Technical Lead Engineer

Fully Onsite in Irvine, CA

Top Must Have’s:

• Demonstrated ability to oversee large projects.
• This candidate will oversee entire network expansion project.
• Will not need to be hands on but must have strong problem-solving skills and be able to offer solutions to the management team and be an extension of the Director overseeing the project.

Responsibilities

• Performs Implementation services that may include design, architecture analysis, deployment, troubleshooting, configuration, upgrades, migrations, and network engineering.
• Assists leadership with strategy and will be involved in developing technical architecture services (e.g., Cisco, Palo, Fortinet - SDWAN, SSE, SASE, etc.)
• Serve as the technical lead and subject matter expert on Customer projects/workshops and be accountable for the project outcomes.
• Collect, produce, and update deployment and design documentation.
• Develop, update, and continually improve Network & infrastructure Service offerings.
• Act as a trusted advisor for our technical teams.
• Identify, develop, and document best practices/recommendations (people/process/ technology), and assist with strategy & roadmap planning.
• Effectively communicate findings and recommendations to technical and executive stakeholders through written deliverables and verbal presentations
• Develop reports, lessons learned, presentations, and supporting documentation.
• Serve as a coach/mentor and guide other members of the team.

Required Skills

• Proficiency with the design, implementation, and configuration of Cisco networking technologies inclusive of data Center switching, access layer switching, and Access and Identity tools such as Cisco ISE.
• Current Enterprise Cisco Catalyst switches; Cisco ISR/Catalyst routers; Switching and routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP); TCP/IP; DNS; VLANs; VPNs; QoS; VXLAN; Underlay and Overlay networks; IPSEC; RADIUS; two-factor and single sign-on authentication.
• Extensive experience in initiating and leading consultative network projects & initiatives
• Excellent consultative skills in addressing networking and security challenges.
• Strong project management skills (scope, schedule, & cost)
• Excellent written, presentation, whiteboarding, and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Receptive listening skills, with the ability to present ideas in a clear, concise fashion to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent situational leadership and timely decision-making skills
• Ability to work effectively within all levels of an organization (internally & externally)
• Ability to work both individually and in a team environment.
• Must be results-driven with a strong sense of urgency.
• Attention to detail and follow-up skills are critical.
• Strong trusted advisor, coaching, & mentorship skills

Preferred Skills:

• Minimum 5 years' experience in consulting services
• Cisco (Nexus, Catalyst, ISE, wireless)
• AWS / Azure / Network & Security Knowledge

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Technical degree, or related work experience (Network Engineering / Computer Science)
• Minimum 8-10 years of technical experience with increasing responsibility
• Minimum 5 years of experience consulting, designing, implementing, and integrating Cisco Networking technologies.

Preferred Certifications:

• Cisco - CCNP or CCIE