Network Engineer

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The IT Network Engineer will be based at Gunvor’s office in Bogota and reports to the IT Infrastructure manager. The primary role for this position is to be responsible for the evaluation, design, planning, implementation and support of Network related solutions with a global scope. You will be joining an international team of Network Engineers, contributing to the continuous optimization of our IT infrastructure services. 

Assist project teams with technical issues in the Initiation and Planning phases of our standard Project Management Methodology. These activities include the definition of needs, benefits, and technical strategy; research & development within the project life cycle; technical analysis and design; and support of operations staff in executing, testing and rolling-out the solutions. Participation on projects is focused on smoothing the transition of projects from development staff to production staff by performing operations activities within the project life cycle. 

In part of the job will be devoted to the resolution of Incidents and configuration of operational tasks like Firewall Requests

Responsibilities 

• Monitor the global network eco-system to ensure issues are addressed to maintain SLA’S. 

• Become ICT Owner of specific products and ensure that all the responsibilities surrounding ICT ownership, such as product evolution, Design and documentation are addressed. 

• Diagnose, analyze and solve problems over the numerous technologies (Gunvor Networks Word Wide, Firewall related issues and Routing Issues). 

• Analyze network performance and provide operations reports on the network infrastructure. 

• Design and perform installation of new sites. 

• Be a project manager and technical resource on Global and regional Projects to implement new technologies. 

• Provide architectural insight and possible improvements that could be made based on the Gunvor IT Strategy. Ensure that systems are managed per established SLA (Service Level Agreement) 

• Support for global deployment will require off-hours support across multiple time zones. 

Soft Skill Requirements 

• Wide understanding of global corporate technologies: Global routing network protocols (OSPF, BGP), Cisco Datacenter Network (Nexus); Geo-location technologies; Web Proxy management; Fortinet firewalls; SSLVPN remote gateway technologies; WAN optimization; Load Balancers; Wifi Technologies. 

• Knowledge in the following technologies is a plus: Cisco Nexus vPC, Microsoft Azure, SDWan (Paloalto) 

• Previous working experience as a network specialist from an international company. 

• Global projects management experience. 

• Good time management skills. 

• Fluent English language skills, any other language is a plus. 

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills. 

• Team player with sense of urgency and respect of deadlines. 

• Process oriented person.

• Must be a strong team player 

If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

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