Infrastructure Specialist-Cloud Platforms

Introduction

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology

Your role and responsibilities

As an Infrastructure Specialist at IBM, you will support the infrastructure running industries likes transportation, energy, insurance, banking or healthcare which are rapidly changing as the worlds relationship with technology evolves. Ready to help our clients take the next step forward

Companies have more choices than ever before between on-premise, off-premise, or a hybrid approach. As an Associate Infrastructure Specialist, you'll be responsible for keeping up with the latest changes, using your expertise to deliver solutions that meet the needs of our clients and products.

In your role you may be responsible for:

• Define, analyse, and review technical architecture on required platform and coming up with architecture options and recommendations.
• Define, detail, and scope the technical requirements into solutions.
• Work across key activities in configuration, systems management tools and backup and recovery
• Support Technical Consultants and lead in building solutions and providing technical mentoring and guidance

Your primary responsibilities include:

• Innovative thinking capability, with a passion for thinking out of the box and introduction of new technologies.
• Be Service-oriented, interpersonal skills and adaptable to a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Knowledge of command structures and system component relationships for latest generation Network and Security infrastructure.
• Problem solving skills.Ability to analyse complex problems and determine solutions

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• 8 -10 years of experience in the telecommunications field in managing and deployment of mid to large enterprise networks.
• Experiencing with networking and associated protocols including TCP/UDP, DMVPN, OSPF, BGP, DNS, SNMP, and other internet associated protocols (e.g., IPSEC, HSRP, BGP, OSPF, 802.11, QoS)
• Knowledge in multiple architectural domains and network design to include routing, switching, DataCenter and security.
• Good understanding of network infrastructure and network hardware along with good understanding on NSX/SDN administration.
• Knowledge in CISCO Switches (Cisco Catalyst), Firewall (Checkpoint, SonicWall, FortiGate), Transceiver, PROXY, Router, DNS, VPN, WAF and IPS etc

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Knowledge of LAN, WAN and Data Centre network architectures, enterprise design and industry standards relevant to data communications / networking and computing.
• Knowledge of setting up SDN and VSX and supporting the same.
• Professional certification in CISSP, CCIE, CCNA, or CCNP are advantageous and possess SonicWALL Related Certification will be an added advantage