Senior Network Engineer, IT Infrastructure

Leverage the latest technology to solve business problems in a collaborative environment at this Fortune 500 transportation giant. Top technical resources are retained on long term contract engagements.

Position: Senior Network Engineer, IT Infrastructure
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Term: 6 months (contract to hire)

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Write/engineer network device configuration scripts with associated change documentation to meet project goals and deadlines.
• Implement network changes during appropriate change windows (after hours).
• Review and provide feedback on change documentation/engineering of other engineers.
• Establish processes to test applications and devices before planned network deployment to quantify their performance and recommend steps to ensure they are optimized.
• Serve as second-tier support for network operations team when needed.
• Participate in on-call support escalation rotation.
• Translate business needs into actionable deliverables.
• Manage small internal data network projects.
• Create detailed network designs that meet the customer requirements (including physical and logical) of complex network systems to meet the functional objectives of the business.
• Serve as a technical resource providing guidance and advice to associates on data, voice, and mobile network capabilities for utilizing the full capability of technology in designing effective solutions.

Is this a good fit? (Requirements):

• 6+ years of enterprise data network/IT industry experience with a minimum of 4 working with data network technologies at an enterprise scale.
• BS Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience Industry Certifications such as CCNP/CCIE is desired.
• Demonstrated expertise with protocol analyzers, and test equipment is desired.
• Experience working with network tools such as CA Spectrum and Wireshark.
• Expert knowledge on Cisco routers, Cisco L2/L3 switches, load balancing, QOS, VPN, NAT, VoIP, IPSec, Multicast, DNS services, MPLS networks, network protocols (Ethernet, TCP/IP, SNMP, VLAN Trunking), and routing protocols (BGP, OSPF).
• Strong knowledge of Spanning-tree protocols (PVST, MSTP, RSTP).
• Experience working with VeloCloud/Viptela SDWAN/Aruba/Meraki/Nexus/Palo Alto Firewalls Zscaler equipment is an advantage.
• Basic understanding of public cloud and Azure cloud networking.
• Experience working with Microsoft Azure is a plus.
• Firewall troubleshooting skill.
• Experience with vulnerability management.
• Basic Wi-Fi design understanding and troubleshooting skill.
• Strong experience in switch upgrades and refresh activity.
• Proven ability to manage multiple vendors in a partially outsourced IT environment.
• Previous software development experience is a plus to help drive Automation.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communications, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills with a track record as a problem solver & an effective team player is essential.
• Flexibility - able to manage stressful situations and adapt to changing environments.
• Solid problem management skills related to working network related issues.
• Have attention to detail and an ability to organize and prioritize workload.
• Strong presentation and analytical skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Capable of efficiently completing tasks without specific direction or close supervision.
• Ability to run/lead projects with minimum guidance.
• Lead both technical and non-technical discussions.
• Be the escalation point for resolution of network integration issues.
• Act as the liaison between IT verticals, vendors, the business, and the network team.
• Consult with technical peers and management on the deployment of applications within the network.
• Work with the IT verticals to ensure on-going standards and application performance over the network.
• Proactively recommend courses of action to maintain cost effectiveness and competitiveness.
• Proven ability to build and facilitate relationships at all levels of the organization, both internally and externally.
• Commitment to system functionality and user satisfaction in rapidly growing and changing environments.
• Develop and present business case and related ROI to senior management for justification of investment in upgrades or replacement of hardware/software.