Network Engineer

STR•Woburn, MA

38d

About The Position

We are seeking a motivated Network Engineer to support the Enterprise IT Infrastructure team. This role involves implementing, administering, and troubleshooting network infrastructure devices, including wireless access points, firewalls, routers, switches, and controllers from Cisco and Fortinet. The position also includes designing, documenting, testing, and troubleshooting network integrations in LAN/WAN infrastructure, conducting routine maintenance, patching, and vulnerability remediation, and addressing INFOSEC and COMSEC security requirements. The Network Engineer will execute projects across the enterprise infrastructure, ensuring high availability of critical network infrastructure and meeting Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Support for disaster recovery planning, implementation, and operations is also a key responsibility. The role requires the ability to understand and act on customer needs in a fast-paced environment and willingness to travel occasionally and be available for off-hours outages.

Requirements

Ability to obtain a security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is needed by U.S. Government
3-5 years of progressive technical (hands-on) experience related to network design, implementation, and administration
Understanding of network infrastructure and network hardware from Cisco and/or Fortinet
Thorough knowledge of general Local Area Network (LAN)/ Wide Area Network (WAN) administration
Working knowledge of TCP/IP and Microsoft networking concepts with work experience in designing, deploying, and supporting Local Area and Wide Area Networks
Ability to understand and act on the customer needs and priorities in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
Willingness to travel occasionally to other office locations
Available for occasional off-hours outages and to take part in service restoration efforts

Nice To Haves

Propose service levels, data types, recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives (RTO) that align with a business impact analysis outcome to meet company objectives

Responsibilities

Implement, administer, and troubleshoot network infrastructure devices, including wireless access points, firewall, routers, switches, controllers from Cisco and Fortinet
Support designing, documenting, testing, and troubleshooting of network integrations in LAN/WAN infrastructure
Conduct routine maintenance, patching, and vulnerability remediation of all network infrastructure
Address INFOSEC and COMSEC security requirements for all networks
Execute projects across the enterprise infrastructure with the Sr. Network Engineer with accountability for the project outcome through sound project management skills
Ensure high availability of all critical network infrastructure while meeting or exceeding Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Support disaster recovery planning, implementation, and operations of all business systems
Document all network infrastructure, processes, and procedures