Network Administrator Senior

Job Introduction
We have an exciting (and challenging) opening for a **Network Administrator Senior in Cologne**.

**Note: The position is offered as a fixed-term contract until 29/02/2024.**

Dynamic, Energetic, Entrepreneurial, Highly Motivated, ResilientIf this describes you then we would love to hear from you :) Come and join talented diverse Serco team at EASA based in Cologne, Germany.

**_Discover the offer below and click on ‘Apply’ if you know that your skillset and talents are a suitable match for this opportunity._**
- **Serco - The employer of choice for a career within the Space Sector.**

Serco are a trusted provider of services to National Space Agencies and the European Space Agency (ESA), we have over 40 years’ experience supporting the space sector and providing services for all stages of our customer’s space missions.
- **Join our community of space specialists across Europe**

We are proud to support the European institutional Space landscape: Serco boasts an extensive network of Space professionals located at our offices in Darmstadt, Noordwijk, Frascati, Paris and Madrid, all within close proximity of our two largest space sector customers, European Space Agency/European Space Operations Centre (ESA/ESOC) and European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).
- **Supporting Women in Aerospace**

Diversity and Inclusion is extremely important to us. Supporting women's opportunities, development and visibility in the space sector is key and that is why we are proud members and supporters of Women in Aerospace Europe, a dynamic and global network supporting women's careers in Aerospace.

Women in Aerospace Europe (WIA-E) - Supporting women in STEM (wia-europe.org)

Main Responsibilities
As **Network Administrator Senior** you will concentrate your activities on the following:

- Support the installation, configuration, security, operation, and maintenance of all network equipment and software;
- Work with IT Project Managers, Business Analysts and IT Architects and the team to evaluate, design and develop solutions to address business needs and opportunities, and propose changes that would make the network environment a more effective solution;
- Document the technical implementation, policies and procedures to support the operational environment and participate in the design and ongoing refinement of technical implementation documentation, procedures and policies;
- Examine requirements documents and support creation of technical design documents, unit test, system test and capacity and implementation plans for small to complex projects;
- Perform, in close collaboration with the team, typical system administrative activities including daily performance monitoring, routine equipment checks and preventative maintenance, updating, controlling access permissions and privileges or issue troubleshooting and resolution;
- Ensure compliance with standard practices, processes and enterprise standards;
- Network case follow up and resolution in collaboration with supplier support teams;
- Second level and standby support;
- Administer LAN/WAN and wireless infrastructure;
- Administer Wireless Network Infrastructure;
- Administer Network security components (Firewall, Remote access facilities, Network Access Control, Load balancing, Application Level Firewall, Proxies);
- Administer Video conferencing services;
- Cable management.

**_ Do you think you are the person we are looking for? See below what experience or knowledge you should bring_**:

- Cisco Switches (user area and datacentre) and routesr
- Fortinet, Checkpoint and Cisco Firewalls
- PRTG Network Monitoring too
- lLinux scripting solutions for automations (e.g. rancid)
- Cisco WIFI solutions (ISE, WLC)
- Cisco Proxy Solution (WSA)
- VPN Solution from Cisco and F5
- F5 Load Balancer and Web Application Firewall
- Video Conferencing (Cisco VCS including Video and Communication Gateways)
- Unified Communication (Cisco UC solutions e.g CUCM, CUIM, CUACA)
- Web Conferencing (Cisco WebEx)
- Mobile Device Management (IBM Maas 360)
- Minimum Bachelor English at level B2 or equivalent
- Minimum 7 years (Senior level) pof professional experience in a role as a Network Administrator
- Technical documentation skills
- Capability of integration in an international/multicultural environment
- Integrity & Professionalism
- Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills combined with a disciplined approach to problem solving
- Rapid self-starting capability and team player.**Important**

Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law.

Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process.

Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of docu