Network Specialist

. Network Operations & Monitoring

Continuous monitoring, proactive health checks, alerting, and backup verification.

. Incident & Problem Management

End-to-end incident handling, root cause analysis (RCA), and timely resolution aligned with SLA commitments.

. Infrastructure Management & Lifecycle

Management of network devices including routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers, as well as upgrades and lifecycle activities.

. Security Management

Firewall policy management, log monitoring, compliance checks (e.g., CIS benchmarks), and threat escalation.

. Patch & Vulnerability Management

Vulnerability scanning, patch deployment, prioritization, and compliance reporting.

. Asset & Configuration Management

CMDB updates, asset reconciliation, and configuration tracking.

. Change & Release Management

Execution of changes in accordance with ITIL processes, including risk assessment and rollback planning.

. Capacity & Performance Management

Monitoring, trend analysis, and capacity planning recommendations.

. Documentation & Reporting

Maintenance of network documentation, SOPs, and delivery of operational and monthly performance reports.

Cisco (routers, switches, load balancing technologies)

Palo Alto firewall

Check Point firewalls

F5 Load Balancers

CCNA / CCNP