Network Engineer

Job Tile: Network Engineer Location: Remote Contract: 6+ Months Additional Details for Role: Duties: Setup, configure, and support internal and/or external networks and maintain all systems, applications, security, and network configurations Research, analyze, design, test, and implement networks systems Perform network design upgrades and hardware reconfigurations Provide technical support to network Service Desk or customer operations, if requested Assist with network studies, traffic analyses and the preparation of forecasts Recommend modifications to the network configurations that reduce costs or improve service Provide expert level hands on network infrastructure support for the enterprise-wide data communications network Maintain continuous operations for 24 X 7 network Perform installation, configuration, maintenance and operation of network equipment, cabling system, monitoring software and specialty appliances Resolve networking issues involving complex configuration and technical depth Recommend, design and implement solutions for data network projects Perform resource based capacity planning and management for network systems Collaborate with security team to identify ways to improve network security Participate in Disaster Recovery planning and exercise activities Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department Manage one or more network administration projects Design and implement local and wide area network solutions, including security, capacity planning, backup and recovery and disaster planning Experienced with technical architecture planning, deployment, and troubleshooting Able to manage a team of technicians and specialists and to serve as the last level of support in troubleshooting network usage and equipment Manage multiple network administration projects Participate in internal and external audit activities Skills: Greater-than 7 years of experience with certification such as CNE, CCNA, CCNP, CCSP, CCVP, CCIE and others desired Experience working in large network environments (10,000+ nodes) with Cisco, Juniper or Aruba networking equipment Advanced understanding of common network protocols including SNMP, RIP, IPS, EIGRP Experience with network monitoring tools (e.g., SolarWinds, WhatsUP Gold, CiscoWorks) Expert knowledge of internet, intranet and extranet systems design (security, content management, eCommerce, web and application servers) Expert knowledge of replication, backup and disaster recovery design Expert knowledge of system sizing, capacity planning and performance tuning, and storage and area network architecture