Senior Solutions Engineer - Enterprise Networking

CompuNet, Inc. • Idaho Falls, ID

10h • Remote

About The Position

CompuNet is seeking an Enterprise Networking Solutions Engineer or Senior Solutions Engineer to join our team serving the Big Sky market. This role can be physically located anywhere within our market area, which includes Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Eastern Idaho, and Alaska. The engineers are the foundation of success for our customers and our business. This role will perform a variety of responsibilities including delivering best-practice network designs and implementations, performing analysis and diagnosis of client network issues, preparing project proposals, and providing post-implementation documentation. The candidate will also maintain and develop client relationships, serve as a hands-on post-sales engineer, physically install and upgrade customer equipment, and stay ahead of IT industry trends to incorporate them into architectural solutions. Additionally, the role involves discovering, auditing, and documenting client infrastructures, providing technical thought leadership, and maintaining technical certifications.

Requirements

• 3 to 5+ years designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise LAN/WAN networks
• Strong hands-on knowledge of the following Cisco networking solutions including LAN, WAN, switching (L2 & L3), routing (BGP, OSPF & EIGRP), data center, wireless, firewalling, VPN, QoS, & MPLS
• Proficient in IOS, IOS-XE and NX-OS
• Strong knowledge of routers, Catalyst/Nexus switches, wireless solutions, SD-WAN, and Next Gen Firewalls
• Experience in creating and defining new network architectures and explaining complex issues/situations
• Ability to explore new ideas and make innovative contributions to existing network processes or solutions
• Excellent documentation, presentation, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and client-facing skills
• CCNA Route/Switch with equivalent experience, CCNP, or CCDP
• Maintain technical certifications
• Experience troubleshooting network issues

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge and experience with implementation and support of Cisco and Meraki wireless networks.
• Knowledge of other vendor wireless networks, such as Mist, Aruba, or Arista
• Demonstrate solid understanding of 802.11 protocols
• Wireless survey tools
• Thorough understanding of wireless network survey process
• Knowledge of predictive and physical survey techniques
• Spectrum analysis tools
• Ability to design and support a wide range of requirements in a wireless network, including: basic office, high-density, wireless voice, and high-bandwidth wireless networks
• Experience with Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE)
• Experience with Cisco DNA
• Experience with Meraki cloud networking products
• Experience gathering customer requirements, white boarding/presenting solutions, developing a Bill of Materials (BOM) and preparing project Statements of Work (SOWs)
• CCIE or equivalent experience and knowledge
• CCNP Wireless or CCNP Route/Switch or CWNA or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of networking experience, including configuring, analyzing & troubleshooting complex networks
• Associate degree or higher in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, or related field

Responsibilities

• Deliver best-practice network designs and implementations producing reliable, available, and scalable network solutions
• Perform analysis, diagnosis, and fault isolation of existing client network issues
• Prepare project proposals including Bill of Materials, Engineering Professional Services Estimate, and Statement of Work
• Prepare and deliver post implementation documentation to clients
• Maintain and develop relationships with clients
• Serve as a hands-on post-sales engineer implementing and supporting networking projects
• Physically install equipment including routers, switches, and other network infrastructure as needed
• Perform upgrades on customer equipment
• Anticipate IT industry trends and future directions, understand client business objectives, and incorporate this information into proposed architectural solutions to fit future needs and initiatives
• Discover, audit and document client infrastructures
• Provide technical thought leadership while interacting closely with clients
• Maintain and increase technical certifications based upon certification requirement changes and business market requirements

Benefits

• competitive wages
• medical
• dental
• vision
• PTO
• company-matching retirement plans
• profit-sharing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree