Senior Network Engineer — Data Center & Security Ops

Quality Technology Services; Suwanee (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Bonus eligible

Generous PTO and volunteer days

Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Quality Technology Services (QTS) is seeking a Network Engineer III to design, deploy, and manage complex network services for customers and internal teams. You will handle routing/switching, VPN configurations, security controls, and high-availability networking across data center platforms.

The role requires deep Cisco IOS/NX-OS experience, CCNA at minimum, and US citizenship for federal contracts. You will collaborate with a 24x7 OSC and support critical SLA-driven operations.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering or related field.
• Seven or more years of progressive IT engineering experience.
• Five or more years of professional network engineering experience.
• CCNA certification (or equivalent).
• US Citizenship for this position is required by law due to federal customer contracts.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot & support networking concepts and protocols such as: BGP, OSPF, VLAN/PVLAN, STP, HSRP/VRRP, IP subnetting, and routing while increasing your understanding of a wider set of protocols and advanced technologies
• Configure, test and troubleshoot on platforms like ASR 9000, Nexus 7000 - Nexus 9000s
• Engineer and test DDOS and traffic mitigation techniques and solutions
• Troubleshoot DWDM optical network solutions
• Demonstrate current industry knowledge as it pertains to the following; Management of peering/IX/NAP issues, a proficient level of understanding in contemporary network architectures, networking security protocols/procedures, and network scaling/capacity issues
• Work with Cisco routing and switching platforms like Catalyst 6500/7600, ASR 9000, Nexus
• Manage assigned tickets to ensure SLA compliance and customer satisfaction
• Troubleshoot network port configuration issues
• Understand prefix and access lists , read and comprehend traceroutes
• Create A, C, and MX records using basic knowledge of DNS
• Configure site-to-site and client-to-site VPNs
• Maintain/troubleshoot VPN's and ability to check Phase 1 and Phase 2
• Triage and escalated tickets according to QTS policy
• Conduct firewall rule changes
• Work with the 24x7x365 Operations Service Center and be flexible in availability as needed

Skills

Network engineering

BGP/OSPF/HSRP/EIGRP/MPLS

Firewall management

Education

BS degree in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering or related field

Tools

Cisco IOS

NX-OS

ASR/Nexus platforms

Job description

Quality Technology Services (QTS) is seeking a Network Engineer III to design, deploy, and manage complex network services for customers and internal teams. You will handle routing/switching, VPN configurations, security controls, and high-availability networking across data center platforms.

The role requires deep Cisco IOS/NX-OS experience, CCNA at minimum, and US citizenship for federal contracts. You will collaborate with a 24x7 OSC and support critical SLA-driven operations.