What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Network Engineer position at Eliassen Group?
Eliassen has an immediate opportunity for a Network Engineer – SME requiring a Position of Public Trust clearance located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Must have a minimum of 10 years of related experience as a subject matter expert in architecting complex networks. Must have experience with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Palo Alto firewall, Cisco Firepower VPN, Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNAC). IPV6, DHCP, DNS, VPN, MPLS, MTIPS, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), routing, switching, and Out-of-Band (OOB) networks, cloud infrastructure, and firewall management.
Top Qualifications, Skills, Experience or Certifications:
1. Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) experience Nice to have but not required.
2. Palo Alto firewall, Cisco Firepower VPN, Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNAC), IPV6, CISCO Equipment, Palo Alto Firewalls
3. CISCO CCIE certification (Preferred but not required)
4. Bachelor’s Degree required
Preferred skills and qualifications:
• Must have 10 years of related experience managing data networks, possessing extensive skills and knowledge in network design, architecture, troubleshooting, and management.
• Must have Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) hands on designs and architect experience
• Solid understanding of Cisco routers and switches, firewalls, etc.
• Knowledge of internal and external routing protocols, e.g. EIGRP and BGP, QoS
• Experience converting from IPV4 to IPV6
• Experience with Virtualization networking technologies preferred
• Comprehensive experience troubleshooting network issues that impact user’s productivity
• Exceptional interpersonal skills are essential for this position with the ability to work effectively with end-users, IT peers and managers
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
Job Role Specific Requirements:
Core responsibilities and duties; highlight day-to-day activities:
• Manage Cisco ISE environment.
• Performs day-to-day activities required to manage data services, such as network design, implementation, and management, to include troubleshooting of complex network issues
• Provide direct support to other departments regarding network operational issues
• Performs installation, configuration, maintenance, and upgrading of network infrastructure as required
• Works with all application owners and other IT stakeholders to build and support a scalable, efficient, and stable network
• Research, plan, design, and implement network technologies using industry best practices to ensure network operations meet business and technical requirements
• Assist internal business units in collecting and documenting network requirements
• Assists in developing network policies, procedures, and change management for network operations
• Work with the virtualization group to develop, configure, and manage networking requirements to ensure interoperability between both physical and virtualization environments
Salary : $75 - $80
