Senior Network Administrator

Eliassen Group; United States; Remote; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting company is seeking an experienced Network Administrator to support their E-commerce operations. The role includes extensive network configuration, troubleshooting, and working with diverse teams. Candidates should possess a blend of technical expertise and strong communication skills, along with a bachelor's degree or significant equivalent experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in network administration.
• Strong knowledge of protocols: OSPF, EIGRP, VLAN, TCP/IP.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, install, and upgrade F5 LTM load balancers.
• Troubleshoot network traffic and resolve incidents.
• Document processes per ITIL requirements.

Skills

Network administration

Troubleshooting

Scripting (Perl, Python, Bash)

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

F5 LTM

Checkpoint firewalls

Juniper firewalls

Cisco IOS routers

Nexus OS switches

Job description

Description:

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.

Responsibilities:

Extensive experience administering, configuring, installing, and upgrading F5 LTM load balancers.

Extensive experience administering, configuring, installing, and upgrading Checkpoint and Juniper firewalls.

Extensive experience administering, configuring, installing, and upgrading Cisco IOS routers, Cisco IOS, and Nexus OS switches.

Extensive experience troubleshooting network traffic flows between servers, appliances, and network equipment.

Experience performing routine maintenance and incident break / fix issues.

Advanced level knowledge of any of the following protocols OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP, VLAN, and TCP/IP.

The ability to script in programming languages, such as Perl, Python, or Bash .

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.

Experience 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.

Work shift rotations and weekends to accommodate maintenance restrictions and after-hours response.

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.

Education Requirements:

bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or has equivalent work experience