Senior Network Engineer

Description:

Work with clients to provide advanced network support utilizing a deep understanding of routing and switching protocols, network security, good operational experience to isolate, analyze and resolve issues in a fast-paced environment with limited supervision to maintain SLAs and Service Agreements. Duties include:

• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for network technologies that include switching, routing, routing protocols, cloud services (AWS, Azure, etc.)
• Provide network design, implementation and installation of firewalls, switches, Wi-Fi infrastructure at client offices
• Provide network security services related to implementing firewall security policies for BioTech labs
• Design and implement cloud, hybrid, and Wi-Fi networks with security in mind.
• Serve as the primary network engineer for key clients including US Government Contractors, Global, and Hi-demand clients.
• Maximize network performance by monitoring performance; troubleshooting network problems and outages; scheduling upgrades; collaborating with network architect on network optimization projects.
• Automate the network manual process with proven tools
• Design and implement network architecture based on Industry and vendor best practices.
• Participates in IT security audits. Responds to existing audits and ensures required controls are implemented as required.
• Mentor other network engineers on various network technologies and industry developments
• Develop network runbooks and automation to minimize routine manual work.
• Automate tasks and monitor their effectiveness.
• Serve as the escalation point for Security Operations Center issues.
• Serve as the Tier 2 escalation point for network operations support to include On-Premises, Hybrid Cloud, and Cloud Based Networking
• Report network operational status to clients by gathering, prioritizing information; writing reports and root cause analysis (RCA)
• Secure network system by establishing and enforcing policies; defining and monitoring access.
• Create, oversee, and test security measures (e.g., access authentication and disaster recovery)
• Maintain complete documentation.
• Suggest improvements to network performance, capacity, and scalability.

Requirements

• Excellent knowledge of routing, switching, network security, and associated hardware platforms
• Multi-Vendor Knowledge of Edge, Core, and Access Switches, Firewalls, and Wireless Networks.  Standard platform vendors include but not limited to: firewalls (Palo Alto Network, FortiGate, Meraki, etc.), switches (Cisco, Aruba, FortiNet, Arista, Meraki, etc.), Wi-Fi (Aruba, FortiAP, Meraki, etc.)
• Extensive knowledge of Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW), stateful packet inspection and ACLs Universal Threat Management (UTM) Features, Capabilities, and Firewall Objects, Rules, and Policies
• Extensive experience with Layer 3 Routing and Protocols, and SDWan knowledge.
• Experience with Layer 2 protocols and associated enhancements (LACP, 802.1x, etc.) required.
• Knowledge of the following areas is required: VPN (IPSec, and SSL VPNs,), Wireless (802.1b/g/n/ac/ax Wi-Fi 6 and 6E), and DNS/DHCP

Knowledge/experience in the following areas is highly desired:

• Zero Trust Networks
• NAC
• SD-WAN
• Network Monitoring using Nagios / CheckMK
• Network Virtualization (Virtual Firewalls, Network Analyzers, etc.)
• Radius
• QOS
• VoIP

Knowledge/experience in any of the following areas is a plus:

• ZTNA (zScaler ZPA, ZIA, and ZTA)
• PAM (BeyondTrust and CyberArk)
• SIEM (Azure Sentinel, Splunk)
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
• 7 Years in a senior level network engineering/operations role

Skills:

• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to operate independently.
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills both with clients and within the organization
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering a plus