Network Analyst/admin

American IT Systems • Houston, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Network Analyst, for Apache Corporation will be a member of Apache's IT – Global Networking team at the company's Houston, office reporting to the Manager – Network Services. This position will work within Apache's operations team to support Apache's enterprise network and contribute to projects when needed requiring network expertise.

Requirements

• Troubleshooting experience with large enterprises
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. The ability to clearly articulate complex issues
• Customer interfacing capabilities
• Experience with Cisco routers, switches, firewall and wireless hardware
• Experience with SolarWinds Network Management suite of applications
• Experience troubleshooting EIGRP, BGP, Firewalls, IPSEC/SSL VPNs, Spanning tree and network security
• Experienced with software defined networking

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Riverbed WAN optimization appliance, Cascade and Net Profiler is a plus
• Experience with Gigamon, Wireshark and packet level analysis and application performance root cause analysis is a plus
• Experience using Splunk to help with troubleshooting is a plus
• Experience with Cisco ISE/NAC is a plus
• Working knowledge of Cisco Collaboration products
• Experience working in Oil and Gas Industry – specifically with field support technicians

Responsibilities

• Act as a resource for reported network performance or application performance issues
• Manage and support the network monitoring and configuration management software
• Provide technical support for field networks to include industrial switches, routers, and wireless bridges
• Utilize Apache's service portal to manage and create service requests, outages, and change requests
• Identify innovative ways to utilize existing applications and technologies
• Forecast and coordinate management of change for scheduled maintenance weekends
• Effectively communicate with end users and peers around the world

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed