Network Engineer

System One; Erlanger (KY); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Network Engineer who will be responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting network incidents. The role requires strong network administration skills and the ability to work independently and in teams. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree or extensive experience in the field. This position involves shift rotations and on-call support.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in the field or Bachelor’s degree required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Resolve network issues and ensure business continuity.
• Document processes per ITIL requirements.
• Implement network change requests.

Skills

Network Administration

Troubleshooting

Customer Service

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

F5 LTM

Checkpoint Firewalls

Juniper Firewalls

Cisco IOS Routers

Nexus OS Switches

Job description

Network Engineer
Remote but must reside in the Richmond, VA area
US Citizenship is Required per government contract
Must be able to obtain Public Trust clearance

This is an E-commerce position requiring a minimum of bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or has equivalent work experience. Must have strong Network administration experience. Individuals must be able to lead, implement, and support of specialized business and technical information technology solutions. Must be willing to work off hours, weekends and on-call.

Technical Skills and product knowledge requirements:
• General maintenance, troubleshooting and root cause analysis for network incidents in the environment
• Resolve all network issues assigned to the network team
• Drive problem resolutions to ensure business continuity
• Share daytime and evening shift rotations and on-call weekends and after-hours support rotations.
• Improve quality and ensure consistent and timely resolution of incidents
• Implement necessary steps to prevent future incidents
• Audit network devices to confirm network policies and guidelines meet or exceed targets for successful audits
• Perform change management (CM) role on all network devices. Implement network change requests based on CM processes
• Install, upgrade and maintain all network components
• Document processes in accordance with the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) requirements

Qualifications/Responsibilities:
• Extensive knowledge administering and upgrading F5 LTM load balancers
• Extensive knowledge administering and upgrading Checkpoint and Juniper firewalls
• Extensive knowledge of administering Cisco IOS routers, Cisco IOS, and Nexus OS switches
• Extensive troubleshooting skills relating to desktops, servers, network and firewalls
• Advanced level knowledge of any of the following protocols OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP, VLAN, and TCP/IP
• Follow-up and attention to detail with great customer service skills
• Professional, responsible attitude and can work independently
• Extensive written documentation (processes, user guides)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work with remote, matrixed teams
• Ability to work effectively in a team, and with clients
• Qualified applicants have a Bachelor's degree in a related area or have at least 10 years of experience in the field

#M2

Ref: #850-Rockville (ALTA IT)