Senior Network Administrator

We are looking for a skilled and proactive Network Administrator to join our team. If you’re passionate about managing robust, secure, and efficient Senior Network infrastructure and are ready to contribute to a dynamic international environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

- Own the administration, stability, and continuous improvement of a 24/7 production network infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and resilience.

- Design, implement, and evolve network solutions in line with business, hardware, and software requirements, with attention to scalability and fault tolerance.

- Act as a senior escalation point for complex network incidents, leading deep troubleshooting and root cause analysis to restore service and prevent recurrence.

- Install, configure, optimize, and support enterprise network hardware, including switches, routers, and firewalls (Cisco, Checkpoint).

- Participate in the planning and execution of infrastructure projects, system upgrades, and network changes in collaboration with other IT teams.

- Assess change impact, define implementation steps, and support change management activities in production environments.

- Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of network architecture, configurations, standards, and operational procedures.

- Contribute to operational readiness activities, including patch management, backup and recovery validation, and disaster recovery preparedness.

- Provide on-call and remote support outside standard office hours on a scheduled rotation, responding to critical incidents within a 24/7 operational environment.

Required Qualifications

Experience

- Minimum of

4+ years of hands-on experience supporting enterprise networks in a

24/7 production environment

, with exposure to complex, business-critical systems.

Technical Skills

:

- Strong practical expertise in

TCP/IP networking

, including packet flow, troubleshooting, and protocol behavior.

- Solid understanding of





LAN and WAN architectures

, service operation principles, and network performance considerations.

- Hands-on experience with

Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching and routing in enterprise environments.

- Advanced understanding of

IP addressing and subnetting

, including scalable and structured addressing design.

- Working experience with dynamic routing protocols

, including

OSPF, iBGP, and eBGP

, and their use in resilient network designs.

- Experience with network monitoring, configuration management, and operational tools

, supporting stability and standardization.

- Practical knowledge of network security concepts

, including firewall architectures and

IPsec VPNs

.

- Experience working with data center network infrastructure

, including

Cisco Nexus platforms

,

FEX

, and

VSS

, in high-availability setups.

Soft Skills

:

- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.

- Ability to work independently and take ownership of technical tasks and projects from design through implementation.

- Clear and structured communication skills, with the ability to explain technical topics, operational issues, and procedures unambiguously.

- Comfortable collaborating with technical and non-technical teams across different areas of responsibility in a production environment.

Language Skills:

- Strong professional English communication skills, both written and verbal.

- Ability to participate confidently in technical discussions, produce clear technical documentation, and collaborate effectively with international colleagues and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Hands-on experience with Cisco and Check Point network and security equipment.

- Relevant certifications are considered a plus (e.g., CCNA, CCSA).

What We Offer:

- Highly collaborative environment with a wide range of expertise.

- Work in an international and fast-growing industry.

- Career growth opportunities.

- Health insurance after the probationary period.

- Friendly colleagues and engaging team-building events.

📌 Senior Network Administrator (Lima)
🏢 Playtech Latvia
📍 Lima