Data Center / Network Manager To £52,500 + £OnCall + Benefits Essex (Flexible Hybrid working) Who's it for... We are proud to be partnering with a fast growing Private Equity backed Managed IT Services Provider. An established MSP now into the early stages of their high growth journey to build and expand to a 50M T/O business! They now need a networking data center manager to oversee the efficient running of their colocation data center. The Role -Take ownership of installation projects and liaise with the Networking Solutions team and onboard/commission new customers to the data center. -Provide day to day management and support of the networking / data center -Support sales to answer technical questions for new customer proposals -Assist with the maintenance of monitoring systems to provide alerting -Pro-active maintenance relating to software and firmware updates of networking equipment -Provide remote on call where required (approx. 1-2 needs a month but on call payments still remain) -Manage Datacentres - power management, preparation of racks for new co-lo customers. -Some basic admin tasks for ISP Whats needed -Strong Networking background and understanding of the following technologies -Layer 2 understanding (ARP, MAC) -IP Addressing & subnetting -Spanning Tree -Strong troubleshooting skills -VPN Technologies -IPSEC site to site -SSLVPN -Exposure to a range of Firewall vendors such as: -Sophos XG -Cisco ASA / Firepower -Watchguard -Fortigate -Demonstratable skills in managing firewalls and relating technologies such as: -Zone based firewalling -NAT -Web, IPS & AV filtering policies -Device / User authentication integration -Strong Switching skills and multi-vendor exposure -Cisco IOS -HP Aruba -VLAN creation, management and trunking/tagging -Cabling/connector types -Wireless installation and support -Experience with Ubiquiti Unifi and Meraki based deployments -Understanding of different Internet connectivity types - FTTC/FTTP/Leased Line -Understanding of Layer 3 routing protocols -OSPF -EIGRP -BGP -Experience with Windows servers and roles such as AD/DHCP/DNS/NPS -Experience with Hyper-V / VMWare technologies Excellent customer facing manner -Full UK Driving license #J-18808-Ljbffr