PURPOSE OF POSITION:
Network engineer is a technical professional responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, supporting, and developing secure communication networks within organizations or between organizations.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Detailed designing, technical consulting and implementation services. High Level Design, Low Level design and Acceptance test planning for Data Networks
- Design, setup and configure Local Area Network per corporate standard
- Design, setup and configure global Wide Area Network per corporate standard
- Design, setup and configure wireless infrastructure to support secure private corporate and guest Internet access per corporate standard
- Design, setup and configure Internet facing infrastructure (DNS, DMZ, VPN, etc.) per corporate standard
- Design, setup and configure load balancers per corporate standard per corporate standard
- Design, setup and configure voice, video and fax infrastructure per corporate standard
- Design, setup and configure network and security infrastructure for external partners and contract manufacturers
- Setup and administrate security appliances including firewall, VPN and reverse proxy
- Maintain software applications and operating systems to support regular network operations including DNS, DHCP, WINS, IPAM and Monitoring
- Define and document system standards with written procedures, processes, engineering drawings and other technical documents
- Monitor and support multi-regions (including Cloud) network operations (DHCP, DNS, switches, routers, etc)
- Troubleshoot and diagnose network, voice and security related issues
- Evaluate vendors, processes and technologies to improve quality and efficiency of IT infrastructure
- Collaborate with users to capture system requirements and propose network solutions to meet user requirements
- Capacity monitoring (Utilization, QoS, IP allocation, Port density, etc.), diagnostic and recommend remediation
- Coordinate and scheduling outage for upgrade and patch management
- Design and propose new solutions to improve performance and resiliency of current environment
- Manage small projects to integrate new network designs into production
- Provide inputs and guidance in development of new technologies and solutions
- Support for network performance management
- Network analysis, integration, and tuning
- Configuration of network devices
- Support for a variety of network devices, to include – Firewalls, routers, switches, load balancers and WAPs
- Support all preventative and emergency maintenance activities
- Support problem management efforts, to include development of Root Cause Analysis documentation and resolution
- Provide support for any network-related projects to include router/switch upgrades, circuit upgrades
- Maintain and audit asset inventory
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in IT Computer related field preferred or 3 years of relevant experience
Skills:
- Understanding of OSI and TCP/IP model (TCP, UDP, CIDR, etc.)
- Understanding of LAN networking protocols (PoE, STP, EIGRP, HSRP, VLAN, etc.)
- Understanding of WAN networking protocols (BGP, PBR, MPLS, etc.)
- Understanding of QoS networking protocols
- Understanding of Wireless 802.11 protocols (802.11b/a/g/n/ac, WPA, WEP, PEAP, etc.)
- Experience with monitoring, network troubleshooting and analytics tools
- Experience with Windows server and Linux operating system
- Experience with managing voice infrastructure (PBX, SIP, POTS, PRI)
- Experience with security operation (ACLs)
- Experience with IP Address Management (DHCP, DNS)
- Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills
- Strong technical problem solving and analytic skills to isolate problems, recommend and implement solutions
- Ability to follow tasks to completion and be dependable
- Ability to work at in a fast pace environment, dealing with multiple priorities
- Ability to manage projects
- Ability to learn new technologies quickly
- Ability to interact with team members without supervision
- Demonstrate a professional business attitude when working with internal staff and external clients
- Sense of urgency, initiative and competitive drive to get things done
CERTIFICATIONS:
Any of the following certifications are a plus:
- CompTIA A+
- CompTIA Network +
- CompTIA Security +
- CompTIA Server+
- Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA)
- Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE)
- Cisco Certified Network Entry-level (CCNET)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
- Network Security Expert Level 2 (NSE 2)
General Requirements:
- US Citizenship required
- Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance
- May be required to work additional hours to support business objectives
- Limited availability to take leave during peak business cycles to support business objectives
- Valid driver’s license and vehicle are required for this position as it requires client onsite support.
- Ability to maintain valid driver's license issued within the United States and proof of personal liability insurance (applicable for mileage reimbursement)
- Must be willing to submit to assessment, background, and illegal substance testing prior to employment
- Ability to travel, up to 75% of time to domestic locations
Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer