Volks Resources has an immediate requirement for a Staff Network Engineer in Littleton, CO.

This is a short (3-month) Contract-to-Perm position and you MUST be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

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Staff Network Engineer (cross-section of relevant skills):
Practical experience related to LAN, WAN, WLAN, VLAN, DMVPN, VPN, and high-availability/multipath/redundant routers, switches and firewalls in large 5G wireless provider network environment
Support network protocols such as BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP, VLAN, TCP/IP, MPLS, Segment routing, IPv4, subnetting, routing
Familiarity with these technologies is a plus: Cisco ASA, Palo Alto firewalls, and Cisco ISE
General technical knowledge of Cisco networking technologies and platforms, including NCS, ASR, ISR, Nexus ACI/APIC
Experience with network configuration automation (Scripting with Pearl/Python/Bash), SD-Access, and DNA Center a plus
Experience with AWS infrastructure a plus
Project Implementation:
Provide advanced technical leadership for complex project work
Work with various teams to gather requirements, create specifications, and design solutions for 5G wireless network projects
Supply advanced technical direction and leadership to the junior members of the 5G wireless network engineering team
Provide hands-on implementation and ongoing care and maintenance for network projects
Develop implementations in a lab environment to prove out design specifications according to a test and validation plan
Maintaining daily operational responsibility for the reliability of the 5G wireless network
Monitors ongoing availability of network services and processes via tools such as Cisco Prime Infrastructure applications and Solarwinds Orion
Network Operations:
Follow necessary processes to ensure 5G wireless network systems and services meet an operational uptime of 99.95%
Conducts advanced Service provider network-level performance tuning as well as network performance audits regularly
Maintaining daily operational responsibility for the reliability of the 5G wireless network
Responsible for the design and implementation of network services and performs network testing and evaluation testing regularly
Conducts advanced service provider network-level performance tuning as well as network performance audits regularly
Monitors ongoing availability of network services and processes.
Extensive knowledge of Cisco routers and switches (Cisco IOS, IOS-XE, NX-OS)
Validate that customer network configurations are functioning per designs by validating log flows, event threshold settings, and alarm notification settings
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Computer/Network Engineering or related field; ten years as a data network specialist in a medium to large service provider or enterprise network; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Skills and Qualifications:
Advanced knowledge of network monitoring and performance tools such as Cisco Prime Infrastructure, Wireshark, SolarWinds, etc.
Strategic thinker, strong interest and aptitude in collaborative big picture, nation-wide network infrastructure roadmaps.
A commitment to improving processes and to customer satisfaction.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Results-oriented team player who will work towards meeting team commitments and can work within a cross-functional team.