Direct-hire Network Engineer Opportunity With Growing Company

Senior Network Engineer

Sr. Network Engineer

The Position

The Senior Network Engineer will be the hands-on subject matter expert (SME) responsible for architecting, implementing, monitoring and maintaining all company networks and network equipment.   We have adopted a Cisco networking standard for all switch, router, and firewall hardware and as such we need someone with deep hands-on practical Cisco networking experience.  Our wide area network (WAN) consists of 106 sites across the United States, Canada, and Mexico with a mixture of MPLS and VPN (IPSEC) tunneled connections.  A network redesign effort is underway to migrate to Fortinet SDWAN from the current MPLS design.

Our ideal candidate will succeed with the following traits:

  • Ability to take direction and manage competing priorities, while also being self-driven in managing tasks and workloads
  • Don’t be afraid to challenge the status quo and be diligent in investigating, suggesting, and implementing best practice configurations.
  • Works equally well in a team setting and as an individual contributor.  This position will be heavily involved in both team and individual projects.
  • Be a great multitasker.
  • Be strategic and think long term in the design and implementation of new networking methodologies.
  • Be a great troubleshooter and committed to a production support mindset.  The ability to properly and thoroughly troubleshoot technical issues through to resolution independently is of great value and necessary in this position.

Responsibilities


Responsibilities and Skills Required

  •  Provide primary support for the corporate WAN/LAN/WLAN environment.
  • Experience with SDWAN technologies both from an implementation and support standpoint.
  • A firm understanding of Network Access Control (NAC) policies and implementation strategies.  Experience configuring and implementing ForeScout is a huge plus.
  • Experience managing load balancing technologies, with a strong emphasis on F5.
  • Deep experience with Cisco Wireless Controllers (on-premises) and wireless networking best practices.  Ability to design, implement, configure, and manage wireless networking configurations, preferably in a manufacturing setting.
  • Understanding of virtual networking methodologies (VMWare) is highly desired.
  • Update the existing network architecture to include industry standard security practices.
  • Monitors network and system performance, recommends and implements adjustments upon approval.
  • Implements system and network changes in a controlled manner; will adhere to company change control policies.
  • Responsible for both the internal and external security of the company’s information systems
  • Must be able to identify, initiate and influence changes to the company’s network and security profile, structure, and performance and protection as needed to ensure safety of assets and resources
  • Oversee the day-to-day operation of company networks
  • Responsible for enterprise core networking design, support and maintenance for Cisco Routing, Firewall and Switching at multiple locations
  • Responsible for enterprise WAN networking with experience in MPLS and ability to evaluate and work with carriers to finalize network solutions.
  • Perform troubleshooting, using a consistent methodology and tools to diagnose network issues
  • Maintain IP scheme and manage DHCP scopes and DNS records.  Experience with an enterprise DDI management platform is highly preferred.  We currently utilize Efficient IP in-house.
  • Expert knowledge of firewall management, access list control and NAT preferably with Cisco Firepower appliances.
  • Ability to upgrade and patch firmware on network infrastructure as necessary
  • Participate as a key SME with disaster recovery planning and testing
  • Documents network and system diagrams, and process flow diagrams.
  • It is an essential function of this job to show up on time and be ready to work your regularly scheduled hours.

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • A strong background with Cisco networking is an absolute requirement for this position.
  • Five to Ten years of experience in a large-scale networking environment consisting of 100+ nodes.  
  • Five to Ten years of experience managing Cisco hardware components, with high marks for experience with Cisco Firepower, wireless controllers, switches (including Nexus 7K and 9K), and routers.
  • Bachelor’s degree in information technology or equivalent; or six years related experience in LAN/WAN networking environments.
  • Industry certifications are a big plus, but practical industry experience trumps all.  We want a seasoned professional who’s been in the trenches and understands the technology impact on business processes and drives towards business success.

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