Network Engineer

Summit Tech Partners LLC; Easton (Northampton County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Tech Partners LLC is seeking a Network Engineer to design, implement, maintain, and support scalable, secure, and highly available network infrastructure. You will ensure reliable connectivity and performance while delivering architectures and services that meet SLAs.

The role requires hands-on experience with routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, QoS, and network monitoring, along with strong knowledge of IPsec, BGP, OSPF, HSRP, and wireless networking. A CS-related degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated hands-on experience configuring, troubleshooting, and supporting enterprise network infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of networking protocols and technologies, including IPsec, HSRP, BGP, OSPF, IEEE 802.11 wireless networking, and QoS.
• Strong understanding of OSI and TCP/IP models.
• Hands-on experience with network monitoring, diagnostic, and analytics tools.
• University degree in computer science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Configure, install, and support network devices and services, including routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPNs, and QoS.
• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades, including service packs, patches, hotfixes, and security configuration updates.
• Monitor network performance, availability, and reliability; identify emerging issues and implement corrective actions.
• Analyze resource utilization and performance trends to support capacity planning and growth.
• Provide Level 2 and Level 3 support, troubleshoot complex network issues, and drive incidents to resolution.
• Plan, document, test, and implement network changes per change-management policies.
• Partner with the security team to evaluate and implement network security tools, policies, procedures, and controls.

Skills

Enterprise network infra

Networking protocols

IPsec

HSRP

BGP

OSPF

Wireless networking (802.11)

QoS

Network monitoring

Troubleshooting

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Tools

Network monitoring tools

Diagnostic tools

Job description

The Network Engineer designs, implements, maintains, and supports scalable, secure, and highly available network infrastructure. As part of the network team, this role helps ensure reliable connectivity and performance while delivering network architectures and services that meet business objectives and service-level agreements (SLAs).

Key Responsibilities

• Configure, install, and support network devices and services, including routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, virtual private networks (VPNs), and quality of service (QoS).
• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades, including service packs, patches, hotfixes, and security configuration updates.
• Monitor network performance, availability, and reliability; identify emerging issues and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Analyze resource utilization and performance trends to support capacity planning and infrastructure growth.
• Provide Level 2 and Level 3 support, troubleshoot complex network issues, and drive incidents through resolution.
• Plan, document, test, and implement network changes in accordance with established configuration and change-management policies.
• Partner with the security team to evaluate and implement network security tools, policies, procedures, and controls.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated hands-on experience configuring, troubleshooting, and supporting enterprise network infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of networking protocols and technologies, including IPsec, HSRP, BGP, OSPF, IEEE 802.11 wireless networking, and QoS.
• Strong understanding of the OSI and TCP/IP models.
• Hands-on experience with network monitoring, diagnostic, and analytics tools.
• University degree in computer science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cisco certification such as CCNA or CCNP, or equivalent demonstrated expertise.
• Experience with mobile device management (MDM) solutions, such as MobileIron, for corporate-owned and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) environments.
• Experience with audiovisual equipment and standards.