Job Title: Network Engineer
Duration: 12 Month C2H
Tax Term- C2H
Location: [San Antonio, TX, 78251] (Onsite,)
Visa- USC GC Only
Experience- 8 Years.
Note- CCNP or CCDP Certification required
Description:
Overview
The Network Engineer is responsible for managing and maintaining the company’s enterprise network, providing guidance to the IT team, building strong relationships both internally and with vendors, and ensuring the smooth operation of critical IT network components. This individual will play a pivotal role in driving the company’s technology initiatives forward and modernize its network architecture. Ultimately, you will be responsible for the functional management of our networks.
Job duties
- Installing and configuring networking hardware.
- Creating and implementing network security measures.
- Conducting regular network performance tests.
- Work network support issues.
- Create network status reports.
- Deploy, engineer, and troubleshoot complex network configurations for on-premises or cloud-based networks and assists in the development of playbooks for network systems such as SDWAN systems, and other architectures.
- Assist in troubleshooting and deploying network technologies, such as Wireless Infrastructure, Digital Experience Tooling, WAN optimization systems, ZTNA based deployments, and SASE based deployments.
- Assists in the integration of new systems and tools. Develops and maintains scripts to facilitate network administrative tasks and automate repetitive processes.
- Sets the requirements and thresholds for monitoring systems for network devices.
- Monitors performance identifies areas for improvement for the network and implements performance tuning
- Identifies trends in issues and determines the root cause to reduce future issues.
- Develop and ensure adherence to network policies, standards, and standard operating procedures for how-to documents.
- Undertakes the regular analysis and interpretation of traffic and utilization of services on network connections
- Analyzes alternative hardware, platforms, and technologies for the network infrastructure.
- Assists in the development of Private SaaS, Edge Computing, and other advanced cloud capabilities
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or related field.
- 8+ years of relevant experience as senior network engineer
- Advanced knowledge of network operating systems including Cisco / IOS.
- Advanced knowledge of networking hardware including wiring, switches, firewalls, access points and routers.
- Familiarity with network analysis tools including SolarWinds.
- Professional certification such as Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP).
- Solid background in network administration and architecture.
- In-depth understanding of communication protocols (mainly TCP/IP) and routing protocols (e.g. BGP, OSPF).
- Familiarity with access control models and network security
- Sharp troubleshooting skills
- Ability to work independently
- Organizational and mentoring skill
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Zero Trust Networking or SASE preferred.
- Experience with enterprise scale data centers, network topologies, and architectures preferred.
- Fundamental understanding of SD-WAN, 3+ years of experience with deployment and troubleshooting of such architectures preferred
- Professional certification such as CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert)
Thanks and Regards,
Alok Raj
Technical Recruiter