Network Engineer

Network Engineer

HIGHLIGHTS
Location: Phoenix AZ
Position Type: Direct Hire
Hourly / Salary: BOE
Residency Status: US Citizen or Green Card Holder ONLY

The Network Engineer is responsible for full life cycle management of campus data center and cloud networks including LAN WAN WLAN network security and associated technologies. In our hybrid working environment time for this position is split between working from home/remotely and being onsite.

A Day in the Life of a LAN/WAN/WLAN engineer might include:

• Meeting with partner customers to design or redesign networks at a campus building.
• Mentoring and teaching junior network administrators in fulfilling customer requests or troubleshooting.
• Gathering vendor quotes for solutions and developing recommendations for lifecycle management new builds or updates.
• Meeting with third parties to design integrations for services software or hardware.
• Taking advantage of online training opportunities to grow and develop knowledge and skills.
• Presenting network designs to executive leaders using Visio PowerPoint whiteboarding and other tools over video calls or in person.

• Research and recommend upgrades/optimizations of deployed technologies.
• Lead in network infrastructure design and implementation (LAN WAN WLAN) with heavy emphasis on MPLS in a campus environment and cloud integrations.
• Manage support and troubleshoot complex network topologies and systems (Route/Switch Wireless Load Balancers Firewalls VPN).
• Conduct packet capture analysis and troubleshooting.
• Participate in oncall rotation and work flexible hours as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Information Systems or other related technical discipline acquired through a regionally accredited institution AND
• 5 years’ experience as a network administrator
• OR
• Equivalent combination of training education and experience.
• Prefer experience and substantial knowledge in most of the following areas:
  • Networking (e.g. TCP/IP DNS SMTP EIGRP OSPF BGP MPLS SDWAN)
  • Cisco Catalyst/Nexus platforms Cisco Prime Arista Aruba and Extreme wireless
  • Firewalls: Cisco Palo Alto SonicWall
  • VPN: Cisco Palo Alto
  • Load Balancers: Citrix F5
  • Data Center technologies (VXLAN ACI)
• Must work evenings weekends holidays as required to provide support and maintenance for systems and to ensure 24/7 support and troubleshooting.
• Must be willing to participate in oncall rotation.
• Must be able to pass preemployment background check.

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