Network Engineer

CONCEPT SOLUTIONS LLC•Egg Harbor Township, NJ

16h•$90,000 - $102,000•Onsite

About The Position

Concept Solutions is seeking a Network Engineer to join their IT Infrastructure Support team. This role involves administering, operating, and maintaining the network, including performing infrastructure upgrades and enhancing both wired and wireless networks. A key responsibility will be configuring switches for hardware upgrades and traveling to various facilities across the U.S. to replace switches and manage their lifecycle. The position is based onsite.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience
Minimum of 5 years in both wired and wireless Cisco network experience in large Enterprise campus environment with multi-layer routing protocols.
Knowledge and experience configuring and troubleshooting current CISCO switches, including those with Catalyst and Nexus IOS.
Layer 3 Experience
Routing protocols including, OSPF, BGP (Multi-homing, Load balancing traffic and engineering for automatic failover, Load balancing), EIGRP, RIP, HSRP,WCCP
Multicast
Strong troubleshooting skills including Layer 1 (copper cabling troubles / fiber signal strength), Layer 2 (spanning tree, VLAN tagging, mac address tracing), Layer 3 (routing troubles, EGP versus IGP redistribution, BGP attribute studying, prefix length issues), and Layers 4 thru 7
Adherence to Best Practices and robust Work Ethic.
Experience tracking and resolving incidents via ticket queue.
Excellent written and communication skills.
Ability to adhere to maintenance windows and change control procedures.
Self-motivated to take ownership of projects.
Ability to multi-task between multiple networks and multiple customer requirements.
U.S. Citizenship required
FAA Personnel Suitability clearance required (AMS 3.14-2)

Nice To Haves

Flow analysis experience preferred
MPLS experience preferred
Experience traveling to multiple sites.
Experience working with a large organization (>35,000 customers).
Experience collaborating with peer and client teams.
Experience working remotely and onsite.
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification.
Experience using a Helpdesk system – ServiceNow is a plus.
Experience with MS Project and Visio.

Responsibilities

Perform infrastructure upgrades and improve the wired and wireless networks.
Configure switches prior to shipment to sites; travel to sites and perform switch upgrades.
Provide reporting details on project status to project coordinators and managers.
Administer, operate, and maintain the enterprise network.
Optimize system operations and resource utilization.
Perform system capacity analysis and planning.
Plan and perform network engineering research, design development, and other assignments in conformance with network design, engineering and customer specifications.
Up to 50-75% travel to support sites within the US.