IT Sr Network Engineer
About The Position
This position requires an expert level of support for firewall configuration and maintenance, with a preference for experience with Cisco equipment. The role involves expert level skills in the configuration, installation, troubleshooting, and supporting of Cisco Networking equipment (Routers, Nexus and access switches), Wireless Controllers and Access Points, Computers, Servers, and peripherals. A strong understanding of 802.1q VLANs and industry best practices is essential. The role also requires working knowledge of security policies and principles with implementation experience, and experience building and maintaining fiber optic networks within an enterprise-level infrastructure. Additionally, the position involves implementing network traffic analysis, remote access methods and systems, stateful inspection firewalls, encryption, authentication, and authorization technology. Hands-on technical experience with various VPN technologies (IPSEC, SSL VPN, WebVPN, AnyConnect, DMVPN, etc.) is required. The position has responsibility for a component of IT security for their functional area.
Requirements
- Expert level support of firewall configuration and maintenance
- Experience with Cisco equipment preferred
- Expert level skills of configuration, installation, troubleshooting, and supporting Cisco Networking equipment (Routers, Nexus and access switches), Wireless Controllers and Access Points, Computers, Servers and peripherals
- Expert level knowledge with 802.1q VLANs and working within industry best practices
- Working knowledge of Security policies and principles with implementation experience
- Experience building and maintaining fiber optic networks
- Experience maintaining an enterprise-level infrastructure, including fiber optics
- Working experience implementing network traffic analysis, remote access methods and systems, stateful inspection firewalls, encryption, authentication and authorization technology
- Hands on technical experience working with VPN technologies (IPSEC, SSL VPN, WebVPN, AnyConnect, DMVPN, etc.)
- Position has responsibility for a component of IT security for their functional area
- Respond to network administration, operations, and maintenance problems while off duty, on an on-call basis
- Understanding of 802.11G/N in both the 2.4 and 5 GHz frequencies
- Ability to engineer, build, and test networks for optimum reliability
- General understanding of VoIP equipment and operation, POE technologies
- Able to work with a VoIP provider to deploy and support
- Knowledgeable in application transport and network infrastructure protocols (SSL/TLS, DNS, DHCP, WINS, NTP, FTP, HTTP, SMTP, CIFS, LDAP, and Microsoft AD), and possess an understanding of how to support these applications / protocols when accessed through VPN and firewall appliances
- Configuring network services using open source technologies on Linux servers
- Comfortable documenting and explaining network topologies
- Understand and diagram existing network
- Diagram, plan and explain future upgrades
- VMware Enterprise administration understanding
- Ability to quickly learn new or unfamiliar technologies and products, independently using documentation and online resources
- Strong oral, written, communications, and presentation skills
- Bachelor’s degree is required: preferably in Information Technology or computer science
- Eight plus years’ work experience in information technology field: preferably in network field
- Outstanding Knowledge of Core Networking functions (Routing, Switching, OSI Model)
- Must have and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license and maintain a driving record that complies with the Underwriting guides for the Mutual Insurance Company
- Extensive knowledge of the Operating System used on desktops and laptops is required
- Advanced skill in the Microsoft Office Suite of applications in required, including Visio
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree may substitute for some work experience
- Certifications: Cisco CCNA, CCNA Security and/or CCNP (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Expert level support of firewall configuration and maintenance
- Expert level skills of configuration, installation, troubleshooting, and supporting Cisco Networking equipment (Routers, Nexus and access switches), Wireless Controllers and Access Points, Computers, Servers and peripherals
- Expert level knowledge with 802.1q VLANs and working within industry best practices
- Working knowledge of Security policies and principles with implementation experience
- Experience building and maintaining fiber optic networks
- Experience maintaining an enterprise-level infrastructure, including fiber optics
- Working experience implementing network traffic analysis, remote access methods and systems, stateful inspection firewalls, encryption, authentication and authorization technology
- Hands on technical experience working with VPN technologies (IPSEC, SSL VPN, WebVPN, AnyConnect, DMVPN, etc.)
- Position has responsibility for a component of IT security for their functional area
- Respond to network administration, operations, and maintenance problems while off duty, on an on-call basis
- Ability to engineer, build, and test networks for optimum reliability
- Able to work with a VoIP provider to deploy and support
- Configuring network services using open source technologies on Linux servers
- Comfortable documenting and explaining network topologies
- Understand and diagram existing network
- Diagram, plan and explain future upgrades
- Ability to quickly learn new or unfamiliar technologies and products, independently using documentation and online resources
- Willingness to mentor more junior staff members and support personnel
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
