Senior Network Consultant

Job description

**Long View. A career that helps you get more out of life.** A Long View career helps you get more out of life. We don’t just say it, we prove it. Every day. We’re proud of our reputation as one of North America’s most dynamic IT providers — and we’re even prouder of our culture that allows our people to live life to its fullest. At Long View, we create an environment of collaboration and support, of innovation and enthusiasm, of inclusion and belonging. As a member of the Long View team, you’ll see how our company’s core pillars — Integrity, Competence, Value, and Fun — resonate through the workplace. And in a recent survey, 90% of Long View team members rated Long View as a good or great place to work! **Are you passionate about providing solutions for clients and working for a company that believes in investing in their employees?** We are looking for an energetic and client-orientated **Senior Network Consultant** for our Integrated Global Services branch to be based out of our **Houston** branch. You will be a member of our Service Delivery team and work on multiple projects with various clients. You will build trusted relationships with clients and internal stakeholders, while providing consultancy services for the design and implementation of industry leading network solutions. This is a hybrid role with a **three day a week** requirement for **onsite** work. ### A Day in the Life: - Develop network technology solutions, taking into account business and technical requirements, sizing, existing infrastructure, data protection, security requirements and governance and recovery objectives to ensure solutions resolve clients’ requirements and challenges - Design and/or implement standard or custom technical solutions - Participate in operational escalations to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary - Participate in implementation of network and system security measures to protect data, software, and hardware - Create relevant documentation as required (including but not limited to conceptual design, logical design, physical design, bill of materials, as-built diagrams, knowledge transfer materials, FAQs, transition to operations information) - Participate in gathering data pertaining to customer needs, and use the information to identify, predict, interpret, and evaluate system and network requirements - Participate in recommending changes to improve systems and network configurations in client environments, and determine hardware or software requirements ### What You Bring: - 5+ years of experience in an IT environment with network architecture design and deployment - Experience with networking and security - Experience working with Azure, Azure AI services, AWS, GCP and Chat GPT - Ability to provide ongoing support, maintenance, and training on the implemented systems - Ability to perform network assessments and design recommendations - Strong troubleshooting skills to resolve network issues - Understanding of: - -> Firewalls, IPS/IDS - -> TCP/IP, IPSEC Site to Site VPN, GRE, DMVPN, Client VPN, NAT, VRF technologies - -> Data Center technologies such as VPC, VDC, FcoE, FC, virtual switching - -> Cisco IOS and NXOS - -> Cisco Meraki - -> Layer 2 Technologies such as switching, VLAN, spanning tree - -> Layer 3 Routing protocols: MPLS, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF - -> Software-defined Networking (SDN) - -> Wireless design and configuration - -> Network monitoring solutions - -> Cisco Voice/Call Manager ### What Makes You Extra Awesome: - Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) - Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) - Fortinet Certified Professional (FCP) and/or related certification ### Why Work at Long View: - **Great people and culture** - **Comprehensive benefits package from day one** - **Recognition programs** - **Career growth**– Permanent staff positions, paid training, career life planning, and relocation and travel opportunities