NOC Engineer

Southampton, Hybrid

£45,000, 26 days holiday, 5% Pension, Death in Service

As an NOC Engineer, you'll strengthen your networking skills in a diverse IT environment, supporting an international company dedicated to reducing energy waste and costs.

Working within a team of 8 NOC Engineers, you will help implement, monitor, and support IT infrastructure and service delivery across the company's network. This includes supporting and maintaining a Cisco, Palo Alto and Linux network infrastructure, validating compliance with strict Information Security Management best practices, and proactively monitoring the uptime of IT systems, Servers, and services to address outages as they arise.

Key Responsibilities:

- Participate in proactive IT upgrades and scheduled penetration testing.

- Support service delivery with management reports around KPIs.

- Operate on a rotating 24/7 shift pattern, including two 12-hour shifts and three 6-hour shifts weekly, with out-of-hours shifts worked from home.

- Make occasional visits to data centres around the South to ensure reliable service delivery and support ongoing infrastructure.

Qualifications and Skills:

- Experience supporting data centre environments, with any of the following qualifications as a bonus:

- Microsoft: MCSE, MCSA

- VMWare: VCP

- Cisco: CCNA/CCNP

- CompTIA: Network+

- Palo Alto: PCNSE

- Wireshark: WCNA

- Linux: Linux-related certifications or experience (eg Red Hat, Ubuntu, CentOS) would be beneficial.

Having supported much of the NOC team's recruitment over the years, we're confident in the variety of work and opportunities for career progression this role offers, from developing specialised skills to making impactful recommendations on utilizing the latest technologies.

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