Sr Network Engineer

Job Description: 

•         Monitor and analyze network/system logs for security and performance issues with tools such as PRTG, Netflow and provide metrics in this area 

•         Be a part of the Network team and collaborate on any security, firewall or networking administration 

•  Have expert knowledge of Cisco routers, switches, multi-protocol routing concepts, VPN’s, IP/ARP/MAC, troubleshooting VLAN or physical connectivity for servers and other devices, troubleshooting Cisco access-list, NAT issues. 
•  Experienced knowledge of Data Center Environments and Colocation 

•         Research, analyze, and recommend new solutions and technologies 

•         Maintain a highly available and scalable network environment 

•         Assist with technical issues, project management, design, analysis and implementation of network solutions as needed 

•         Develop and execute mitigation plans for technical issues 

•      Prepare periodic maintenance plans and comply with change management procedures

•  Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure
  •  Install, configure, test and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability
  •  Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions
  •  Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies
    •  Write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks using Powershell, C#, or Java
  •  Configuration and support of Windows Active Directory
  •  Configuration and support of SAN’s EMC XtremeIO and VNX 5400
  •  Participate in site capacity planning and modeling.
  •  Provide General IT support for any system and applications requests or issues.
  •  Monitoring and support of servers and network in a production environment
  •  Experience with Cisco VOIP telephony, CUCM, UNITY, UCCX, and UCCX Scripting
  •  Updating documentation of the configuration of systems
  •  Be available on-call support and for any system outages.
  •  Willing to work helpdesk tickets and documenting solutions
  •  Working knowledge of SQL server and SQL Server Reporting Service
  •  Working knowledge of Wordpress Website development
  •  Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification Requirements: 

•  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a relevant combination of education and experience 

•        10+ years of expertise in implementing, administering, and troubleshooting network infrastructure devices, including: firewalls, routers, switches, wireless access points and controllers, and monitoring applications 

•        Must be analytical, organized, and detail oriented, conscientious of time commitments and management’s requests.

•  CCNA and MCSE certifications required 

•         Extensive knowledge of network architecture including switching, routing, trunking, VLANS, subnetting, 802.11 wireless, and IP utilities 

•         Routing protocols OSPF, RIP, BGP, EIGRP 

•         WAN connectivity such as T1/T3, DS3, OC3, OC12, Metro-Ethernet 

•         Extensive technical experience working with VPN technologies (IPSEC, SSL VPN, etc.) 

•         Extensive knowledge in application transport and network infrastructure protocols (SSL/TLS, DNS, DHCP, WINS, NTP, FTP, HTTP, SMTP, LDAP, and Microsoft AD), and a deep understanding of how to support these applications/protocols when access through VPN and firewall appliances 

•         MPLS traffic engineering design, configuration, and troubleshooting  

•         Technical qualification should include experience with some or all of the following: Cisco networks, Cisco UCS 

•         Extensive networking knowledge of public and private cloud services including VMware 

•         Familiarity with PCI/DSS 

•         Ability to produce and adhere to documentation – Visio, Project Plans, Root Cause Analysis, etc. 

•  Advanced knowledge of MS Windows 2008/2012
•  Extensive knowledge of MS Active Directory
•  Working knowledge of scripting languages including Powershell
•  Extensive knowledge of Virtual System Environment (VMWare ESX)
•  Extensive knowledge of Blade Server Technologies (Cisco UCS)
•  Working knowledge of data backup strategies and tools
•  Familiarity with PCI
•  Experience with SAN devices
•  MSSQL Clustering/Always On Experience
•  AS400 Administration a Plus
•  Able to lift 50 pound