Senior Network Engineer

job summary:

A client of ours in Freeport, Maine is looling for a Senior Network Engineer for a 6 month contract opportunity. Qualified candidates will have the following qualifications:

Senior Network Engineer

We have an immediate need for a Senior Network Engineer (Sr. Systems Engineer) to join our network team, someone passionate and with proven experience in networking and security. Will be responsible for supporting and managing the data and voice networks critical to day-to-day operations, applying engineering, troubleshooting, technical analysis, and problem-solving expertise.

This is an onsite position to facilitate with the team and colleagues in-person at our headquarters in Freeport, Maine. Will need to have transportation to travel to other Freeport and Brunswick, Maine locations, including after-hours.

Responsibilities:

In this critical role you will work with a dedicated team of professionals to design, and engineer switched networks, routers and firewalls. You will also support advanced problem analysis and isolate highly complex issues, develop effective working relationships with technology and business stakeholders, maximize network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting, provide technical leadership and coaching to other members of the team. On-site work is required when needed to include after-hours work in the Freeport Maine area.

Skills & Qualifications:

Technologies skills:

Arista, CloudVision, 70xx, 72xx series

Cisco switches 2960, 9500

Nexus NXOS 5k/7k/9k/fex

VPC, LACP, L2/3 VLANs, OSPF, BGP, VRF, HSRP

F5 load balancers/Application Delivery

Firewall

Cisco ASA, Palo Alto NGFW Pan-OS v8.1-10*, Palo Alto Panorama, Palo Alto Expedition

Zscaler ZIA/ZPA

VPN, NAT, Subinterfaces, LACP, DHCP relay, Virtual routers, PBF

Campus switching

L2 VLANs, DHCP snooping, DAI, RSTP, Radius

Routing

ASR IOS-XE, ISR, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, VRF, PBR, Subinterfaces, VLANs

Meraki

VPN, SDWAN, MX (firewalls), MS, MR, Wireless

Requirements:

Candidates should have bachelor's degree in computer science, Electronic Engineer or related areas, 7 years of experience, hands-on technical knowledge of networking with CCNP and working to a CCIE or equivalent, ZCCA-PA, ZCCA-IA, ZCCP-PA, ZCCP-IA, PCNSA and PCNSE are all preferred. Having advanced knowledge in internet protocols such as HTTP(S), TCP/IP, DNS, SSL, DHCP, BGP, OSPF, wireless(802.11*), network routing, firewalls and switching. Solid proficiency with; Arista, Cisco, ASA, Palo Alto, Zscaler, Infoblox, ExtraHop, Splunk, Meraki, Netdisco, F5 Network. A good understanding of system management tools like Ansible, HPNA, CloudVision. Will need to travel locally in the Freeport Maine area between sites and support for some after hour work. Required to be able to lift equipment up to 30 pounds. Nice to have knowledge in Windows Server and Linux operating systems. Cisco or network related certifications, customer service oriented, excellent communications skills and able to work in a team-oriented environment.

location: Freeport, Maine

job type: Contract

salary: $70 - 85 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: Bachelors



responsibilities:

In this critical role you will work with a dedicated team of professionals to design, and engineer switched networks, routers and firewalls. You will also support advanced problem analysis and isolate highly complex issues, develop effective working relationships with technology and business stakeholders, maximize network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting, provide technical leadership and coaching to other members of the team. On-site work is required when needed to include after-hours work in the Freeport Maine area.

qualifications:

Requirements:

Candidates should have bachelor's degree in computer science, Electronic Engineer or related areas, 7 years of experience, hands-on technical knowledge of networking with CCNP and working to a CCIE or equivalent, ZCCA-PA, ZCCA-IA, ZCCP-PA, ZCCP-IA, PCNSA and PCNSE are all preferred. Having advanced knowledge in internet protocols such as HTTP(S), TCP/IP, DNS, SSL, DHCP, BGP, OSPF, wireless(802.11*), network routing, firewalls and switching. Solid proficiency with; Arista, Cisco, ASA, Palo Alto, Zscaler, Infoblox, ExtraHop, Splunk, Meraki, Netdisco, F5 Network. A good understanding of system management tools like Ansible, HPNA, CloudVision. Will need to travel locally in the Freeport Maine area between sites and support for some after hour work. Required to be able to lift equipment up to 30 pounds. Nice to have knowledge in Windows Server and Linux operating systems. Cisco or network related certifications, customer service oriented, excellent communications skills and able to work in a team-oriented environment

skills: In this critical role you will work with a dedicated team of professionals to design, and engineer switched networks, routers and firewalls. You will also support advanced problem analysis and isolate highly complex issues, develop effective working relationships with technology and business stakeholders, maximize network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting, provide technical leadership and coaching to other members of the team. On-site work is required when needed to include after-hours work in the Freeport Maine area.

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Pay 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. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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