What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Network Engineer position at United Software Group?
Title : Senior Network Engineer
Location : Norfolk, VA area - Tidewater, VA area preferred but Williamsburg or NC is good as long as okay to drive. Will have to drive to hospitals and Sentara Sites (Reimbursed for mileage
Location Details : Hybrid
- Most don't come into office but there is requirement to go troubleshoot onsite at Sentara sites. With this position go in with the expectation of being onsite with potential for hybrid.
Duration : Contract
Job Description
Must Haves :
Plus :
o Cisco / Fortinet Firewall experience
o Cisco Wireless and Juniper Mist Wireless experience
o Juniper Router configuration experience
What we are looking for with the Senior Engineer position :
o Cisco / Fortinet Firewall experience
o Cisco Wireless and Juniper Mist Wireless experience
o Juniper Router configuration experience
o We are not usually hung up on certs, but it is frustrating to have candidates with these certifications and they cannot even do the basics in our candidate lab.
o Remember that we give then one (1) hour to perform the lab
If they are uncomfortable with the lab, then they should just be weeded out / rejected. This position consists of hands on configuration work as well as intensive troubleshooting in a healthcare environment.
The Senior Network Engineer, under general supervision, oversees and participates in the purchase, installation and implementation of LAN / WAN systems, firewalls / IPS, and enterprise wireless networks. Requires in depth, hands on knowledge of the following areas : BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs / Spanning-Tree, high-available network topologies, VoIP, QoS, data center infrastructure, cloud infrastructure (Microsoft Azure) and security / encryption technologies while adhering to standard design methodologies and best practices.
Knowledge of multiple vendors portfolios : including Cisco (routers, switches, and wireless infrastructure), Juniper (routers and wireless infrastructure), Fortinet (firewalls) and VMWare (SDWAN infrastructure).
Perform detailed problem analysis and troubleshooting, leading the effort to solve problems collaboratively. Provides work leadership and training to junior network engineers. Provides project management leadership for technical network design and implementations.
