Our client, a leading global multinational information technology services and consulting company, is recruiting a Network Infrastructure Administrator to join their business in Germany. Position Title: Network Infrastructure Administrator Position Type: Permanent Start Date: ASAP Location: Freiburg, Germany Contact: Bojan | 49 89 23 88 98 671 Responsibilities: Monitor, manage, troubleshoot, and support Network infrastructure related tickets globally. Partner and work with the team to obtain knowledge in new technologies, setup, and architecture related topics. Document new operational issues and solutions from the field and transfer knowledge to team members. Support in new Network infrastructure provisioning and de-provisioning Provide Root cause analysis to production outages as required Support Infoblox IPAM provisioning and DNS related activities. Administer Cisco (Routing, Switching, Wireless) and Riverbed infrastructure. Administer SolarWinds / Orion, Cisco Prime Servers and support day to day operations. Adhere to IT access-management and change control procedures. Receive and respond to escalations from Desktop Support and field support team. Escalate issues to management, if necessary. Collaborate with team members and mentor junior staff to execute the IT strategy in a cost effective and timely manner. Stay abreast of industry best practices in risk management techniques and integrate new methods and tools as appropriate. Support other areas of technology supported by the Security team (Network Access Control, Firewalls, Single-Sign on – Okta, Logic Monitor, and SNMP based monitoring) Network and Firewall OS patching, monitoring and alerting Required Skills and Experience At least 5 years support in Network and IT Security Cisco or similar Certifications – Cisco CCNP or similar Minimum Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience Cisco Routing, Switching (Catalyst and Nexus), Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco ASA, Firepower TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, VPN, IPS, SDWAN, DMVPN, NAC and 802.1x deployment Experience in Python scripting, Ansible automation or similar technology is a huge plus Required Education and Training Cisco or similar Certifications – Cisco CCNA / CCNP or similar Minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience