Senior Network Analyst - LAN/WAN & Cloud Design

Purple Land Management, LLC.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Purple Land Management, a Fort Worth-based network and IT services firm, is hiring a Network Analyst to maintain and develop corporate LAN/WAN environments. The role involves hands-on design, troubleshooting, and multi-project management across virtualization, email, wireless networks and data centers.

The position requires a strong background in WAN/LAN operations, Windows server/clients, and vendor coordination, with a Bachelor’s degree and at least five years of related experience; Microsoft

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of WAN infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with LAN/WAN operations and networking protocols.
• Advanced knowledge of Windows server and desktop operating systems.
• Ability to analyze user's needs and provide hardware and software solutions which will allow them to function efficiently.
• Bachelor's degree plus 5+ years of work experience in a related field.
• Professional Certifications offered by Microsoft or Cisco are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, install and maintain virtualization environment.
• Design, configure, install and maintain the corporate email system.
• Design, configure, install and maintain LAN/WAN Network Infrastructure.
• Design, configure and maintain wireless data networking systems supporting day to day operations at office.
• Design, configure and maintain enterprise data centers – Power and cooling.
• Strategic planning of future network upgrades. Research, develops and integrates new network technologies.
• Analyzes network performance trends, recognizes opportunities and proactively implements upgrades and enhancements.
• Coordinates with and manages vendors, including development and oversight of RFP's, contracts and Service Level Agreements.
• Provide Tier III support per request, investigate and troubleshoot issues.
• Model and forecast WAN/LAN traffic to ensure sufficient capacity is in place to meet growth.
• Ability to present and discuss technical information in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others, and gains acceptance and approval.
• Provide leadership for all aspects of projects associated with Mobility such as Mobile Device Management (MDM), support and provisioning of Mobile Devices along with a contributory role of technology roadmaps associated with Mobility and Mobile Devices.
• Provide on-call support after hours as needed.

Skills

WAN infrastructure

LAN/WAN operations

Windows Server & Desktop OS

Requirements analysis

Troubleshooting

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree + 5+ years experience

Job description

Purple Land Management, a Fort Worth-based network and IT services firm, is hiring a Network Analyst to maintain and develop corporate LAN/WAN environments. The role involves hands-on design, troubleshooting, and multi-project management across virtualization, email, wireless networks and data centers.

The position requires a strong background in WAN/LAN operations, Windows server/clients, and vendor coordination, with a Bachelor’s degree and at least five years of related experience; Microsoft