Network Engineer

ALTA IT Services; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Network Engineer in Richmond, VA. The role involves managing and troubleshooting network incidents, ensuring business continuity, and implementing IT solutions. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, strong technical skills, and the ability to work independently and in teams.

Qualifications

• Must have strong Network administration experience.
• Qualified applicants have a Bachelor's degree or 10 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support specialized IT solutions.
• Perform change management on network devices.
• Resolve network issues and ensure business continuity.

Skills

Network Administration

Troubleshooting

Customer Service

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

F5 LTM

Checkpoint Firewalls

Juniper Firewalls

Cisco IOS

Nexus OS

Job description

Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely.

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
• 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

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Network Engineer • Richmond, VA, United States