Senior Network Engineer (Remote)

3 Month Contract to Hire Position

100% Remote

Our client is looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join their Managed Services team. This is an exciting and challenging position that offers the change to work with and learn various technologies. As a Senior Network Engineer, you will play an integral part of a team that delivers services to customers in a Managed/Cloud Hosting environment.

Duties:

Deploy, maintain, and administer switch, router, firewall, load balancer, VoIP, and WLAN fabrics.

Manage maintenance agreements, and maintain consistent device configurations, accurate device asset inventories, and up-to-date network diagrams and documentation.

Participate in network and security architecture, design, and auditing processes that meet the PCI Data Security Standard.

Configure and manage a variety of IPsec LAN to LAN VPN connections in a mixed-vendor environment.

Working in a strong global team environment, assist the Manager of Network Operations in developing the strategic direction of datacenter and global customer voice/data network infrastructures and in developing, maintaining, and encouraging secure computing environments.

Share 7x24 rotational responsibilities for Network Engineering On-Call support...on-call rotation is every 4 weeks.

Follow, support, and promote the ongoing improvement of project methodologies, change management, security, and other corporate and Network Operations team policies.

Participate in and support team-oriented approaches to problem-solving, system development, and operations.

Requirements

Four-year degree in a related field, or equivalent experience.

At least 8 years of network engineering experience required. Experience working in a managed services provider (MSP) environment is strongly preferred.

Experience with Network Architecture is preferred.

Must have a strong understanding of firewall rules and administration. Palo Alto experience is strongly preferred.

Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is a plus.

Demonstrated understanding of the OSI Network Reference Model in a TCP/IP protocol and technologies framework, including 10/100/1000baseT Ethernet, 802.1q, VRRP/HSRP, Spanning Tree/PVST, DiffServ QoS, DNS, DHCP, OSPF, BGP, and IPSec

Experience with SNMP monitoring and packet capture tools such as PRTG, Nimsoft, SolarWinds®, Plixer Scrutinizer™ Analyzer, Wireshark, tcpdump, etc.

Understanding of network virtualization, automation, and software-defined networking concepts.

Must have excellent customer service skills and thrive in a team environment.

Highly motivated self-starter who is innovative and quick to learn.

Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in high-pressure and stressful situations. Strong time management skills and attention to detail.