Senior Network Engineer

Effortless Office•Las Vegas, NV

22d•$80,000 - $100,000•Remote

About The Position

Effortless is looking for a highly skilled, dedicated, and determined Senior Network Engineer to join our team. The Senior Network Engineer develops plans, designs, resource requirements, and cost estimates for construction and support involving enterprise high availability multi-platform networks with an emphasis on WAN and VPN technologies. They plan and coordinate cross-functional or cross-company work, change management and resource availability. As such, they will monitor systems operations and adjust operational plans accordingly. The ideal candidate not only has the technical and troubleshooting skills to perform the role, but they should also be comfortable serving as a leader in our company, pride themselves on providing excellent customer service, and have a high level of critical thinking skills.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science or related technical field
7+ of experience with Service Provider networking or general telecommunications experience
CCNA or equivalent is required.
Advanced enterprise networking fundamentals, including complex switching and routing knowledge, high availability system designs skills, advanced network security design skills, Internet services and protocols knowledge, advanced network diagnostics capabilities.
Advanced knowledge of current technologies, tools, applications, and vendors.
Effective oral and written communication; analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
Demonstrate expert proficiency in three of the following technologies and advanced skills and knowledge in the balance: Core routing; Core switching; Network security; Network diagnostics; and Application load balancing.
Top expert level analysis and design skills involving the ability to gather data on systems issues, define alternative approaches, assess business impact, recommend – develop - implement cost effective solutions.
Cisco Routers (ISR/ASR), Catalyst/Nexus Switches, Firepower and ASA Firewalls
Meraki Firewalls, Switches and Wireless
Fortinet Firewalls, FortiCloud, FortiClient
Sophos Firewalls and Wireless
SonicWALL Firewalls
Unifi LAN Devices
Ability to learn additional network platforms as needed
VMWare Virtualization Platforms
Windows Servers and Services (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP)
Auvik Monitoring
PCs MS Office, Visio and Collaboration Tools

Responsibilities

Designs and implements complex network configurations and network architecture, including hardware and software technology, site locations, business continuity, disaster recovery, and integration of technologies.
Serves as one of the company’s top network engineering expert resources in these disciplines: Core routing and switching; Network security and diagnostics.
Assesses and resolves the most complex data network problems and incidents.
Reviews analyses and technical feasibility to develop data network deployment strategies.
Assesses and reviews data network growth forecasts and to ensure that business needs are translated into network capacity requirements.
Leads and supports efforts to resolve data network problems and incidents through root cause analysis and study of potential network deficits.
Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes, and regulations applicable to position and company.
Be on-call 24x7 to provide on-site or remote support at any time when called upon.
Maintains sensitive and confidential information regarding company information.
Coordinates with multi-platform business and technical colleagues on various project implementations.
Performs related duties as assigned.