Network Systems Engineer II

OneBlood•Orlando, FL

62d

About The Position

Develops, executes and evaluates IT Infrastructure, multi-site local-area network (LAN), wide-area network (WAN) and wireless network systems and engineering processes; performs technical analyses and provides specific systems engineering support; deploys systems, creates and evaluates systems requirements, and implements quality assurance and evaluation activities. Participates in formulating an enterprise network strategy with senior/executive IT management.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT-Networking related degree from an accredited college or university; supplemented by six (6) to eight (8) years of experience in network system administration, or an equivalent combination of education, certification, training, and/or experience.
Ability to effectively communicate in technical and business terms, verbally and written
Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast paced, changing environment
Ability to troubleshoot connectivity and performance issues, involving firewalls, routers, switches, WLAN and network applications
Knowledge of in troubleshooting and supporting enterprise level networks
Extensive knowledge of data and network security, internet protocols, and communication protocols
Knowledge and in-depth understanding of how business and technical processes integrate
Ability to travel 20% of the time

Nice To Haves

Cisco CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE certifications preferred.
Experience with Data Center DR (disaster Recovery) design and operations

Responsibilities

Composes and maintains network documentation, such as topology diagrams, circuit/equipment inventories and configuration reports
Performs network capacity planning and performance analyses to properly size network connections
Implements architectures based on best practices and in compliance with security and corporate guidelines
Performs installation, configuration and support of corporate networking hardware, and Infrastructure related technologies
Act as primary point of contact for data network incidents, event management including investigation, troubleshooting, reporting, resolution, root-cause analysis and corrective action management
Participates in IT related projects; independently or as a member of a cross-functional project team
Provides advanced technical support to customer and internal teams accordingly on product functionality, network designs, and complex network systems
Collaborates with internal IT personnel, business personnel, vendors and management teams to deliver reliable network communications and functions
Measures and meets and/or exceeds appropriate service levels with the business
Acts as the primary technical mentor for the network team; to include setting up network labs, real or virtual; proof of concept configurations, change control testing, and learning opportunities in a non-production, sandboxed environment
Performs on-call responsibilities and after hours duties as necessary.