I am Zahed Iqbal and I am currently leading the Data Center Network team in Telia. We are a great bunch of people, and I am super proud of every member of our team.

Right now, we are looking for a Network Engineer to join our team in Finland. Your location can be in Helsinki, Tampere, Jyväskylä or Kouvola.

Your next challenge?

Data Center Networks Team is part of Common Products & Services – Cloud & Infrastructure unit, and is responsible for the development, operations, maintenance, life cycle management and capacity planning of data center network infrastructures. Common Products & Services - Platform & Infrastructure unit is developing, maintaining, and operating our data centers' IT infrastructure and internal platforms (private cloud, integration). It plays a key role in delivering production quality and customer experience for continued growth in Telia Company.

As a Data Center Network Engineer, you will have a great opportunity to work in an international company that provides network access and telecommunication services that help people and companies communicate in an easy, efficient, and environmentally friendly way.

Your tasks consist of:

• Support and operation of the data center networks in Telia Nordics (Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway)
• Incident resolution in Network production environment
• Proactive and preventive maintenance of data center network (monitoring routines, Network device SW and HW updates, upgrades, patching, migrations tasks)
• Develop tools, scripts and utilities to support daily operation and automation
• Standard network deliveries
• On-call incident resolution out of business hours (based on monthly rotation)

Who are you?

Your competences and experience:

• Technical education (University or polytechnic)
• Network OS skills (IOS, IOS XR, NXOS)
• Experience with large data centre networks (Spanning Tree, FabricPath, VXLAN)
• TCP/IP Networking troubleshooting skills and security knowledge
• Practical experience of working with Cisco Switches and Routers
• You are familiar with ITIL processes and project management practices
• Cisco CCNA certification or equivalent level of knowledge
• Knowledge of DNS, Infoblox NetMRI and IPAM, Splunk, SevOne, Linux, Cisco ACI and scripting will be an additional merit

Your characteristics and personality:

• You are analytical and organized
• You have the desire to constant progress, as an individual and group member
• You take care of your own responsibility in the group
• It is easy for you to work with other people
• You understand good customer service and meaning of a business
• You can communicate effectively in Finnish and in English
• You are a problem solver with the ability to quickly implement practical solutions

Interested?

If you fancy joining my team, apply for the job by 7th June 2021 at the latest!

If you require any further information, feel free to call me on +358 40 576 8588 or connect via email, zahed.iqbal@teliacompany.com. Selection is ongoing, so do not hesitate to get in touch.

Welcome to Telia – Home to your next big opportunity!