Network Engineer

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care, and infusion care. With around 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec’s revenues in 2023 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more about Convatec, please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com

Position Overview:

As a Network & Security Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and support of the organization's network infrastructure. You will be working closely with the Network Architect and other IT professionals to ensure that the network architecture aligns with business objectives. Your technical expertise and knowledge of network protocols and technologies will be critical in providing guidance to the IT engineering teams

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement complex network solutions to meet business needs.
•  Configure and maintain network hardware, including switches, routers, firewalls, and load balancers.
• Monitor and troubleshoot network performance issues, ensuring optimal network performance and availability.
• Provide technical support and guidance to colleagues and users at various levels within the organization.
• Manage network security, including firewalls, VPN, and access controls.
• Collaborate with other IT teams to ensure the smooth operation of the network and its integration with other systems.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest network technologies, trends, and best practices.
• Provide expert guidance to the engineering teams
• Must analyse existing legacy network to ensure that it provide the necessary security, assuring these should meet the needs of the organization and that the overall system performance meets client expectations.

Authority:

What decisions may the job holder make without first seeking approval from higher manager/supervisor? All technical activities defined within project and operational standards

Skills & Experience:

• At least 5 years of multivendor network/security hands on experience
• Knowledge with multivendor network design
• Knowledge on WiFi network solution design and implementation
• Knowledge of network security, including firewalls, VPN, and access controls.
• Knowledge on network automation and IaC concepts will be a plus
• Self-responsible, structured, and solution-oriented working
• Very good communication skills, strong planning and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Strong research skills to build information to deliver new projects and solve issues

Qualifications/Education:

Technical skillset:

Understanding of network services administration, automation, troubleshooting and delivery including

Essential Skill required:

• WAN – Managed MPLS Service, VPN´s, SDWAN 
• Campus LAN
• Aruba switches 38XX / 29XX
• Aruba Central
• HP Switches 5500, 5510, 5130, 260, 3500
• Wireless HP Aruba IAP-3XX/5XX Series
• Cisco Switches 6509, 3750, 3560, 2960
• Cisco Voice Routers 2800-ISR4300
• Data Centre Network
• Firewall
• Fortimanager / Fortianalyzer
• Load Balancing F5 Big IP 2000 LTM GTM 
• Zscaler Proxy (ZIA)
• Public & private Clouds (Azure/AWS/GCP)
• Network Routing / Switching Protocols OSPF, BGP, STP & HSRP
• Network Authentication (Aruba ClearPass, Radius)
• Network Management Tools

Desirable Skills Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• Cisco CCNP, CCIE (Valuated)
• WiFi Certifications
• Checkpoint Knowledge
• Fortinet Certifications 
• Automation and Scripting (Python, Ansible)

Preferred training requirements

• Introduction training for administrative employees
• Quality System documents and procedures relevant to all employees (local and Convatec corporate e.g. Code of Ethics and Compliance training, Quality Policy, Complaints reporting, Good manufacturing practice), including regular re-training when required
• Quality System documents and procedures relevant to job performance

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