David Kennedy Recruitment is working with a leading tech company who is looking to recruit a Senior IT Network Engineer to join their team in Bogota, Colombia. 

Position: Senior IT Network Engineer

Location: Bogota, Colombia

Employment type: Full-time

Work model: on-site 

Benefits: base salary

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise and manage the organization's IT infrastructure, including firewalls, routers, switches, servers, and storage systems.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot network devices such as VLANs, routing protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF), NAT, and VPN.
• Oversee essential services like DHCP, DNS, and load balancing to ensure reliability and performance.
• Maintain network stability, ensuring optimal routing, switching, and wireless network performance.
• Implement, monitor, and optimize network performance, addressing bottlenecks and ensuring consistent reliability.
• Plan for network capacity, optimizing for scalability and future expansion.
• Manage backup systems, disaster recovery plans, and failover processes.
• Administer storage solutions to ensure data availability and integrity.
• Perform regular maintenance and troubleshooting on servers, including system updates, package management, and kernel optimizations.
• Develop and enforce security protocols to protect the organization’s IT infrastructure.
• Manage firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and VPN access controls.
• Conduct regular security risk assessments and ensure compliance with industry standards through the enforcement of security policies.
• Lead a team of IT professionals, including network engineers, system administrators, and support staff.
• Ensure continuous availability of IT systems by implementing a comprehensive on-call rotation and escalation procedures.
• Manage incident response to swiftly address critical infrastructure issues.
• Promote a team culture focused on proactive monitoring, preventive maintenance, and continuous improvement.
• Plan and oversee IT infrastructure projects, such as system upgrades, migrations, and new deployments.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that IT infrastructure supports organizational goals.
• Effectively manage project budgets, timelines, and resource allocation for infrastructure initiatives.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Proficient in English (C1), with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• A Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Over 5 years of experience in IT infrastructure management or a comparable role.
• Certification in Azure Administration, ITIL Foundation, and/or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), would be considered and advantage.
• Extensive hands-on experience with firewalls, routers, switches, and server management.
• Deep understanding of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), NAT, VLANs, and network security practices.
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification.
• Proficiency in Linux systems, particularly with the Ubuntu distribution.
• Demonstrated experience managing a 24/7 IT support environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, and project management capabilities.

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