Network Engineer - RW Joseph Consulting Group, Inc.
Elmhurst, IL
About the Job
About RW JOSEPH CONSULTING GROUP
RW Joseph Consulting Group, Inc. (the Company) is a specialty technology consulting and workforce solutions organization. We engage in strategic partnerships that provide the right people to deliver strategic initiatives that drive growth. A clear understanding of our clients vision, goals, and challenges enable us to deliver the right resource for your business. We offer consulting and staffing services - contract, contract-to-hire, and direct placements.
Job objective
There is an exciting opportunity within the IT Infrastructure team to fill the Network Engineer role. We seek a highly skilled IT network engineer professional who can practically apply business and technical insights to building, supporting, and maintaining an extensive network refresh project. The ideal candidate will have leadership skills and architecture. This position requires a dynamic and experienced professional with a deep understanding of network architecture, protocols, and services. It is a fast-paced, complex enterprise environment that allows someone to be challenged and work with outstanding people.
Skills & Abilities
Management
- Capable of collaborating with stakeholders and project leaders to understand requirements, deliverables and set expectations for deliverables.
- The role involves working closely with various teams to design, implement, and support robust network solutions aligning with our organizational goals.
- Serves as the technical lead and subject matter expert on projects, overseeing the work of others and being accountable for the outcome of client projects.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills- this role is heavily collaborative
Role and Responsibilities
- Configuration, installation, and management of multiple network security systems.
- Automate the configuration, deployment, and maintenance of network infrastructure-related tasks and solutions.
- Create and update documentation on new or existing platforms, including equipment lists/diagrams.
- Coordinate installation, upgrades, and maintenance of network equipment, switching hardware, software, wireless access point, and wire networking infrastructure to align with the business's functional objectives.
- Plan, oversee, develop, and implement network policies and procedures, ensuring network integrity during maintenance and modification projects for existing applications.
- Evaluate new products, resolve network problems, and contribute to developing and documenting technical standards and interface applications.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex multi-vendor network issues in LAN and WAN networks
Preferred Skills
- Wireless experience
- Diagnosis skills of technical issues
- Self-motivated with the ability to work in a fast-moving environment.
- Ability to multi-task and adapt to changes quickly.
- Basic knowledge of operating systems
Experience
- 7+ years of relevant Networking/Security experience
- Experience with Cisco Meraki network stack
- Bachelors degree preferred
- Minimum one (5) year of network engineering experience