Job Description

Network & Security Engineer – Lisbon – Portugal (2 days P/W in office)

#TeamCandour are working with a true industry disruptor as they embark on the next stage of their significant expansion plans to source a number of accomplished Network & Security Engineers to join their growing team out of their Lisbon Technology Centre.

The company offers one of the best benefits packages we’ve seen – they really know how to look after their team and have industry awards to show it!

Essential technical Skills:

Cisco networking e.g. switches (Nexus/Catalyst), wireless controllers, DNA Center, Identity Services Engine, SD-Access, ACI (service insertion, ESGs, VMM integration) 

As well as experience with Cisco networking you will have a blend of some of the other skills below:

• Zscaler suite e.g. ZIA, ZPA, ZCC, ZDX 
• SD-WAN e.g. Versa 
• Azure networking e.g. NSG, VNet peering, VNet gateways, UDR, Private Link, Azure firewall, load balancer 
• DNS e.g. Infoblox DDI and Azure DNS  
• Infrastructure as code tooling e.g. Terraform, GIT 
• Routers e.g. Juniper and Cisco including protocols such as BGP, OSPF 
• Firewalls e.g. Palo Alto, Checkpoint, Azure (including ability to configure VPNs, URL filtering, IPS/IDS) 
• Load balancers e.g. F5 (LTM/DNS/ASM) and NetScaler ADC 
• Relevant certifications advantageous, such as CCNP Enterprise, DCACI, Azure AZ-700, Palo PCNSE, Checkpoint CCSE etc. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a primary technical contact for key technical areas, coordinating with stakeholders and colleagues as required. 
• Contribute to the planning, design and delivery of IT initiatives. 
• Configure tools to automate the provisioning, testing and deployment of infrastructure.
• Produce and own system and infrastructure designs, policies and documentation. 
• Provide reports and proposals for improvements to colleagues and stakeholders. 
• Provide advice and guidance to support the adoption of methods and tools. 
• Drive IT Services in the migration towards a code centric model for managing infrastructure. 
• Act as a support escalation point for the 3rd line infrastructure support provider. 
• Proactively manage IT infrastructure to minimise business disruption and identify and drive initiatives to improve the quality and effectiveness of the infrastructure services. 
• Manage and provide 3rd line support for infrastructure platforms in accordance with agreed service levels, standards and processes. 
• Discover and remove technical debt as part of a continuous improvement work ethic. 
• Drive decision making across different teams and disciplines, seeking informed decisions that lead to value-add, quality, appropriate outcomes. 
• Drive the adoption of Agile values, principles and practices within IT Services. 
• Actively contribute to the development of other team members. 
• Embrace change and support the IT Services vision and strategy. 

A full job description & company information can be provided to anyone meeting the above minimum criteria, please apply in the first instance with your latest CV outlining your salary expectations & availability for an immediate response.

All interviewing & onboarding is currently being conducted remotely so it only takes a skipped lunchtime one day to explore what is an amazing opportunity!