IT Networking Team Lead

Note: This role is based around the Sines area and is open to candidates relocating to the location of the job from across Portugal.

Job Role Function

- Manage, maintain, and monitor enterprise networking infrastructure.

- Support networking projects in technical matters and coordinate both internal and external stakeholders and partners.

- Work with the local IT team and service management consulting team in the resolution of incidents and problems.

- Document and guarantee network changes comply with cybersecurity, IT, and Operational Technology (OT) standards.

- Collaborate closely with IT, Cybersecurity, Engineering, and Automation team groups.

- Work in conjunction with the Application Management team to avoid business disruption in critical systems.

- Drive process improvement as part of a transformational roadmap, considering Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in monitoring and proactive problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities

- Support the design, implementation, migration, and maintenance of projects focusing on Networking, Automation, and OT Security solutions.

- Actively develop automation engineering solutions, identify areas for automation, and work with operations teams to implement solutions.

- Collaborate closely with internal teams and third parties or vendors to provide an overall excellent IT service.

- Proactively seek opportunities for continuous networking improvement based on expansion and transformational technologies, proposing improvement activities.

- Use standard enterprise tools to log, track, and close activities for both support and projects.

- Implement new networking designs and changes based on enterprise IT, cybersecurity, and OT standards.

- Work on proactive monitoring of RPA-based systems to anticipate networking issues.

- Coordinate closely with the Automation team regarding new equipment acquisition and the integration of networking into the existing setup.

- Manage local, regional, and global stakeholders to establish best practices and standards across other operational sites and facilities.

Technical Skills

- Network Administration: Solid background in network administration.

- Network Supervision Tools: In-depth experience in Cisco network supervision tools and components.

- Load Balancer: Proven hands-on experience with F5 load balancers.

- Routing & Security: Knowledge and experience in Routing, Switching, Troubleshooting (TShot), VPN, and Firewalls (Cisco, Check Point, or Palo Alto).

- Firewall Configuration: Firewall configuration expertise (Palo Alto, Umbrella, Fortinet).

- Protocols & Architecture: Knowledge of networks, technologies, and security protocols (Radius, IPv4/IPv6, NAT, DNS, DHCP, Outdoor Wireless, IPS/IDS).

- Switching: Solid understanding of Switching and Multicast.

- Virtualization: Solid knowledge in Virtualization (Hyper-V, VMware).

- Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Knowledge of Dynatrace, monitoring, and other troubleshooting scanning tools.

- Automation: Preferred/welcome knowledge in the usage of RPA for proactive networking monitoring.

- Advanced Technology: Knowledge of advanced technology solutions such as Fluidmesh.

Soft Skills

- Good problem-solving, analytical capability mindset.

- Ability to manage third-party suppliers and managed services.

- Strategic thinking combined with the capability to operationalize daily tasks through a hands-on approach.

- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.

- Open-minded, customer-oriented and innovative.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

- High standards of responsibility, accountability, integrity, and reliability.

- Agility with a fast response and resolution time.

- Customer-centricity and service mindset.

- Excellent leadership and organizational skills, with strong time-management capabilities.

- Decision-making skills and high learning agility.

- High ability to manage leadership and stakeholders across local, regional, and global layers.

- Proven experience in a team management or leadership role.

- Familiarity with Agile methodology, routines, and rituals is a plus.

Qualifications / Education

- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Network Engineering or a related technical field.

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