Network Engineer

• The Network Engineer should be ready to partner with any team or individual at any technical level to understand their networking needs & demands, advise on best practice, and identify & deliver fit-for-purpose solutions
• They will always be ready to take the technical lead in any given situation while creating sustainability in their role by partnering with experts on niche or advanced topics
• Appreciating nuance, but fighting complexity, they are motivated by the satisfaction of delivering faster, more reliable and more secure network solutions, and are energized by exposure to the full gamut of network connectivity, security & operations concepts, from solutions requirements gathering & design to implementation & migration efforts, to operational management of delivered solutions

What does success look like?

• A successful Network Engineer will have mastered the arts of:
• Network: Successfully managing an effective suite of network services for Material, that underpins a modern Digital Workplace with the right infrastructure and the right support.
• Security: Ensuring the network solutions delivered & operated match the levels of confidentiality, integrity & availability appropriate to the needs of Material, while contributing to & sustaining a culture of pragmatic security best practice.
• Operations: Ensuring the right monitoring, recovery & business-as-usual support for Material s network solutions is delivered consistently, minimising single points of failure and leveraging the use of operations partners where appropriate.

• With a deep understanding of the network demands, requirements & ways of working within Material, the Network Engineer will have delivered solutions that just work without being noticed, built confidence and trust with their colleagues, and be armed with the experience & know-how to take on bigger responsibilities as a subject matter expert in any network architecture, operations management or portfolio/project management roles they have a passion for.

Responsibilities:

Implementation

• Bring insight & know-how to the implementation & operation of Material s network services, including LAN, WAN, WLAN and Security technologies.
• Determine & prioritize processes & technology solutions that deliver the best outcomes for the network and Materials users.
• Manage & own the products, processes & services that support the network s technology, privacy & security needs in an effective, customer-centric manner.
• Engage & energize Material IT on their use of network technologies, helping to get the most bang for our buck , without stepping on landmines.
• Bring structure to ambiguity by proposing, implementing & documenting secure-by-design solutions and process, while remaining flexible in, and responsive to, the changing needs of our business.

Collaboration

• Work in a 24x5 rotating shift model. Engage & support Material IT globally in defining strategies & direction for our network services future state.

• Drive & facilitate discussions between Material IT s service owners, teams & partners globally, ensuring the right people are involved at the right time on network topics.
• Partner deeply with global Material IT and Security team members to evaluate, implement & run the right process & technology solutions for our network services.

Operations

• Fix it, when our network services do not work, taking point on troubleshooting procedures & designing resolution scripts for faster recovery by our partners.
• Establish & monitor key performance indicators that show clearly whether the Material s network services and partners are delivering, or highlighting where we need to improve.
• Communicate engagingly with IT and Security stakeholders to ensure alignment, manage expectations, and demonstrate the capability & reliability of Material network services.
• Relentlessly drive an end user focused IT culture that delivers on our mission of People First, easily pivoting from No to How when faced with challenges.
• Support Material IT teams to understand the network service landscape, ensuring our solutions are well understood, supported and improved upon by all teams as well as documented.
• Identify & mitigate risks, by taking proactive steps to prevent undesirable outcomes, and striking the right balance between practical and secure solutions.
• Continuously evolve, by closely tracking network security best practices & trends, and proactively making recommendations for improvement within Material.

Requirements
Education & Certifications:
Bachelors or masters degree in computer science, or Engineering (B.E/B Tech/M. E/M Tech), or related field or equivalent experience.
CCNA certified mandatory and CCNP Preferred
Networking certification on cloud in any one AWS/Azure/GCP will be anadvantage.
Knowledge of SOC 2/ISO 27001 will be an advantage.