Network Engineer recruitment

The Company

Network Engineer (Windows Server / CISCO / AD / Security ) - Investment Banking Robert Half Technology is recruiting for a Network Engineer on an exclusive basis for a leading international trading, broking and advisory firm in the City of London. Operating across the commodities, currencies and derivatives spaces they feature in the top 10% of the Fortune 500 having traded almost $50 Billion in physical metals alone last year. With 100% growth in the last 18 months theyre moving to larger premises later this year to accommodate further potential expansion of 200% . If you are a high-calibre Network Engineer who can add value by supporting this rapid growth and are interested in the potential this offers your career then read on.

The Role

The Network Engineer will be expected to join as part of a small team and offer complete support to the City of London business across all networks and servers to include Cisco and Microsoft products. The Network Engineer will also be expected to go on to support VMware as the company grows and increasingly deploys servers to a virtualized environment. The company will also be looking to implement a Storage Area Network (SAN) within the next 12 months which the Network Engineer will be involved with from concept to implementation. There will be aspects of all-round IT support in this role to begin with until the team is developed around you. With this in mind the Network Engineer will need to be an open minded problem solver, willing to tackle and resolve desktop issues in the early stages, whilst still maintaining a definitive focus on the networking aspects of your role. You will have the opportunity to be involved across the business at all levels from front to back office.In addition to the City of London, support will be required on an as-needed basis to their offices in Dubai, Ireland and occasionally Singapore, working with the US based teams where possible.

Skills Required:
- Deep experience of supporting and troubleshooting Microsoft Servers including MS Windows Server 2008.
- Strong network administration experience including installation, configuration and troubleshooting of CISCO switches and routers as well as patching.
- Strong experience of utilizing Active Directory.
- Prior Experience of supporting Microsoft desktop products (MS Office, Exchange 2010)

Skills Preferred:
- CCNA/CCNP or similar, related qualification
- Experience of supporting financial markets trading environment or other closely related banking organisation or provider to that community.
- VMware
- DNS
- Storage Area Network / SAN

Interviews will be held next week for this position with a view to the right Network Engineer being offered the role to work at this leading broker/dealer in their City of London office ASAP.

Salary Benefits
£45,000-£57,500/Annum + Bonus Benefits
Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply.