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To support our HR & Services IT Sub-Division, FIFA is looking to recruit a motivated and solution-oriented person with the ability to work in a cross-divisional team as a Network Engineer.

Your duties:

• Managing FIFA’s network infrastructure on premises, at various event and tournament sites and in the cloud.
• Creating and managing changes to the network infrastructure under responsibility and planning for growth.
• Installing, configuring, maintaining, monitoring and continuously optimizing FIFA’s network infrastructure
• Working closely with the security team to apply security standards to managed network
• Integrating solutions with other applications and platforms
• Developing new alerts and monitoring techniques
• Providing second level support for areas under responsibility
• Coordinating incidents, service requests and problems resolution among a variety of functional areas
• Providing subject matter expertise support for assessing and resolving incidents and problems
• Managing large-size and complex projects and initiatives within the area of responsibility
• Providing technical guidance, coaching/mentoring to team members

Our requirements

• Technology certifications such as Cisco (Routing & Switching, Data Center, Security, Wireless); Checkpoint CCSE etc. held and current
• Minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in a similar role
• At least four years of experience in managing and operating Checkpoint technology
• Minimum of 6-8 years of experience in a major or multisport Event environment
• Minimum of 6-8 years of experience in a major or multisport Event environment
• University degree or equivalent education in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field preferred
• Project management certifications, e.g. PMP, Prince2
• Service management certifications, e.g. ITIL Foundation
• Excellent knowledge of English and business fluency in at least a second language (French, Spanish or German, the latter being an advantage)
• Willingness to travel internationally (up to 10%) to event and tournament locations to provide infrastructure support in your area of responsibility
• Willingness to provide on-call support on a rotation basis

You can expect a highly motivated and helpful team working in a dynamic multicultural environment. If you have the necessary qualifications and are keen to work for an international organisation, please click “apply here” and submit your application in English (motivation letter, CV, diplomas and reference letters).