What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Network Engineer position at Geographic Solutions?
Job Summary : The Sr Network Engineer Provides support for a network infrastructure and VMware implementation deployed in multiple data center locations. Responsible for continuity planning, implementation, and analysis. The employee will perform various roles including research and design, testing, implementation, physical systems installation, configuration, and network monitoring.
Viable candidates must be willing to work onsite at GSI's headquarters in Palm Harbor, Florida three (3) days per week.
Key Responsibilities :
Develop KPI's and monitor network performance
Actively participate in network and / or system incident investigations
Collaborate with other Operations and Security teams to optimize system performance
Design, develop, implement, and maintain network infrastructure
Design and deploy functional networks (LAN, WLAN, WAN)
Monitor network performance and integrity
Conduct network modeling and analysis to ensure a reliable, high-performance integrated network
Select, recommend, and install appropriate data communications components configured to meet the company's needs
Design, recommend and implement new solutions to improve the resilience and disaster recovery capability of network operations
Define, document, and enforce system standards
Secure network systems with policies that define and monitor access
Perform initial setup, configuration and implementation of system routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access points, load balancers and other network hardware.
Manage IP addressing scheme
Configure DNS servers
Assist security team in managing security events
Schedule updates and upgrades to networking equipment
Assist in network vendor management
Cover NOC team member shifts as necessary
Requirements
Work Experience / Knowledge :
Expert knowledge of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and other routing protocols
LAN / WAN, wireless and wired networks including servers, routers, switches, gateways, and related hardware / appliances
Expert knowledge managing MPLS networks
Expert in SolarWinds, or similar network monitoring system
Expert with firewall and load balancing technologies
Expert ability to diagnose and investigate network problems :
Performing intense troubleshooting, including ability to monitor, intercept, and decode data as it is in transit
Use of network sniffers (e.g. Wireshark Packet Sniffer) for protocol analyses
Determination of root cause analyses
Expert in WAN and LAN design and architecture
Ability to lead complex network related projects
Highly proficient in Cisco ASA firewalls, routers and wireless LAN controllers
Highly proficient F5 load balancers
Highly proficient Cisco UCS server infrastructure
Security administration and platform hardening.
Flowcharting and network diagramming (Visio, etc.)
Windows Server administration and Active Directory
MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
Qualifications / Certifications :
A degree in Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Computer Systems, or a related field is highly desired or relevant in-job experience
Previous hands-on experience as a network engineer or network administrator is preferred
One or more of the following certifications are required for consideration :
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
CompTIA Network
Special Requirements :
Excellent customer service as our customers are our top priority
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
An ability to communicate technical concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical staff and management
Proven ability to multitask, prioritize and remain cool under pressure
Strong analytical skills (i.e., technical, and non-technical problem-solving skills)
Must be a team player and self-starter with the ability to work with little supervision
Critical thinking, observation, and reasoning abilities
Development, implementation, and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Network project management
Providing technical leadership and mentoring to others on the network and / or systems team
Performing daily health checks to ensure systems are operational and healthy
Providing Tier3 support of network-related issues
Leading and coordinating troubleshooting efforts as required
Resolving and closing tickets in accordance with organization and customer SLAs
Ensuring network components are patched with the latest approved software versions, security updates, and hotfixes
Conducting research to improve performance of the network environment to provide long-term stability and availability
On-call rotation duty
Conducting after-hour maintenance and troubleshooting as required
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