What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Engineer position at Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.?
Overview
The Network Engineer will work closely with the Network Operations manager to design, implement and maintain network infrastructure for the enterprise organization, including on-prem and cloud data centers. The ideal candidate should be knowledgeable in networking concepts, and have experience configuring, troubleshooting, and supporting network devices.
Responsibilities
- Manage and support enterprise network infrastructure for 140 offices, hybrid data center (on-prem and Azure data center) environment
- Manage and troubleshoot Palo Alto Global Protect VPN and site-to-site VPN Connectivity via Palo Alto firewalls using Panorama
- Configure branch offices and remote users through Prisma Access, Prisma Cloud
- Manage the design and execution of networking projects. Including coordinating with stakeholders, project plan and dividing tasks among team members
- Provide day-to-day operational support for network devices such as switches, SDWAN, wireless, and VPN networks
- Perform network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common network problems
- Perform installation, maintenance and upgrade of LAN / WAN and WLAN infrastructure
- Work with vendors to resolve technical issues related to network hardware and software
- Monitor network performance and troubleshoot issues related to network performance and connectivity
- Develop and maintain documentation related to network architecture, design, and maintenance
- Participate in network security assessments, testing, and compliance audits
- Maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans related to the network infrastructure
- Provide regular metrics to NetOps team and other key stakeholders
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