Network Engineer III

HYBRID - 3 days on site 2 remote in STL, MO

Long term Contract

Assists in the planning, forecasting, implementation, and identification of resource requirements for network systems of high complexity. Designs and establishes protocol compatibility standards, develops and implements network enhancements and makes recommendations for improvement. Responsible for implementation of network architecture and designs.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Participates in network planning, network architecture design and engineering.
• Integrates and schematically depicts communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission and signaling links and protocols into complete network configurations.
• Evaluates new products, performs network problem resolution.
• Assists in the development and documentation of technical standards.
• Develops and implements approved methods of procedure.
• Designs and establishes protocol compatibility standards, develops and implements network
• enhancements and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Works on projects/ systems/issues of medium to high complexity surrounding network planning, configuration and optimization.
• Provides escalated tier support across organizations and to third party vendors.
• Works on one or more projects as a project team member, occasionally as a project team lead.
• Coaches less experienced staff.
• Adhere to industry specific local, state, and federal regulations, as applicable.
• Knows, understands and follows company policy.
• Performs other duties as requested by supervisor.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced data networking knowledge (OSI Model, TCP/IP, Optical Transport)
• Extensive knowledge with Juniper and Cisco
• Palo Alto Experience *
• Physical networking and hardware experience *
• Familiarity with wireless access points
• Advanced knowledge of related industry specifications and standards IEEE, ANSI, Fiber (Multimode, Single mode, UTP, etc.), Bridging, Switching, Routing, Ethernet and Transport technologies and protocols
• Advanced Knowledge in network design, network architecture, protocols and network topology
• Advanced knowledge in using ticketing and software tools to support the current operations.
• Advanced Knowledge of basic network devices and basic network appliances
• Advanced knowledge of network designing software, such as Visio
• Ability to perform duties in a very fast pace environment and ability to learn new technology quickly
• Knowledge of company products and services is preferred

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field or equivalent work experience
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP or CCIP) is preferred
• Industry and vendor specific certifications and training (Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent, etc.) is preferred

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Maryland Heights, MO 63043: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• What is your current salary expectation?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Maryland Heights, MO 63043