Akkodis is seeking a Network Engineer for a contract position with one of our direct clients based in Glendale, CA (Remote).

Pay Rate Range: $65-80/hr. on w2 (The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.)

About the Role

The Network Engineer role is key to ensuring that network solutions are robust, secure and well designed. This role involves taking ownership of all company's data traffic and throughput systems, in order to provide secure and stable business operations and communications.

This Network Engineer ensures appropriate security and encryption methods are configured and maintained at all time to protect the integrity of company and client data during transit. The role also requires proactively monitoring network and internet connectivity and rapidly investigating to resolution any issues or flaws encountered, in order to prevent or minimise disruption to the business operations of company or its clients.

This opportunity would suit an experienced engineer who is looking to take a leading role in designing and building solutions. This role requires an individual who thrives in a constantly evolving environment and who is able to adapt their approach and recommendations to fit. We are looking for an individual who embraces the prospect of being part of a dynamic, growing organisation where they can use their skills and experience to personally make a difference.

Role Responsibilities

• Design, implement and operate large, complex network infrastructure for company's global business, including both cloud and on-premise solutions
• Delivering solutions in a timely manner in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Diagnosing and resolving technical issues rapidly to ensure maximum uptime across all locations.
• Providing input into the company’s network strategy for the direction and implementation
• of future network technology and network-related technical standards.
• Performing complex analysis of hardware and software configurations to ensure audit and
• regulatory compliance.
• Proactively monitoring network and internet connectivity.
• Investigating and recommending cost-effective solutions to increase resiliency and redundancy.
• Reviewing long term trends, identify future capacity or performance issues and recommend and take appropriate preventative action.
• Ensuring that all network equipment is kept up to date with firmware releases and patches.
• Taking a leading role in the setup and configuration of network equipment for new locations.
• Ensuring that all network changes go through a rigorous testing and change control process.
• Ensuring that all network documentation is kept up to date and supply new documentation where none exists.
• Conduct technical research, perform vendor comparisons, and analyse cost requirements to provide business recommendations.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Requirements

• Minimum 6 years IT Network Experience
• CCNA / CCNP qualified.
• Experience of proactively maintaining a complex, multi-site network.
• Extensive experience with Cisco Nexus Switches, Cisco routers/switches, Cisco ASA
• firewalls, Cisco VPN
• A thorough understanding of VLANs, IPsec tunnels and other LAN topologies
• Experience with CIS Hardening Standards and/or DISA STIGs
• Experience of the implementation of new systems and solutions.
• Good oral communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to write clear technical documentation and correspondence and present complex information in an easy-to-read format.
• Must be able to prioritize time, and manage projects to
• Applicants must be able to live and work in the USA.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our program allows employees to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.

Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.