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Senior Network Engineer - Cork, Ireland in Ireland

Company:

QT Technologies Ireland Limited

Job Area:

Information Technology Group, Information Technology Group > IT Networking

General Summary:

Qualcomm offers flexible work options tailored to our employee’s needs. These include a combination of work from home and working in our brand new, state of the art office in Penrose Dock, Cork.

Well-being and life balance are fundamental to Qualcomm as an employer. We recognise and understand that employees have missed spending quality time with loved ones and extended family.

As such, Cork Qualcomm policy allows our employees to blend short-term remote working with annual leave.

Operates company's internal data communications systems. Plans, designs, and implements local and wide-area network solutions between multiple platforms and protocols (including IP and VOIP). Supports/troubleshoots network issues and coordinates with vendors for installation of such items as routers and switches. Works on project implementation. Provides training and assists with proposal writing. Conducts project planning, cost analysis and vendor comparisons. The responsibilities of this role include:

• Working independently with little supervision.

• Taking responsibility for own work and making decisions with more significant impact, influencing overall program or project success, finances, and/or the ability to meet objectives; errors are not readily apparent due to the complexity of work process/product or time between decisions and results; errors typically result in significant expenditure of time, resources, and funds to correct.

• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels. Role may require strong negotiation and influence, communication to large groups or high-level constituents.

• Having a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (., is consulted by senior leadership to provide input on key decisions).

• Using deductive and inductive problem solving is required; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or conflicting; advanced data analysis and interpretation skills are required.

• Exercising exceptional creativity is needed to innovate new ideas and develop innovative products/ processes without established objectives or known parameters.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensures systems designs adhere to company architecture standards and develops company architecture standards.

• Serves as a technical lead on multiple large projects/systems, assigns work to a project team, and works on more advanced tasks to complete a project.

• Oversees the implementation and maintenance of assigned enterprise infrastructure systems to ensure successful deployment and operation by researching, formulating, and monitoring processes and procedures for the introduction and maintenance of services.

• Builds and maintains partnerships with cross-functional leadership to understand business needs and functional specifications and translates business requirements into technical specifications that support integrated and sustainable designs for complex infrastructure systems.

• Provides expert consultation and technical advice on IT infrastructure planning, engineering, and architecture for assigned systems by assessing the implications of IT strategies on infrastructure capabilities.

• Drives technical conversations to ensure the right path is followed to project completion.

• Leads the development and modification of solutions by identifying technical solutions to business problems and communicates solutions to business partners.

• Leads partnerships with counterparts in various IT Teams (., database, operations, technical support) throughout system development and implementation.

• Develops, reviews, and validates technical specifications and documentation for complex or multi-dimensional solutions.

• Communicates within and outside of project team to resolve conflicts in implementation schedules, design challenges, and other complexities.

• Oversees existing systems to ensure appropriate resources are in place to maintain service levels and meet new demands.

• Brings individuals together from different backgrounds, locations, and cultures to accomplish project goals.

• Re-scopes projects based on discussions with business partners, identifies resources, delegates work, and reviews the work of team members to address changing timelines or priorities.

This is a senior position in networking team responsible for design, implementation and operation of Qualcomm's world-wide networks and network security architectures. We are looking for an expert in current LAN/WAN/DC/WLAN networking and network security, including but not limited to: routing, switching, DC networking, cloud networking (public and private), firewalls, VPNs, Web Proxy, NAC, wireless, virtualization and automation.

Minimum Qualifications

Education : BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience

Work Experiences : 7+ years Networked Systems-related work experience

Certifications: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) - Cisco Systems or similar

Preferred Qualifications

Education : BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience or Masters - IT-related field

Work Experiences : 1+ years’ experience leading project teams. ,3+ years’ experience with more than one operating system (., Linux, OSX, Windows), 7+ years Networked Systems-related work experience

Certifications : Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) - Cisco Systems, Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) - Cisco Systems or similar

Skills : Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Networking (WAN), Data Centre Networking, Network Architecture, Network Protocols, Routing Protocols, Firewalls, Proxies, VPN, Wireless

Where you will be working

Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland's second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe withpeople being employed by over 170 overseas companies.

There's a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life.

A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes.

Equal Opportunities

We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.

What's on Offer

Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:

• Salary, stock and performance related bonus

• Maternity/Paternity Leave

• Employee stock purchase scheme

• Matching pension scheme

• Education Assistance

• Relocation and immigration support (if needed)

• Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance

• Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being

• Bicycle purchase scheme

• Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more

• Work from country of origin for up to 12 weeks per year

*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

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EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.