications (TWS).
- Knowledge of tandem \ mainframe technology.
- Open, bare metal, whitebox, greybox Switching.
- Knowledge and experience of using Esxi based solutions.
- Demonstrated strong knowledge levels and experience in a Network Infrastructure Delivery environment. Experience in payments industry is a plus.
- Strong Communication and documentation skills.
- Strong analytical/problem solving skills with troubleshooting experience in a pressured environment.
- Experience in operating under a global follow the sun model.
- Must be able to work individually and as part of a team.
- Flexible and Self motivated
- Willing and able to adapt to legacy and new technologies.
- Fluent in English.