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About the Role

BAE Systems Saudi Arabia is seeking a Data Centre Network Specialist to join our team in Riyadh. This full-time role requires 5-10 years of experience and is focused on providing critical support for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) Data Centre Networks.

Role Context and Objectives

The specialist will be responsible to the RSAF Directorate of Communications and Information Technology (DCIT) Network Engineering and Computer Center (NECC). The primary objective is to ensure the high availability and service levels expected of an RSAF Data Centre through expert network support, maintenance, and strategic development.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot network equipment within RSAF data centres.
• Perform fault and problem management to meet required availability and service levels.
• Develop and maintain network documentation, including processes, procedures, and relevant physical and logical network diagrams.
• Provide direct support for the planning, coordination, upgrade, enhancement, and implementation of Data Centre networks.
• Contribute to long-term network capacity planning and Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP).
• Ensure stable performance through performance monitoring and tuning.
• Implement new and additional technologies to improve the virtual networking infrastructure.
• Assess implications of emergency changes on processes and systems.

Essential Experience and Knowledge

• Thorough knowledge of configuration management in a large data center environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of internetworking systems topologies and architectures, protocols, fabric technologies, and carrier services.
• Experience in the design, implementation, and 24x7 support of complex enterprise networks.
• Strong Switching and Routing knowledge, particularly in a Cisco environment, with Extreme experience being an advantage.
• Knowledge of Extreme Technologies (LAN / WAN / Wireless), with hands-on experience preferred.
• Experience with data center networking and cloud networking technologies.
• Experience in scalable networking design, including high availability, redundancy, failover, and load balancing.
• Strong understanding of Network Security.
• Good understanding of structured cabling standards.
• Demonstrable recent experience in a Converged Infrastructure environment.

Technical Expertise

• Solid troubleshooting skills, including packet level analysis.
• Technical expertise with Cisco vPC, BGP, OSPF, Link Aggregation (LACP), QoS, traffic engineering, IPSEC, ACI, multicast, data security, VxLAN, and eVPN.
• Experience with configuration and troubleshooting Cisco Nexus and Catalyst series switches and ASR series Routers.
• Hands-on experience with firewall technology.
• Experience with one or more third-party networking products such as F5, Juniper, Cisco, Splunk, InfoBlox, or Palo Alto Networks.
• Knowledge of SDN virtual switching technologies, including Cisco ACI and VMware NSX capabilities.

Candidate Attributes

• Ability to analyse business requirements to develop technical network solutions and evaluate emerging technologies.
• Skilled communicator.
• Ability to diagnose problems and make objective decisions to rapidly implement corrective actions.