Network Senior Administrator
At Zentiva, our mission is to ensure the supply of high-quality and affordable medicines to the people who depend on our products. In Europe, one out of seven people chooses Zentiva, and our deliveries of products and services play a key role in distribution, which helps people live better lives every day.
To deliver our mission, we are looking for a team-player colleague with good communication skills who will
manage and maintain global network environment; Design, implement and operate solutions - W/LAN, WAN, Security, IPAM; Monitor and report operational status; participate in Security Operational Center.
as a member of Infrastructure team, will participate on analysis of technical issues, cooperate with multiple teams and work on related projects.
maintain network infrastructures to ensure stability, reliability to deliver SLA of resources.
perform other tasks under the direction of the manager within the agreed type of work.
The position has a worldwide overlap (Europe, India).
Your key responsibilities in this role will be:
Network service management
- Definition and implementation of the network configuration standards, policies and procedures and operational management associated with high levels of network availability and risk management, maintains relevant technical documentation
- Managing network services suppliers to plan, configure and install various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS)
- Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure
- Provide advanced network support and works on troubleshooting with network service providers for both cloud and local network infrastructure
- Select and propose security & discovery tools, policies, and procedures in conjunction with the IT security team to ensure secure data access networking and functional disaster recovery environment.
- Analysing, evaluating and monitoring network infrastructure and integrity with relevant network and monitoring technologies to ensure networks are configured to operate at optimal performance, cooperates on network capacity planning
- Liaising with network carriers and external resources
- Resolve issues tiers of support have escalated by troubleshooting
- Create, oversee and test security measures (e.g. access authentication and disaster recovery)
Innovation & services improvement
- Suggest improvements to Network solutions performance, capacity and scalability
- Automate tasks and monitor their effectiveness
- Research and development of new products and service relevant to areas of responsibility
Other accountabilities
- Ability to assess technical needs for potential new solutions / projects
- Budget development for data centers operations in conjunction with the manager; cooperates on defining and monitoring contractual obligations, performance delivery and service level agreements.
To be successful in this role you will need:
- Experience working in a complex environment
- Excellent understanding of network fundamentals, problem-solving skills
- Cisco CCNA/CCNP or demonstrable knowledge in routing/switching (e.g. L2/L3 design, IP services, Access Control, VLAN, W/LAN, WAN, routing protocols, …)
- Familiarity with Firewalls (FortiGate, Cisco, CheckPoint), VPN – IPSec/SSL, webproxy
- Familiarity with Cisco ISE 802.1x administration is an advantage
- Ability to communicate and organize third parties
- Service level and general contract management skills
- Experience in managing and/or interfacing with outsourced organizations
- Be an effective team player working both within and outside the IT organization
- Proficient in Czech (Slovak) and English
The working schedule after the probation period is hybrid – up to 60% home office with minimum 40% presence in the office. And more other benefits are at your disposal, we look forward to presenting them over our further talks.
Diversity is a fact. Inclusion is an act @Zentiva
At Zentiva, we are a team of almost 5,000 unique talents bonded together by our mission to deliver high quality medicine to people whose lives depend on it. We strive daily to create a work culture where everyone feels appreciated, can be their true selves, and contribute to the best of their ability. Seeking for a balanced team across the company, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates with various educational and industry experiences, cultural or ethnical backgrounds, and different life experiences or abilities, regardless of their religious or philosophical beliefs or whomever they choose to love. To learn more about our D&I commitment.
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