Network Engineer

Rentec; Setauket (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Rentec seeks an experienced network professional to deploy, support, and troubleshoot the network infrastructure, while documenting IT policies and procedures and providing general user support. The role includes participation in after-hours work and an on-call rotation to ensure network reliability and incident response.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in a technical field and at least two years of hands-on experience with enterprise routers, switches, and firewalls, plus

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field is required.
• Minimum of two years' experience deploying and supporting scalable routed and switched networks.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise-class routers, switches, and firewalls (Cisco and non-Cisco).
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, OSPF, and BGP.
• Excellent troubleshooting and packet-level traffic analysis skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, support, and troubleshoot the network infrastructure; document IT infrastructure, policies, and procedures; provide general user support.
• Participate in after-hours work and an on-call rotation.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree

2+ years experience

Routers/Switches/Firewalls

TCP/IP DNS DHCP OSPF BGP

Troubleshooting/Packet analysis

Communication skills

Linux/Windows admin

Open source services DNS DHCP LDAP RAS

Open source & proprietary infra tools

Scripting to automate tasks

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Job description

Responsibilities

• among other responsibilities, deploy, support, and troubleshoot the network infrastructure; document the IT infrastructure, policies, and procedures; and perform general user support
• participate in after-hours work and an on-call rotation

Skills, Qualifications, and Experience

• a bachelor’s degree in a technical field
• a minimum of two years' experience deploying and supporting scalable routed and switched networks
• hands-on experience with enterprise-class routers, switches, and firewalls, including Cisco and non-Cisco equipment
• a good understanding of network and routing protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, OSPF, and BGP)
• excellent troubleshooting and creative problem-solving abilities, including packet-level traffic analysis
• excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
• experience with systems administration in a Linux/Windows enterprise environment (considered a plus)
• experience deploying and supporting open source and proprietary infrastructure services (DNS, DHCP, LDAP, RADIUS, Kerberos) (considered a plus)
• experience implementing, operating, and supporting open source tools for network and security monitoring and management on Linux/Unix platforms (considered a plus)
• knowledge of scripting to automate tasks (considered a plus)