Network Operations Engineer – 9-month contract (Rolling)
Oliver James Associates View all jobs
- Cork
- Temporary
- Full-time
- Assist in the maintenance and support of the campus network environment to ensure high availability, performance, and resilience
- Monitor network stability and proactively address issues to minimise downtime and incidents
- Support operational performance across network, compute, workplace services, and security infrastructure
- Participate in project planning discussions impacting the Cork network
- Contribute to and deliver network-related projects, including:
- Technology life cycle management
- Network expansion initiatives
- Deployment of new technologies
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project execution
- Manage and support network changes in line with change management processes
- Assist in the deployment of network solutions and infrastructure updates
- Develop and/or execute test scripts post-deployment to validate network functionality and performance
- Participate in incident response and resolution processes
- Troubleshoot network-related issues and support root cause analysis
- Work to restore services quickly and implement preventative measures
- Communicate effectively with IT teams, vendors, and business stakeholders
- Provide updates on network issues, risks, and project progress
- Build and maintain strong working relationships across multiple teams
- Strong history in Network IT Operations with 3+ years’ experience
- Technical knowledge and integration experience is required across Network, Compute, Workplace Services & Security technologies.
- Degree/Masters in related area or relevant industry experience
- Previous experience collaborating, building relationships across multiple teams and vendors
- Broad technical capability as well as excellent communicator
- Well organised and strong ability to multi-task and prioritise work regularly
- External certifications and qualifications are desirable: Cisco Networking e.g. CCNA, CompTIA Network+
- Awareness of IT, business, and IT/OT governance strategies and wider IT priorities