Network and Cloud Security Analyst, Permanent Opportunity based in Cork.
This is a great opportunity to become a key member of our clients IT Infrastructure team, who are responsible for IT infrastructure services to the business across a wide range of functions including maintenance of existing systems and IT infrastructure, release management, configuration management, IT disaster recovery, vendor management, security infrastructure management, IT standards compliance and quality assurance. The team guide resources, facilitate team demand management and capacity planning, and manage the sequencing and operational interdependencies of all IT Operations related initiatives. The infrastructure team also manages the data centres and IT infrastructure, including IT availability and IT continuity
Reporting to the Networking and Security TeamLead, the Networking and Security Cloud Analyst will be responsible for supporting the IT Security & Network operations/delivery activities within IT Business Operations, including security infrastructure, firewalls, Load Balancers, DMZs, Network switches, IPT, WIFI, Video conferencing and WAN connectivity. Ensuring all network components are fully patched and capacity planning across all components within networking with management of third party vendors both in Security and Network Operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure all IT services managed within this function are aligned to Business operational priorities.
- Oversee, review and, if necessary, perform implementation, configuration, tuning and administration of business critical and complex Network Infrastructure
- Vendor management including vendor performance management and budget management as required
- Review, prioritise and schedule the IT infrastructure workload across BAU operations but also in support of project delivery and transition to BAU operations implementing/adhering to a set of best practice infrastructure processes, including release management, configuration management, asset management, and change management
- Responsible for managing the sequencing and operational interdependencies of all IT Security / Network Operations related initiatives
- Assure IT availability and stability efforts and meeting monthly and annual IT KPI availability targets
- Support the corporate IT technical and security standards, Active Directory management, email and file management, and all aspects of Network and internet security.
- Support the team in logging of all Security events, patching, monitoring and backups of all Security devices while responding to any potential attacks.
- Lead the addition, modification or removal of any IT Infrastructure asset in a standard and controlled manner
- Continuous improvement of Infrastructure services to support business demand supporting the corporate IT Infrastructure, Technical and Security standards
- Plan appropriate resources and capacity to manage run/operational activities, and liaise with project change across the Infrastructure Domain to ensure transitioning solutions are fit for purpose to maintain and support
- Day to day management of security operations activities, including managing firewalls and virus protection programmes, IDS & IPS management, incident management, web sense management and LB management
- Work collaboratively with the Cyber Security, Architecture, and Build & Delivery teams to maintain and deliver secure IT systems, solutions and data for Úisce Éireann
- Ensure that all required Infrastructure support documentation is prepared and maintained, reflecting the fast pace of infrastructure change
- Perform review of new network service changes and signing off against acceptance and quality assurance criteria
- Provide out-of-hours cover as part of the Standby Rota and participate in out of hours work as required
Required Skills:
- Knowledge of Cisco IT network infrastructure is essential
- CCNP certification highly valued along with a desire to obtain further networking certification.
- Experience with Nexus suites of switches in ACI is desirable
- Experience with Cisco suite of Network switches and routers is desirable,
- Experience with Routing Technologies such as OSPF, and Multicast Routing is desirable.
- Relevant third level qualification and or accreditation is desirable
- A minimum of 3 years' experience in the water, utilities or similar industries is desirable and or relevant experience
- Experience managing a team, with strong people, change management and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to develop and maintain effective partnerships with key stakeholders internally and externally
- Proven track record with dealing with complex issues, proactively and in a timely fashion along with the ability to communicate information to others
- Highly motivated individual, working to the highest professional standards and with proven ability to deliver results within a team.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and analyse problems and potential improvements, and propose and implement solutions
- Demonstrate adaptability and the ability to change focus and direction in line with business strategy and requirements
- Proactively identifying new areas of improvement and using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job
