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Job Description
Job Description
Title : Network Technician
Work location : Philadelphia, PA - Onsite
Type : Contract
Description :
The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for providing day-to-day ownership, operational support, maintenance, and administration of the Enterprise Networking environment (LAN\WAN) including design and architecture of Network solutions. The position is familiar with products, services and business processes and is responsible for ensuring performance and efficiency of the enterprise Network environment. This role provides expert level support and maintenance of the Enterprise Network environment and designs, reviews, analyzes, recommends, and implements enterprise Network technology standards and solutions; including site connectivity, Local and Wide Area Networking and routing, core network infrastructure, internet facing connectivity, load balancing, hosted\PaaS\Cloud provider integration, advanced troubleshooting, etc. The Senior Network Engineer develops and evaluates network performance criteria and measurement methods. Prepares the analysis of capacity needs for switching and routing. Exercises independent judgment and decision making on complex issues regarding job duties and related tasks and works under minimal supervision.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
The primary functions of the Senior Network Engineer, include (but are not limited to) :
Maintain network\connectivity\cloud and associated solutions
Provide day-to-day operation support, monitoring, maintenance, updates, triage, and troubleshooting for Enterprise Networking environment
Provide expertise and collaboration on defining enterprise-wide technical design standards for network related technology solutions and propose solutions to leadership
Create\Maintain\Update enterprise network diagrams and documentation
Research, design, review, test, and implement network related technologies and solutions
Engage in solutions research and deployment, systems standards, internet services, capacity planning, Disaster Recovery, platform upgrades\modernization, and process improvement.
Contribute to design of network related solutions and partner with Information Security and Compliance in review of all solutions against corporate security and compliance standards and requirements
Design, implement, maintain, and support Network Operational monitoring\alerting platform(s) including Business driven dashboards, metrics, and KPI reporting to facilitate clear communication of network related performance across the enterprise
IP Address space design
External facing infrastructure, fault-tolerance, redundancy, DR, etc.
Work with internal departments and clients to determine requirements and then execute\delegate required plans\steps complete implementation.
lead efforts with cross-functional teams on enterprise network impacting initiatives and implementations
Oversee Network-related projects and initiatives planning and implementation
Work with required areas and support staff to facilitate appropriate logistical planning, communication, and execution of network related initiatives
Collaborate across business areas to assure compilation of necessary business requirements from stakeholders
Review and assess impact of proposed changes to existing environment
Participate in implementations and support of all open initiatives and implemented network related technology solutions
Provide Mentorship, Training, Vision
Provide technical leadership for network related technologies and solutions
Work with Company leadership to develop medium- and long-term strategies as the company's goals and needs evolve
collaborate across the organization to perform solution impact assessment and set strategy for efforts with major business impact
Maintain strong architectural expertise and knowledge of current and emerging technologies and products, and evaluates for both general and specific usage
Overseeing test plans, network\connectivity viability reviews, performance metrics design\implementation, and overall network strategy
Qualifications :
High level of accuracy and attention to detail
Must be a Team Player, possess high energy level, and be a self-starter
Excellent communication skills
Excellent documentation skills
Advanced problem solving skills
Proven ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve network related issues
Ability to productively work under minimal supervision
Education and / or Experience, Requirements :
The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, self-starting Information Technology professional with a minimum BS / BA degree or equivalent experience.
Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in developing, implementing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and supporting infrastructure\network architectures
Advanced knowledge of network operating systems primarily Cisco, Certification preferred (CCNA, CCNP, CCDE, CCIE)
Advanced knowledge of TCP / IP, DNS, DHCP, NTP, VoiP, BGP, EIGRP, communications and routing protocols
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