Network Engineer

Focus Technology; Village of Islandia (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Focus Technology is seeking an experienced Network Engineer for its Secure Networking & Collaboration Practice in the New York area. On-site availability is required at customer locations, with frequent travel across the NY tri-state region. Strong hands-on Cisco, Palo Alto, and Fortinet expertise is essential for project delivery.

The role emphasizes customer engagement, design, and implementation from inception to completion, plus after-hours support as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 4+ years administering enterprise networks with 24x7 uptime requirements.
• Experience in Professional Services for IT Consulting preferred.
• Technical certifications in Cisco, Fortinet, and Palo Alto preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in day-to-day network operations and administration per customer needs.
• Collaborate on design, implementation, and light solution architecture projects.
• Develop and document network solutions based on requirements and standards.
• Configure, test, troubleshoot, and implement network solutions with supervision.
• Deliver customer presentations and interface with customer IT contacts and vendors.
• Document operational processes to optimize support and management.
• Engage with team members and vendors; travel to customer sites as required.
• Provide after-hours support for scheduled activities when needed.
• Maintain and grow technical skills and certifications for client requirements.

Skills

Client engagements

LAN/WAN/WLAN

Cisco Technologies

Palo Alto Fortinet

Nexus/Catalyst

L2/L3 switches & routers

OSPF/BGP/EIGRP/HSRP

VPN configuration

Multi-vendor environments

On-site travel

Education

Bachelor's in CS or related

Pro.Interfaces/PS experience

Industry certifications (Cisco/Fortinet/Palo Alto)

Tools

Cisco Nexus

Cisco Catalyst

FortiGate/FortiSwitch/FortiAP

Palo Alto firewalls

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Network Engineer with strong technical skills, hands-on networking experience, and excellent customer-facing communication abilities to join our Secure Networking & Collaboration Practice! The ideal candidate will be comfortable working on-site at customer locations throughout the New York tri-state area and must have strong hands-on experience working with Cisco networking technologies. You will work closely with our customers, vendors, and internal teams to deliver projects from inception to implementation.

This position requires frequent on-site work at customer locations throughout the New York tri-state area, potentially up to five days per week. Candidates must be able to travel to customer sites throughout the region. Relocation assistance is not available. Work location, on-site requirements and travel expectations may be subject to change based on customer requirements, business needs, and operational priorities.

Some responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Participate in day-to-day network operations and administration based on customer needs
• Collaborate on projects including design, and implementation, light solution architecture
• Develop and document network solutions based on project requirements and established standards
• Directly execute the configuration, testing, troubleshooting, and implementation of network solutions with minimal supervision of senior team members
• Deliver customer presentations as requested
• Interface with customer IT contacts as well as third-party vendors
• Document operational processes and procedures to optimize support and management of deployed systems
• Engage effectively with other team members and vendors
• Be proactive in identifying and fixing potential problem areas
• Provide after-hours support for scheduled activities including nights and weekends as required
• Obtain and/or maintain technical skills and certifications required to meet the requirements of our clients
• Assist with non-networking related engineering and operational customer obligations as needed
• Must have access to and be able to provide your own transportation to travel to customer sites and perform on-site support duties throughout the assigned territory
• All other duties as assigned

Skills:

• Ability to run client engagements from inception to completion (including design, configuration, implementation, post-cut support, etc.)
• Strong Experience deploying and managing LAN, WAN, and WLAN technologies
• Experience with Cisco (Switching, Routing, FTD, controller wireless); Palo Alto and Fortinet (FortiGate, FortiSwitch, FortiAP) experience is a plus
• Strong knowledge in implementation and troubleshooting Cisco Nexus, Catalyst
• Working knowledge of other enterprise class switches (L2/L3), routers, load balancers and firewalls
• Proficient in network routing protocols like OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, HSRP
• Ability to configure and troubleshoot VPNs
• Working knowledge of network, storage, virtualization, and compute across multiple vendors is a plus
• Experience with diverse environments
• Willingness to travel and work on-site with customers as well as work after hours and weekends

Experience and Education:

• Minimum of 4+ years administrating enterprise environments with 24x7x365 uptime requirements
• Minimum of 4+ years deploying and integrating solutions
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent hands-on industry experience
• Prior experience working in Professional Services for an IT Consulting company preferred
• Industry technical certifications in Cisco, Fortinet, and Palo Alto preferred

Salary range: The compensation range for this role is expected to be $110,000-$145,000 annually. Final offer will depend on experience, qualifications, location and other relevant factors.