Network Security Administrator

The Network Security Administrator is a key element within the Rackspace support infrastructure and is expected to provide a high level of technical support to our customers via the phone and ticketing system. This role owns complex customer issues which may take several days or weeks to resolve and keeps our customers updated through every step of the process. The Network Security Administrator is expected to take initiative and advise on potential pitfalls that a customer may encounter and suggest alternatives which may better serve the stability and security of the customer's solution. Technical issues can include troubleshooting customer firewalls, load balancers, IDS and WAF appliances. The role will also support many elements of the Rackspace Cloud product portfolio, including RackConnect. The Network Security Administrator will create and maintain customer loyalty by providing Fanatical Support above and beyond customer expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer support via the phone and ticketing system
• Own level-appropriate customer requests and issues, seeing them through to resolution
• Escalate support requests to next level engineers and other support teams according to escalation procedures
• Troubleshoot monitoring alerts and create tickets accordingly
• Schedule and coordinate level-appropriate maintenances
• Monitor ticket response times and take appropriate actions to ensure team response time targets are met
• Collaborate with Account Managers and Business Development Consultants to build strong customer relationships
• Collaborate and share knowledge with other administrators on the support floor
• Review and sign off on defined policy and process standards
• Ticket Contribution and Phone Availability: Working as a team to serve our customers, helping the overall team hit their metrics and maintaining individual metrics to be in line with peers.
• Customer rating on work done
• High ticket review percent average
• High level of first pass yield on written or QC'd maintenances

Knowledge

• Level-appropriate knowledge of and/or professional experience with:
• The Network Security Administrator has an intermediate knowledge of: -Firewalls (Cisco ASA, ASA-X and Juniper SRX). -Load balancers (F5 LTM and Brocade ADX) -Services and protocols commonly used in hosting environments: web servers, database servers, mail servers, name servers. -Security technologies (IDS, WAF, RSA, IPS). -Networking concepts and devices [All OSI Layers]
• The Network Administrator is: -Passionate about technology and has a desire to constantly expand technical knowledge -Detail-oriented in documenting information and able to own customer issues through resolution -Able to handle multiple tasks and prioritize work under pressure -Demonstrate sound problem-solving skills coupled with a desire to take on responsibility
• The ideal candidate possesses: -A minimum one year of experience in a related field -A computer-related degree and/or network certifications (CCNA Required) -Excellent written and verbal communication skills (fluency in multiple languages is a plus)

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About Rackspace TechnologyWe are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies — across applications, data and security — to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.  More on Rackspace TechnologyThough we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.