Senior Network Engineer at Solugenix Corp

Senior Network Engineer
Irving, TX
Direct hire or Contract to hire

Solugenix is assisting a client, a financial services company in their search for a Senior Network Engineer. This is a Direct hire or Contract to hire opportunity based out of Irving, TX.

The Senior Engineer, Network will be part of an industry leading IT team working in a fast-paced environment. Under the guidance of Senior Manager, Enterprise Operations, this individual will be responsible for day-to-day tasks functioning primarily as mid to upper tier support through all phases of the project and hardware lifecycle. The Senior Engineer, Network is also responsible for all aspects of the enterprise end-to-end network performance, with specific emphasis on ensuring efficient, reliable application and system services delivery to all constituents in the organization. Occasional travel to the datacenter.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor (4-year) degree with a technical major such as engineering or computer science (or equivalent education and applicable work experience). In lieu of degree, +2 years of professional experience is required.
• 10+ years of network administration experience.
• CCNP / JNCIP / JNCIS or relevant experience.
• Advanced experience with Firewall, Routing, Switching technologies (e.g., Juniper SRX and EX series products).
• Advanced experience with SDWAN technologies (e.g., Velo Cloud).
• Advanced knowledge of POTS, DS1/T1, Fiber, GigE and 10GigE, VoIP, SIP.
• Advanced experience in various Network CLI languages such as Cisco, Juniper, HP.
• Advanced knowledge of OSI Model, IP addressing, subnetting, VLAN, routing.
• Advanced knowledge of 802.11x, 802.1x, RF design.
• Advanced experience with routers, layer 2 and layer 3 switches.
• Advanced experience with Spanning Tree, VRRP, BGP, OSPF, iBGP, MPLS and VPN technologies.
• Advanced experience with wireless networking, RF, and heat mapping tools.
• Advanced experience with network functions such as DHCP, DNS, AD, WINS and how to design and administer solutions as well as troubleshoot problems as they relate to the network operations.
• Advanced knowledge of load balancers and firewalls (ex. NetScaler’s).
• Advanced experience with packet capture and analysis, span/mirror port strategy and related network monitoring tools.
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise wireless technologies and security.
• Intermediate experience with Windows operating systems from 2012R2 to current.
• Strong skills in communication, both written and verbal.
• Strong skills troubleshooting and creative problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to work evenings and weekends as needed (For change control(s) and or in an occasional emergency).

Preferred:

• Experience administering a distributed enterprise network, hosts, and devices over more than 200 sites.
• Experience working with Wireshark, and other network troubleshooting tools.
• Experience working with Juniper Networks SRX and EX.
• Experience with Palo Alto firewalls.
• Experience Aruba Airwave, Central, and ClearPass.
• Experience with large-scale network upgrade projects with national distribution.
• Experience with network-oriented enterprise storage solutions (iSCSI, FCoE).
• AWS Associate level certification.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to multi-task effectively without compromising the quality of the work.
• Network Monitoring (ability to build and report network metrics – (traps/SNMPv3 monitoring/trend analysis/performance of network equipment).
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Ability to draw conclusions and make independent decisions with limited information.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries from customers, staff, regulatory agencies, vendors, and other members of the business community.
• Self-motivated, reliable individual capable of working independently as well as part of a team.
• Possess the intellectual curiosity to work through ambiguity and have ability to work independently with minimal instruction.
• Ability to manage change and do extremely well in a fast-paced environment under time constraints.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently and work effectively with individuals belonging to all levels within the organization.
• Ability to effectively communicate with clarity and brevity.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in architecture reviews with IT groups, ensure supportability requirements and standards are followed.
• Develop new standards to maintain or improve stability and scalability of the current network environment with specific considerations to sustainability and future-proof design.
• Research and recommend innovative, and where possible, automated approaches for network and system administration tasks. Identify approaches that leverage existing resources and provide economies of scale.
• Author documents that improve governance and librarianship with network-related architectures.
• Skilled in determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Daily maintenance and administration of various systems such as core network, wireless, and remote office network infrastructures, in both production and development environments. Resolve or report critical issues to the Senior Manager, Enterprise Operations for resolution.
• Provide intermediate and advanced tier support for troubleshooting various network, applications, and systems. Support all networking hardware.
• Install new and configure existing hardware in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
• Contribute to and maintain system standards.
• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, systems, and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of network- related scheduled jobs.
• Perform network-related data backups and disaster recovery operations.
• Repair and recover from hardware, software, or circuit failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies.
• General support of production systems as required.
• Apply patches and upgrades on a regular basis and upgrade administrative tools and utilities according to defined policies and standards.
• Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required.
• Ability to mentor junior- and intermediate-level network administrators and engineers in all aspects of network design, operations, deployment, documentation, and standards.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

About the Client:
Our client is a leading dental support organization.

About Solugenix

Solugenix is an information technology services company known for its deep experience and knowledge in providing comprehensive technology services, solutions, and talent support for companies around the world.  The company offers a variety of cutting edge and talent support solutions to promote growth and cutting-edge advancement to our esteemed clients and candidates. We provide these talent support solutions on a contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire basis. We also have additional resources from our staffing partners to ensure the right match and expertise for the best result.

For over 50 years, global and local brands have trusted Solugenix as an added resource and partner in taking steps to ensure their immediate and future success. In addition to generating ground-breaking, industry-defining solutions, Solugenix has been delivering the talent and support needed to make it happen. We are dedicated to partnering with clients and candidates whose core values also foster a culture of professionalism, teamwork, and integrity.