Network Engineer

Job description

Role: · This position will participate in the buildout, maintenance, documentation and overall health of the corporate network infrastructure. · The primary responsibility of this individual is to install and support reliable, state of the market network and security solutions. · This person will also be responsible for carrying out installation and maintenance of network software and hardware; including routers, switches, wireless infrastructure, firewall/VPN devices, monitoring and management systems and end user equipment. · Will participate in network and security projects and develop and maintain detailed network installation and configuration documentation. Responsibilities: · Implement and maintain network infrastructure · Provide third level network engineering support · Escalate to third party support, ensure vendor compliance to service level agreements · Research, recommend, test and implement network and security equipment · Monitor system (network-centric) performance Requirements: · Strong technical and troubleshooting skills · Solid understanding of local and wide area network concepts IP routing protocols and topologies (OSPF, BGP, MPLS) and switching technologies (VLANs, Span Tree) · In-depth knowledge of Cisco equipment and operating systems, including configuration, installation, troubleshooting and support of routers, switches and wireless equipment · Experience with WiFi networks, security measures and threat countermeasures a plus · Strong knowledge and experience of firewalls across multiple vendors (Checkpoint, Cisco and Palo Alto) · Strong knowledge and experience building and managing VPNs, remote access solutions and perimeter architecture solutions. · Strong knowledge of reverse proxy solutions (Citrix Netscaler and Cisco AnyConnect) · In-depth knowledge and experience with web content filtering solutions. · In-depth experience with designing, implementing, upgrading and supporting security infrastructure. · Advance knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing. · In-depth knowledge of Internet Technologies, DMZs, Cloud Web and perimeter security. · Advanced knowledge of LAN and WAN protocols such as RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS · Solid understanding of switching technologies (VLANs, Spanning-Tree, VPC, VSS) · Lead in technical aspects of security compliance exercises (e.g. PCI, SOX) and collaborate regularly with internal audit, Information Security and cross functional teams · Experience with Cisco enterprise grade products to include: Nexus 7000, 9000 & 2000, Cisco 6800, 4500, ISR G2, ASA, IPS/IDS, · The ability to project manage short and long term security projects through complete project life cycle. · Knowledge of local load-balancing and global load-balancing technologies. · Extensive experience with Cisco Unified Wireless networking to include; 802.11a, b, g & n, LWAPP, CAPWAP, CiscoPrime, WLC and Client. · Knowledge of applications transport protocols: (SSL/TLS, IPsec, DNS, DHCP, NTP, SSH, CIFS, LDAP, RADIUS & TACACS+, AAA, VoIP) · Knowledge of Enterprise system monitoring and management tools such as, Solarwinds, Wireshark and OpNet All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.