Network Engineer

Innova Solutions has a client that is immediately hiring for a Network Engineer

PLEASE, NO 3RD PARTY OR VISA CANDIDATES.

Position type: Contract

Duration: 5 months

Location: HYBRID – Richmond, VA (Tues - Thurs in office)

Innova Solutions has an immediate need for a Network Engineer for a customer located in downtown Richmond, Virginia. The selected Network Engineer will be responsible for the engineering and operational activities for the campus and datacenter networks. This role will be expected to collaborate with other engineers and Infrastructure Architect for project and operational designs. The Network Engineer is expected to be a self-starter who is comfortable prioritizing and effectively managing their daily workload. This position requires any successful candidate to be able to analyze, troubleshoot and resolve highly complex issues within the customer's network.

Responsibilities:

• Strong experience in routing & switching, Wi-Fi to support our datacenter and campus networks
• Provide day to day operational and project support for Arista LAN and Wi-Fi infrastructure
• Reviews network designs for an EVPN, VxLAN, leaf-spine architecture and make recommendations for deployment, upgrades, enhancements or improvements as required
• Develop and maintain a network infrastructure monitoring and alerting strategy
• Support interoperability between Arista and other networking solutions including Cisco and Palo Alto
• Assist with configuration buildouts including creating network provisioning using industry standard automation toolsets
• Continuously improving processes and documentation for network assets
• Participate in troubleshooting incidents and coordinate with vendor support as required
• Build and maintain partnership with external vendors, including Arista TAC
• Translate complex business requirements and objectives into leaf-spine network solutions
• Continues technology, security, and networking training to maintain expertise
• Supporting business services by completing requests and resolving incidents in documented SLA timings; as well as following all change management processes
• Ensuring security solutions, policies, and procedures are sufficient to meet and respond to threats to our network infrastructure
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university preferred and 10 years’ experience with technology organizations required.
• Strong working knowledge of Commonwealth of VA Information Security Standard (SEC530) preferred.
• Network Industry Certification preferred
• Experience with Arista (preferably) or other commercial Wi-Fi platform
• 10 years' working experience with network technologies including network design and deployments of Campus and Data Center networks.
• Working knowledge of leaf-spine architectures
• Advanced knowledge in the following areas: Ethernet, VLANs, VxLAN, VPN, IP Routing, TCP/IP, BGP, IPsec, MACsec, QoS, Wi-Fi, VoIP, and 802.1X
• Centralized network management automation mindset is highly desired
• Excellent customer service and verbal communication skills
• Excellent written skills and desire to document network infrastructures
• Experience with working in an ITIL or similar service operational environment
• Arista CloudVision experience (desired)
• Palo Alto firewall experience (desired)
• Citrix NetScaler or load balancing experience (desired)
• Zscaler Secure Private Access experience (desired)
• Nutanix Flow or virtual machine micro-segmentation experience (desired)
• Microsoft Azure networking knowledge (desired)
• Experience working with a Network Access Control solution (desired)

PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:

Pay Range*: $60/hr to $70/hr W2

*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.

Recent Recognitions:

• Named One of America’s Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024
• Named One of the Best Companies to Work For by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)
• One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
• One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
• Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
• One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
• AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100 certifications

Website: https://www.innovasolutions.com/

Innova Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Innova Solutions is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at hr@innovasolutions.com or (770) 493-5588. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Innova Solutions encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. Innova Solutions (HireGenics/Volt) does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.

The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.

Recent Recognitions:

• One of Largest IT Consulting Staffing firms in the USA – Recognized as #4 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA 2022)
• ClearlyRated® Client Diamond Award Winner (2020)
• One of the Largest Certified MBE Companies in the NMSDC Network (2022)
• Advanced Tier Services partner with AWS and Gold with MS

Innova Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Innova Solutions is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please call (770) 493-5588. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Innova Solutions encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. Innova Solutions (HireGenics/Volt) does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.

The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.