Network Administrator

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Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations.

Description of task

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Team Leader and/or Head of the Unit or her/his designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer Network Administrator will act as and perform the following duties and tasks:

  • Administrator – The incumbent is responsible for the continuous operation of the Network in ICC Data Centers and partners operations. The incumbent is responsible for managing and maintaining Network standard configurations and enhancements, installation and upgrade as well as assisting with the resolution of incidents and problems, and fulfils users request as a part of ISO 20000 established processes.

  • Deployment Team Member – The incumbent is responsible for final testing and deployment of Network and underlying services, and solutions as well as all related technical documentation. She or he may participate in network vulnerability and remediation and technical review related to ICT security initiatives.

  • Operational Support – The incumbent is responsible of providing on-going support at the T2 to ICC Network environment and related services and will participate in the automation projects and tasks for ICC and Partners.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Required experience:

60 Months

Experience remark:

Required Experience: Network Technician with more than 5 years of proved experience working on IT preferably in large Datacenter environment. The resource is required to be able to effectively work with minimum supervision. The resource is required to have strong communication and interpersonal skills to actively contribute to the team resolving the network related issues and customers’ requests.

Qualifications, skills, experience:

Essential qualifications:

  • Proved experience administering and troubleshooting Cisco networking products
  • Good knowledge and experience with network routing protocols like OSPF, BGP and MPLS
  • Good knowledge and experience with network switching
  • Good knowledge and experience with network security
  • Ability to manage, configure and troubleshoot advanced F5 configurations with two-factor authentications implementations and improved security with web application firewalls
  • Ability to integrate F5 with products from other vendors and achieve high availability, security, and application performance optimization
  • Ability to update F5 to incorporate new features and bug fixes
  • Ability to manage, configure and troubleshoot Checkpoint Firewalls
  • Experience with Cisco ASA and/or Firepower Firewalls
  • Ability to configure and troubleshoot VPN site-to-site implementations
  • Ability to perform network traffic packet capture and analysis
  • Ability to provide comprehensive analysis of different services and protocols like SMTP, HTTPS, and DNS
  • Experience in shell scripting and automation tools (Python, Perl, Bash, Ansible…)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Experience and familiarity with ITIL and/or ISO20000 best practices
  • Excellent knowledge of English (both written and verbal)

Desirable qualifications:

  • Ability to install and configure network tools on Linux based machines
  • Knowledge of Cloud like AZURE and AWS
  • Knowledge of Spanish
  • Desirable certifications:
  • Cisco CCNA
  • Cisco CCNP Enterprise or equivalent
  • Checkpoint training certifications
  • F5 training certifications

Soft Skills:

  • Customer facing experience and good communication skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and with minimum supervision.
  • Ability to write documentation and reports
  • Ability to grasp complex concepts, logical and analytical approach to solving problems.
  • Willingness to learn on the job
  • Experience working within remote and virtual teams

Language skills:

  • English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
  • Spanish(Optional), Level - Working Knowledge

Area of expertise:

IT architecture and IT project management

Driving license:

No

Competencies values:

Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

First register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.

Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at

https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to

apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

First update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile.

Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which

you would like to apply.

Application deadline: 18-04-2021

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