Cloud Network and Security Engineer at MainOne

Department: Technical
Reporting Line: Cloud Operations Manager
Job Type: Permanent

Responsibilities

• We are seeking new talent to join our Cloud/Managed Service team. So, if you are a trained, motivated Network/Security Engineer with Cloud/Virtualization experience and are interested in a career delivering innovative solutions to our growing client base, then this is your ideal opportunity!

The specific responsibilities shall include to:

• You will work with diverse technologies on a team of highly skilled System Engineers responsible for the end-to-end ownership of the deployment, sustainability, performance, tuning, security and day-to-day operations of our cloud network and security infrastructure..
• You will build tools and automation to eliminate manual operations and craft repeatable processes, thereby maintaining a highly available infrastructure.
• You will be responsible for performing changes to maintain the reliability of the network as it grows. This is a mix of engineering and operations role with strong customer focus for a global, world-class IaaS provider operating 24x7x365.
• Comply with support processes and procedures to ensure customer satisfaction and service level objectives (SLO) are met.
• Provide level 2 technical support for cloud customer complaints
• Identify, recommend and implement potential improvements to service efficiency.
• Ensure quality, up-to-date documentation exists for all services provisioned

Qualifications, Skills & Competencies
Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Sciences, Information Management or related engineering field is preferred
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience working as Network and Security Administration/Engineer.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working with Virtualization and Cloud Technology
• CCNP Certification is required, Microsoft and AWS certification will be an added advantage.

Skills & Competencies:

• Experience working with large-scale networks.
• Experience working with Linux/Windows Operating System.
• Experience with virtualization and Cloud technologies
• Excellent network latency analysis, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting skills
• Assist in development of network device hardening standards
• Good automation scripting ability (Bash/Shell, Python, PowerShell)
• Experience with Ethernet and IP networking fundamentals and extensive experience in the application of IP protocols.
• Knowledge and experience with major Internet routing protocols, network hardware and packet forwarding architectures.
• Configure/Install and manage various network security devices, features and technologies: Intrusion Detection/Prevention systems, Network Access control solutions, Web filtering solutions, Network packet brokers, network traffic visibility solutions

Demand on the Job:

• Prioritizing skills
• Troubleshooting skills
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to take ownership
• Ability to work under pressure.