Senior Network Engineer (Government Sector)_Contract

The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for the design and implementation of network solutions for the respective ATM project and/or bid activity.

Responsibilities

Develop or update solution architecture drawings and diagrams, cost templates (devis), the List of Supply (LOS) / Bill of Materials (BOM), and interfaces at the start of the project.

Develop or update network contributions to the Solution Specification and Design documentation, Network Acceptance Test Procedures, and other associated network integration documents.

Define equipment configuration for the ATM solution(s) and coordinate with Hardware Deployment and Integration management for assembly of the ATM system and interface with Tools Engineering, Customer Service and Site Services departments where necessary to accomplish this task.

Load, configure, validate, and hand over equipment to Software Integration in the factory and on customer sites

Support configuration changes to system platforms in factory and customer sites.

Proactively support Project Design Reviews

Provide customer training

Identify risks at solution architecture level and propose where possible alternate validated solutions

Provide system and networking expertise

Follow and contribute to the development and enhancement of engineering processes

In a leadership capacity, provide support to Work Package Manager:

Develop and maintain objectives, strategy and roadmap

Ensure that deliveries (including associated documentation and engineering artefacts) are on time (as per schedule and milestones) with the expected level of compliance

Contribute to key milestones and provide input into triage and change boards

Track team progression against the agreed plan, provide task estimation and forecasting as input into the weekly status dashboard

Identify risks and propose mitigation solutions

Relay key communications to team through daily/weekly team meetings

Responsibilities to the team:

Is main point of contact for the team on functional or technical topics, or knows who to contact

Performs allocation and prioritization of tasks for the team

Responsible for the quality of the teams outputs, including compliance to the configuration management process

Qualifications

Degree in Engineering, IT or related discipline

Cisco formal certifications (CCNP, CCNA etc)

Essential Experience

5+ years experience in similar positions on projects delivering complex software-centric real-time systems.

Proven experience in leading small teams

Demonstrated experience in the design of infrastructure and network architectures

Demonstrated experience in the design of network architectures in line with security standards and policies

Sound level of knowledge and experience with Unix/Linux (Redhat distribution preferred) Operating System

Familiarity with a wide range of Computer and Networking hardware (preferably Cisco)

Scripting (TCL/TK, Perl, & Shell)

Able to work on multiple activities con-currently and effectively self-manage (autonomy)

Experience with collective decisions and conflict resolutions

Capability to manage various stakeholders having different objectives

Proven capability to work in a multi-cultural environment and with variety of international customers.

Aptitude to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary integrated team environment

A positive attitude combined with excellent interpersonal and motivational skills.

Sound judgement and independent decision-making capability where necessary

Excellent written and oral communication skills in English