Network Specialist

Do you have passion for network technologies such as Cisco switching, routing and wireless? Do you want to join the team in supporting the ambition of Arla IT to be amongst the best in the world operation Network? As our new Network Specialist, you will be a part of an international setup securing end-to-end network deliveries. You will join Arla IT Operations who are responsible for running and maintaining a global diverse IT landscape supporting our business. How you will make an impact You will maintain normal operations and be responsible for tasks within network administration. Further, you will take part in supporting the implementation of new network on our dairy sites around the world when possible. This will be in collaboration with our IT Solutions department running the infrastructure projects. We have an aspiring growth strategy to create the future of dairy in Arla Foods and the key driver for this is strengthening our network infrastructure and bring it up to speed with industry standards. We are continuously refreshing our network and currently in the process of rolling out Cisco SDA on our sites to support our goals. Specifically, your responsibility will be to maintain a LAN consisting of approximately 5000 switches and AP's spread across 120 sites in 41 countries. Specifically, you will:

• Resolve incidents that arise in the infrastructure
• Support and develop our monitoring capabilities to utilize ML/AI
• Ensure quality in our operational documentation
• Participate in PI-planning and System Demo together with the team members in our agile teams
• Ensure continuous improvement in our ways of working
Some travel to Arla sites will be essential. Work outside normal office hours duties will be rotated in the team.

You have technical in-depth knowledge of network technologies. You will act as a link between Global IT and Arla dairy sites, thus it is essential to have great communication skills and a motivation for establishing strong relations with key stakeholders and IT specialists in a matrix environment. Further, you thrive in analysing complex problems and summarise them in a simple and understandable way that supports incident resolution. We highly value your expertise and input and therefore we encourage everyone to speak up and propose new suggestions on how we can do things even better. At the same time, you must be a good listener and able to see matters from your colleague's point of view. The ideal candidate has:
• Bachelor or Master's degree within IT
• Cisco qualifications: CCNA and wireless networking understanding
• Knowledge of networking protocols
• Strong knowledge of Cisco Switches, routers and wireless solutions
• Knowledge of Next Generation Firewalls, preferably Palo Alto
• Experience with working in an Operational setup - preferably experience with ITIL
• Experience in working with problem solving in network infrastructure
• Comfortable with learning new technologies
What do we offer We offer an inspiring workplace with base at Head Office in Leeds where you will be able to grow and learn. You will be working with skilled colleagues and being part of a leadership team with 6 colleagues who focus on bringing the most value to the business together.

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?