Contractor - Network Engineering

• Tests and supports new network hardware and topologies under Change Management  

• Performs expert level diagnostics assessments on fixing or improving network communications for cooperate systems.  

• Assist Network Engineering team when required. 

• Provides network support to the business, troubleshoots problems, answers hardware and software questions, and provides technical assistance 

• Creates network documentation for the firm. 

• Builds new connections to partner companies or new acquisitions based on requirement 

• Work with cross functional teams providing education guidance and assistance on tools utilized in the organization.  

• Maintains current knowledge of technology by attending appropriate educational training seminars or reading related documentation.  

• Maintains a good working knowledge of all corporate owned hardware and software 

• Works with 3rd party vendors and ISP providers  

• Creates and maintains up to date network diagrams for the firm. 

• Responsible for maintaining network inventory in Configuration Inventory Database  

• Conducts equipment patching/upgrades and office refresh  

• Works directly with Information Security to ensure the network is locked down and secure  

• Deals effectively with people and clearly communicates verbally and in writing 

• Plans, organizes, and coordinates work assignments and prioritizes workload 

• Knowledge and understanding of ITIL 

• Participates in on-call rotation to support 24/7 business support  

• Other activities as may be assigned by your manager 

Qualifications/ Requirements: 

• 2-year degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience to complete assigned duties 

• Minimum of 6+ years of industry and/or relevant experience, typically with 1+ years in a Senior Associate level role or external equivalent

• Preferred experience in Network Operations and Design 

• Preferred experience with Windows operation systems 

• Preferred experience with Linux operating systems 

• Current Certifications preferred, CCNA R&S, CCPN, AWS Solutions Architect  

• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and professional appearance. 

• Strong understanding of general Firewall, Router and Switching principals 

• Strong understanding of Cisco ASA Firewalls, ISR Routers, Nexus and Catalyst Switches, Meraki MX, MS, and MR Equipment.  

• Experience with HSRP and Dynamic Routing protocols such as BGP, EIGRP, OSPF 

• Extensive knowledge of route-based and Policy based IPsec VPN, Remote Access VPN tunnels. 

• Working knowledge of Monitoring tools such as SolarWinds NPM/NCM, PRTG 

• Knowledge working with Rancid, NPS servers, LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS, SCP, SNMP, SSH, DNS 

• Strong understanding of Wireless, Design/Implementation/troubleshooting and 802.1x 

• Experience working with MPLS, QOS, Zone Based Firewall 

• Experience working with Cisco Umbrella, AnyConnect, and WLAN controller  

• Familiarity with AWS Cloud native services: Deployment of VPCs Subnets, Route Tables, Transit Gateway, IGW, NACLs, Security Groups, Multi-Region Peering.  

• Experience with Multi-Cloud, Multi-Vendor network connectivity using, VPNs, Direct Connects, MPLS and SDWAN.   

• Experience with Load Balancer technologies and principals 

• Strong knowledge troubleshooting L2/L3 issues including voice, speed, and fragmentation. 

• Knowledge interconnecting physical networking to Virtualized environments such as VMWare.  

• Basic knowledge of Windows and Linux server administration 

• Self-motivated, with the ability to work in both a team environment and individually 

• Ability to understand and comply with the relevant department and/or corporate policies, procedures, and guidelines as they pertain to customer support 

• Knowledge of relevant commonly used concepts, best practices, and procedures 

• Strong analytical ability, good judgment, strategic and multidimensional thinker 

• Detail oriented and organized