Network Engineer - Insight

Title: Network Engineer

Location: NYC, NY

Duration:9 Months with high possibility of extension

Job Description:

This person will support our client's day to day escalations as a level 1/2 and respond to network faults.

Responsibilities:

-Manage Fault and Performance monitoring systems for large enterprise network infrastructure with Campus, branch and data center locations

-Address alerts and other network events (fault and performance), responsible for break/fix maintenance

-Proactively address capacity requirements for normal operation (IP allocation, system resources, port availability, bandwidth, WiFi coverage)

-Escalation point for Helpdesk, and assist in troubleshooting infrastructure related issues

-Work with vendor tech support teams to identify and fix issues and perform Break/Fix as needed

-Support regional counterparts in network maintenance as required

-Act as project lead for hardware and software lifecycle maintenance activities

-Network Access Control system maintenance and operational support

-Day-to-day maintenance of Enterprise DHCP/DNS systems

-Support Wireless network infrastructure and assist in troubleshooting wireless problems

Qualifications:

-5 plus years of experience in Enterprise Network support

-Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, routing, switching, security protocols and the ability to read/understand packet captures

-Experience with Cisco Nexus, Catalyst and Arista switches

-Understanding of Network Security fundamentals including proxies and firewalls

-Familiar with Network Access Control Systems (Cisco ISE/Forescout CounterAct etc)

-Experience with Network Management systems such as Solarwinds, NetMRI, EMC Ionix (EMC Smarts)

-Good understanding of Incident and Change management principles

-Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work independently

-Have the ability to prioritize work in a fast paced environment with solid attention to detail and organizational skills

-Strong problem solving skills

We'd Love to See:

-Experience in the financial industry

-Experience with 3rd party applications such as Splunk, and Jira

-Working in an Agile environment

-Experience working with VMware ESXi

-Experience with structured cabling