Senior Network Engineer

No Corp to Corp

Due to the nature of the work, we are only considering U.S. citizens.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
• CCNA, CCNP, CCIE a plus
• 8 years as a network engineer or manager in an IT organization supporting >5K network devices
• At least three years of experience with Cisco, Juniper, and Foundry equipment; Foundry and Juniper Certifications
• Advanced knowledge and expertise in local and wide area networking, wired and wireless communications
• Experience with enterprise network monitoring and management frameworks
• Ability to identify opportunities and specifications for automation to eliminate the need for repetitive manual work
• At least 3-5 years of experience with LAN and WAN technologies wireless, to include:
• Experience with packets captures, routing protocols, security, wireless, network node scanning, VPNs, firewalls, network management platform, and ITIL framework
• Experience with installation, operations, maintenance, and support, to include routers, switches, hubs, sniffers, cabling, firewalls, IDS, VPN, Radius, Tacacs , LDAP, etc.
• Advanced-level knowledge, experience, and ability troubleshooting and producing designs that leverage protocols such as MSTP, 802.1q, 802.1AX, TRILL, OSPF, ISIS, BGP, MPLS, LDP, etc
• Working knowledge, experience, and ability with TCP internals and other L4-7 protocols and technologies such as SSL, HTTP, DNS, NTP, Local Load Balancing, Global Load Balancing, Netmon/Wireshark, etc
• Knowledge of software applications, and MS Office (Outlook, SharePoint, Word, Excel & Visio)
• Advanced understanding of security engineering experience, including firewall rule set construction and management, Intrusion Detection Systems, and network access control systems
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and customer service skills
• Strong documentation and communication skills in both verbal and written forms
• Able to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, and customers
• Able to read, analyze, and interpret documents and technical procedures
• Able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where some standardization exists
• Able to effectively prioritize heavy workload, meet tight deadlines, and solve a range of problems in straightforward situations
• Able to respond quickly in emergency situations and provide 24/7 on-call assistance as needed