Network Engineer Opportunity
An exciting opportunity to work for a leading manufacturing company based in Killarney, Co. Kerry.
Our team is looking for a talented and experienced Network Engineer who possesses a service mentality and can juggle priorities as needed to ensure business continuity.
Responsibilities:
* Ensure the continuous operation of secure platforms, servers, and networks.
* Install, configure, monitor, and maintain infrastructure, VMs, storage, including future cloud/hybrid environments.
* Work closely with colleagues in the local IT department, sister companies across Europe, and technical partners to ensure infrastructure is fit for purpose and harmonized within the division.
* Maintain local ownership and contribute to strategic developments internally, participating in roadmap activities, design, and development of new technologies embedded in our end products.
* Troubleshoot and resolve incidents, including vendor management, liaising with all members of IT and local maintenance departments.
* Manage VMWare ESX/vSphere.
* Manage SAN and related equipment (HP or NetApp).
* Oversee local network administration – Cisco infrastructure, SD-WAN, leased lines, VPN.
* Operate, configure, and manage incidents in an ISO27001-based environment.
* Contribute to business continuity planning and management of associated hardware.
Requirements:
* 3+ years of administering or technical support of complex infrastructure environments.
* Computer Science or Information Systems degree or equivalent experience.
* Security auditing/vulnerability scanning.
* Technical documentation skills.
* VMWare ESX/vSphere – ideally VCP.
* HP SAN technologies – 3Par, Nimble, Primero – ideally trained or certified.
Advantageous Experience:
* Management of plant rooms/small datacentres.
* Related certifications (ITIL, project management, LEAN, ...).
This role offers a competitive salary dependent on experience and a range of benefits to be discussed at interview stage.